WHITE IRISH DRINKERS Opens at Landmark Theatres on May 6th

WHITE IRISH DRINKERS opens at the Tivoli Theatre in Saint Louis, or at a Landmark Theatre near you, on Friday, May 6th, 2011.

Synopsis: In the autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn, 18-year-old Brian (Nick Thurston) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor), whom he both idolizes and fears. They both live with their parents, Paddy (Stephen Lang), a longshoreman, and his long-suffering wife, Margaret (Karen Allen), who puts up with Paddy’s drinking and abusive behavior, especially to her and Danny. Though Paddy has never been physically abusive to Brian, every time he sees his brother’s suffering, his heart breaks a little more. Brian works for Whitey (Peter Riegert) at the failing Lafayette movie theater. Owing money to local mobsters, Whitey calls in a favor to an old friend who works with The Rolling Stones. They come up with a deal to have the Stones play at Whitey’s theater for one night only before their gig at Madison Square Garden and Brian is put in charge of getting the word out to everyone in the neighborhood. In the twists and turns that follow on the night of the concert, both brothers must reexamine their dreams, and make decisions that will change their lives forever. Written and directed by John Gray, creator of “Ghost Whisperer.”