On the Nose is an Irish/Canadian comedy/fantasy film released in 2001. It was written by Tony Philpott and stars Dan Aykroyd and Robbie Coltrane in a magical comedy where a long dead Australian aboriginal's head is used to predict winners in horse races. The movie was filmed in Dublin, Ireland.
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Directed by | David Caffrey |
Written by | Tony Philpott |
Produced by | Scott Kennedy Tristan Lynch |
Starring | Dan Aykroyd Robbie Coltrane |
Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
Edited by | Roger Mattiussi |
Music by | James Jandrisch |
Distributed by | Highwire Entertainment |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | Ireland Canada |
Language | English |
On the Nose won the Audience Award in 2002 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Robbie Coltrane plays a rehabilitated gambler who is tested beyond all limits when a head stored in the university turns out to accurately predict race horse winners. Robbie Coltrane finds he must hold off a representative from the university of Australia, who has come to reclaim the head and take it back to Australia, and the mob in order to raise money for his daughters tuition.
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