An Everlasting Piece

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An Everlasting Piece

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Released Dec 25, 2000

1h 43m

Comedy

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Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980's, fellow barbers, Colm, a Catholic, and George, a Protestant, form an unlikely partnership to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland. But with rival hairpiece company, Toupee or Not Toupee, getting a jump on the competition, Colm and George have to come up with some creative sales techniques to bring a different kind of piece to Northern Ireland.

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Critics Consensus

This comedy is too slight to leave an impression, and its attempts at whimsy are not as funny as they could have been.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

The humor is slight, but the actors make the blarney go down easy.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 6, 2001

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David Germain

Associated Press

The comedy inherent in toupee gags gradually runs dry, and the interplay between the main characters sometimes doesn't offer enough sparks to pick up the slack.

Dec 26, 2000

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)

CNN.com

This little film tries too hard to charm, and in the process loses its bite.

Dec 26, 2000

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jul 4, 2005

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Its charms are too slight and fleeting.

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2004

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Frances H

This flick was just hilarious--I loved it! The critics are just nuts and don't like anything that doesn't leave you depressed for weeks!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/19

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eamonn d

watched this with the boy, the 1980's NI stuff mostly went over his head, still plenty for us both to laugh at

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It is interesting to see how religion and politics are weaved in this Irish comedy about pedaling wigs. Lackluster still and forgettable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

It is interesting to see how religion and politics are weaved in this Irish comedy about pedaling wigs. Lackluster still and forgettable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

A interesting plot with a good screenplay, nice actings, just like Levinson's direction, An Everlasting Piece, is a unforgettable film, entertaining and funny. Fresh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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To be able to find humour when life looks bleak has to be a true Irish talent and this film is a great example. A little slow in parts but definitely worth a look.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Barry Levinson

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Colm

Brian F. O'Byrne

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Synopsis

Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980's, fellow barbers, Colm, a Catholic, and George, a Protestant, form an unlikely partnership to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland. But with rival hairpiece company, Toupee or Not Toupee, getting a jump on the competition, Colm and George have to come up with some creative sales techniques to bring a different kind of piece to Northern Ireland.

Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Louis DiGiaimo, Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Jerome O'Connor, Paula Weinstein
Screenwriter: Barry McEvoy
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Bayahibe, Baltimore Spring Creek, DreamWorks SKG
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.9K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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