Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV)

Director:

Bill Hughes

Writers:

Noreen Doody (script and quote selection)
Frank McGuinness (script and quote selection)

Release Date:

27 December 2004 (Ireland)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Documentary celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde. 150 of Wilde's finest lines, epigrams and verses are spoken on camera by 150 public figures. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Simon Williams	...	Himself / Narrator / Presenter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jillian Armenante	...	Herself
Edward Asner	...	Himself
Helen Baxendale	...	Herself
Stephanie Beacham	...	Herself
Emma Bolger	...	Herself
Sarah Bolger	...	Herself
Bono	...	Himself
Barry Bostwick	...	Himself
Dawn Bradfield	...	Herself
Barbara Brennan	...	Herself
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Himself
Melanie Brown	...	Herself
Jean Butler	...	Herself
Gerard Byrne	...	Himself
Jonathan Byrne	...	Himself
Bobby Cannavale	...	Himself
Gary Carter	...	Himself
Anna Chancellor	...	Herself
Rob Clark	...	Himself
James Cromwell	...	Himself
Tyne Daly	...	Herself
Bob Dishy	...	Himself
Alice Dodd	...	Herself
Alison Doody	...	Herself
Roma Downey	...	Herself
Keith Duffy	...	Himself
Adrian Dunbar	...	Himself
Colin Dunne	...	Himself
Hector Elizondo	...	Himself
Michael Emerson	...	Himself
Kathryn Erbe	...	Herself
Kevin Fabian	...	Himself
Gavin Friday	...	Himself
Philip Glass	...	Himself
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Himself
Mikey Graham	...	Himself
Lee Grant	...	Herself
Tom Hickey	...	Himself
William Hootkins	...	Himself
Ciara Hughes	...	Herself
David Henry Hwang	...	Himself
Allison Janney	...	Herself
Tina Kellegher	...	Herself
Brian Kennedy	...	Himself
Emma Kennedy	...	Herself
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Herself
Mimi Kennedy	...	Herself
Pat Kinevane	...	Himself
Mark Lambert	...	Himself
Annie Lennox	...	Herself
Dinah Manoff	...	Herself
Julianna Margulies	...	Herself
Jefferson Mays	...	Himself
Frank McCourt	...	Himself
Frank McGuinness	...	Himself
Tom McGurk	...	Himself
Charlotte Moore	...	Herself
Larry Mullen Jr.	...	Himself (as Larry Mullen)
Bryan Murray	...	Himself
Liam Neeson	...	Himself
Brian F. O'Byrne	...	Himself
Hugh O'Conor	...	Himself
Brian O'Driscoll	...	Himself
Deirdre O'Kane	...	Herself
Milo O'Shea	...	Himself
Nathaniel Parker	...	Himself
Estelle Parsons	...	Herself
Rosie Perez	...	Herself
Sue Perkins	...	Herself
Tonya Pinkins	...	Herself
Anita Reeves	...	Herself
Joan Rivers	...	Herself
Owen Roe	...	Himself
Mitch Ryan	...	Himself (as Mitchell Ryan)
Richard Schiff	...	Himself
Nick Seymour	...	Himself
Martin Sheen	...	Himself
Michael Sheen	...	Himself
Jim Sheridan	...	Himself
Bill Shipsey	...	Himself
Nina Siemaszko	...	Herself
Alan Stanford	...	Himself
Eric Stoltz	...	Himself
Kitty Sullivan	...	Herself
Kim Thomson	...	Herself
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself
Marty Whelan	...	Himself
Olivia Williams	...	Herself
Don Wycherley	...	Himself
Anthony Zerbe	...	Himself

Runtime:

Ireland:80 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | UK | Australia | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

Amnesty International

Simply brilliant.

This film is a 'must see' for anyone literate and gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, polysexual, black, white, brown, yellow, or otherwise feeling the least bit like the world needs to be a gentler, better place. If you love Oscar Wilde's work (and who doesn't), you will be moved, as well as entertained, by the orchestration of this tribute by famous, beautiful and articulate actors, musicians, producers, directors, writers, singers, dancers, painters, politicians. Bill Hughes, who shares Oscar Wilde's birthday, October 16, set out to honor the great man on his 150th birthday. By joining hands with public television in Britain, Ireland, Ausralia and the United States, and Amnesty International (thanks to Bono of U2), Bill Hughes and co-produce Bernadine Carraher were able to shoot international and diverse talent in four locations. It is one of the best and most stimulating ensemble pieces of its kind, in my opinion.