A bachelor weekend among cordial friends goes haywire when the groom’s soon-to-be brother-in-law crashes the party and challenges their masculinity. Foppish groom-to-be Fionnan would much rather spend his last stag days obsessing over wedding plans than embark on a guys’ night out. Weary of his enthusiasm, Fionnan’s fiancé Ruth convinces his best man, Davin, to take him out for a weekend camping trip. But when Ruth’s alpha-male brother, aptly nicknamed ‘The Machine,’ arrives unannounced, the tame gathering quickly spirals out of control. Fionnan and his well-mannered friends find themselves at the mercy of The Machine’s crass antics as the trip turns into Fionnan’s worst nightmare. An R-rated slapstick-style comedy, The Bachelor Weekend pokes fun at ritualistic male bonding and embracing the great outdoors.
-Genna Terranova
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CAST & CREDITS
Directed by John Butler
In 2012, John Butler directed and co-wrote The Stag and directed Immaturity for Charity. His debut novel, The Tenderloin, was published by Picador in 2011 and was short-listed at the Irish Book Awards. John has directed award-winning commercials and documentaries, and his writing has appeared in The Irish Times, The Dublin Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, and on NPR.
Director
John Butler
Screenwriter
John Butler, Peter McDonald
Producer
Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
Editor
John O'Connor
Cinematographer
Peter Robertson
Cast
Andrew Scott, Hugh O'Conor, Peter McDonald, Brian Gleeson, Amy Huberman