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An Everlasting Piece

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48% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, 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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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 Feb 6, 2001
3.5/5
The humor is slight, but the actors make the blarney go down easy. Go to Full Review David Germain Associated Press Dec 26, 2000
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. Go to Full Review Paul Clinton (CNN.com) CNN.com Dec 26, 2000
This little film tries too hard to charm, and in the process loses its bite. Go to Full Review Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
1/5
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) May 7, 2004
2/5
Its charms are too slight and fleeting. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Barry Levinson

Director

Barry McEvoy

Colm

Brian F. O'Byrne

George

Anna Friel

Bronagh

Colum Convey

I.R.A. Man

Billy Connolly

Scalper

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An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece (2000) An Everlasting Piece (2000) Billy Connolly stars as The Scalper. Braving the cold of the Ireland winter, director Barry Levinson and writer/star Barry McEvoy go over a scene on the location set. Colm (Barry McEvoy) tries to figure out a way to retrieve his sample hairpiece from a possessive canine that has no intention of giving it up. Colm (Barry McEvoy, left) and George (Brían F. O'Byrne, right) demonstrate the correct way to fit a toupee using Mickey (Laurence Kinlan, center) as their model. Brían F. O'Byrne stars as George, Anna Friel stars as Bronagh, and Barry McEvoy stars as Colm. George (Brían F. O'Byrne, left) and Colm (Barry McEvoy) try some creative sales techniques in an effort to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland. View more photos

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Synopsis Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, 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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