Plot: Tara Maguire (Robin Wright), a young freethinking woman, scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney).
The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one of the “Playboys”, Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn)
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Writing Credits: Shane Connaughton and Kerry Crabbe
Cast: Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright, Milo O’Shea, Alan Devlin, Niamh Cusack, Ian McElhinney and Stella McCusker.
Music by: Jean-Claude Petit
Genre: Drama
Budget: $6.000.000
Filming Dates: July 1, 1991 to August 24, 1991
Filming Locations: Redhills Village, County Cavan, Ireland
Release Date: April 24, 1992 (USA) | May 29, 1992 (UK)
USA Box Office Opening Weekend: $32,525 | 2 theaters | $16,262 average
Total Box Office USA: $4,906,900
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for scenes of sensuality and brief, strong violence.
Runtime: 109 minutes
The playboys is a high quality film with great performances. For me it was one of the great roles of robin wright in her career … For years it was probably her best role until films such as She’s so lovely arrived. Tara is a jewel of character.