Irish American Tom Murphy plans to find his dreams but instead takes himself and his friends on a journey of discovery to a land that defies his original expectations. He may discover that the grass isnt always greener, even in Ireland.
The film stars Colm
Meaney, Fred Willard (WALL.E, Anchorman), Kevin P Farley (The Waterboy)
and Martin Maloney (The Hardy Bucks).
The Yank tells the story of fourth generation Irish-American Tom Murphy, who
lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his family who are as Irish as they come - well
they´re as Irish as Americans who´ve never been to Ireland can be! When he
learns that he is to be best man at his friend´s wedding taking place in Ireland,
Tom´s family are keen to encourage him to take advantage of the trip and find
himself an Irish girl to settle down with. Unsurprisingly, the trip defies
expectations and on a hilarious journey of discovery Tom learns that some roots
should be left in the ground...