Les frères McMullen

Original title: The Brothers McMullen

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6.6/10

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Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns, Michael McGlone, and Jack Mulcahy in Les frères McMullen (1995)

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Comedy Drama Romance

Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

8.4K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
When Robert Redford was at the Entertainment Tonight studios for an interview, Edward Burns gave him a tape of this film in a an elevator and begged him to watch it. Redford said that Burns looked like a panhandler. "I get that all the time, but I thought, what the hell, that's what it's all about." He watched it, liked it, and the film went on to win at Sundance. The showing also led to a distribution deal, which included an additional $200,000 for post production work and to get the rights for the Sarah McLachlan song "I Will Remember You", which was added over the closing credits.

Goofs
At the end of the movie, the two main characters are on the sidewalk talking, and a New York trash can jumps back and forth all around them between shots.

Quotes
Barry: [holds up a banana] Man is like a banana. Strong and firm, bright and phallic, and he's protected by his all-important shield. But, when a woman comes along, you know, she sees this bright phallic beast and she wants it. So, she starts peeling away your all-important shield.
[peels the banana]
Barry: First, she wants to see your romantic side, then she wants to see your passionate side, finally she wants to see your soft, caring, feminine side. She keeps peeling and peeling until you're left there buck naked, totally exposed with your balls blowing in the wind. And that's when she gets her knife, and she cuts away your manhood piece by piece until she's having your cock in her corn flakes.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Boys on the Side/Highlander: The Final Dimension/In the Mouth of Madness/The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)

Soundtracks
I Will Remember You
Written by Sarah McLachlan, Seamus Egan and Dave Merenda
Performed by Sarah McLachlan

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Featured review

6/10

A Deent Story of Faith and Love

Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.

This film definitely has the feel of a 1990s independent movie. That is meant as a compliment. Edward Burns may not have received as much attention as Kevin Smith or Quentin Tarantino, but he still made an impact with this film and won at Sundance. Like the other two, he drove the film home with dialogue -- always the way to go on a limited budget.

The story itself is not that interesting, but the interactions between the brothers is. They have different views on their Catholic faith, which affects how they handle their relationships. And, as is often the case, love and passion tend to have a stronger pull than religion when put to the test.