''Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx'' is a 1970 Irish-American comedy film directed by

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and written by Gabriel Walsh. It stars

Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He is known mainly for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in ''Willy Won ...

as the

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, a poor Irish manure collector who falls in love with an American exchange student (

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) after she almost runs him over.

Plot

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, a working-class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The dung man has ignored warnings from his family and suddenly the horses have been banned from Dublin. His new love is leaving for America and he must find a way to cope with the new reality.

Cast

as Aloysius "Quackser" Fortune *

as Zazel Pierce *

Eileen Colgan Eileen Colgan Simpson (2 January 1934 – 10 March 2014) was an Irish theatre, television and film actress. She was best known for her recurring role as Esther Roche on the RTÉ One soap opera, ''Fair City''. She also appeared in the RTÉ televi ...

as Betsy Bourke *Seamus Forde as Mr. Fortune *May Ollis as Mrs. Fortune *Liz Davis as Kathleen Fortune *Caroline Tully as Vera Fortune * David Kelly as Tom Maguire * David Davin-Power (uncredited extra)

Nomination

The film was nominated for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (WGA Award – Screen) at the Writers Guild of America, awards in 1971.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on September 7, 1999.

References

External links

* * * 1970 films Irish romantic comedy-drama films 1970s romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Waris Hussein Films set in Dublin (city) 21st Century Film Corporation films 1970s English-language films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub