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First it was a bet, then an internationally best-selling book and now Tony Hawks' eccentric, hilarious, and life-changing, Round Ireland with a Fridge, is a feature film. One of a trilogy of books that have collectively sold over a million copies, Round Ireland with a Fridge is the first to be adapted for the screen, with Playing the Moldovans At Tennis and A Piano in the Pyrenees coming soon. Round Ireland with a Fridge is directed by Ed Bye (Kevin & Perry Go Large, My Family, Red Dwarf) and stars Tony Hawks, Ed Byrne, Sean Hughes, Josie Lawrence, Sara Crowe and Valerie O'Connor. An inspiring, funny British comedy-drama in the spirit of Calendar Girls, The Full Monty and Local Hero, the film recreates Tony's actual 1997 hitchhike around Ireland. En route, he re-evaluates his life and career, finds romance, meets some bizarre characters and discovers that people are perfectly prepared to treat a small white domestic appliance as a fully fledged person with a personality in its own right. The fridge goes surfing, is christened, blessed by nuns, serenaded by a bagpiper, attends a bachelor festival and becomes a national celebrity, as Tony, and all those he encounters, become caught-up in the power and philosophy of the fridge! Round Ireland with a Fridge's BBC Television premiere, on the Saint Patrick's Day weekend this year, topped the channel's Sunday night ratings.
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By Les Reeves
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I read the book before watching the film and I have to say the book is much better. The film leaves out many of the bits I found most hilarious.
By Annie
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I have read the book a few times as the Irish humour and descriptions of people and places are so good - been to Ireland several times and associated very easily to true experiences. The film does not give any indication of where they are and lacks so much of the beautiful landscapes and people I had expected to see.
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This book made me laugh out loud in public and by the end it my belly was aching - just a really fun read.
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