Movie
Reefer and the Model
Released: August 5, 1988 (1988)
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Crime
Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Birdy Sweeney as Instant Photo
Age at release: 57
- Ian McElhinney as Reefer
Age at release: 39
- Sean Lawlor as Spider
Age at release: 34
- Paraic Breathnach as Quayside Fisherman
Age at release: 32
- Carol Moore as Teresa, The Model
Age at release: Unknown
- Ray McBride as Badger
Age at release: Unknown
- Eve Watkinson as The Mother
Age at release: Unknown
- John Lillis as Porter
Age at release: Unknown
- Henry Comerford as Waiter
Age at release: Unknown
- Maire Chinsealach as Island Woman
Age at release: Unknown
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- Dave Duffy as Sergeant
Age at release: Unknown
- Rosina Brown as The Blonde
Age at release: Unknown
- Little John Nee as Boy Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha as Rossaveal Skipper
Age at release: Unknown
- Noel Spain as Boatman
Age at release: Unknown
- Peter Fitzgerald as Bank Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Dick Donaghue as Bank Teller
Age at release: Unknown
- Máire Ní Mháille as Bank Teller
Age at release: Unknown
- Patrick Blackaby as 1st Tinker Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Uinseann Mac Thomáis as 2nd Tinker Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Deirdre Lawless as Policewoman
Age at release: Unknown
- Gary McMahon as Young Guard
Age at release: Unknown