Finally.
Mattress Men will be in cinemas and on demand, from October 7.
But there will also be a screening of Mattress Men in the IFI, Temple Bar, Dublin on Thursday (September 22), at 8pm, followed by a Q&A session with Michael Flynn (Mattress Mick), Paul Kelly and director Colm Quinn.
The film blurb reads:
In an attempt to save his struggling mattress business, sixty-something Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online personality ‘Mattress Mick’ under the guidance of his good friend Paul Kelly. Paul, burdened with debts and living with his family in inner city Dublin yearns to get a full-time contract working with Mick.
Using all his marketing savvy and entrepreneurial skills, Paul embarks on a mission to make Mattress Mick a viral sensation. Will Paul be successful in his endeavours? And will Mick finally overcome the challenges in their friendship and recognise the hard work and good intentions of his long-time friend? Mattress Men is a bittersweet and moving tale of friendship and the struggles of two men that is sure to delight audiences everywhere.
Mmf.
Previously: Going To The Mattresses
H/T (including headline): Lighthouse Cinema
Is it me or does he look like Roy Chubby Brown????
I cannot unsee that now.
He defo has the Chubster look alright…
…splutter…why isn’t Bertie doing one of his magnificent trailer park specials on this…or Leather Jacket Guy?
They say a little bit of mick is on every mattress he sells
eeww
I believe Mattress mickey is the name of the medical condition it spawns…
Does it include the gaudy yellow signage that he litters the place with?
You’ll be glad to know that it does!
Pay to watch a mattress ad? no thanks. what’s next? A certain carpet man (who burned down a warehouse in the 80’s for the insurance money, then found religion) biopic?