I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them. You have Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky making films about Jewish-Americans, you have Martin Scorsese and Francis Coppola making films about Italian-Americans and you have Spike and John Singleton making films about African-Americans. Who is making films about Irish-Americans? - On why he makes films about Irish-Americans
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While working as a "go-for" at "Entertainment Tonight" (1981), he financed (for about 15G's), produced, and directed his first film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), in his spare time. Once completed, he got a copy to Robert Redford during an appearance he made at ET. Soon after, Mr. Burns quit his job at ET.
A Sound of Thunder (2004) "A Sound of Thunder" is about a game hunter (Burns) who goes on a time-traveling safari owned and operated by Kingsley's character to hunt dinosaurs in the prehistoric era. When he kills a butterfly, he unknowingly sets off a chain reaction that will erase humanity from existence. A team of experts must return back in time and replace the butterfly. McCormack is the inventor of the time-traveling computer.
Looking for Kitty (2004)
Confidence (2003) . This is the story of a con man (Burns) whose latest scam puts him in debt with the mafia, when it turns out that his victim, an accountant, is a *mob* accountant, leading the kingpin (Hoffman) to hire an enforcer (G.) to shadow his every move, even as the con man and his crew work to pull off another scam for the mob to pay off the debt completely before they come collecting.
Ash Wednesday (2002) Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers (Burns and Wood) who become embroiled in a conflict with the Italian Mafia.
Lethargy (2002)
Life or Something Like It (2002)
15 Minutes (2001)
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
No Looking Back (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
She's the One (1996)
The Brothers McMullen
Edward Burns Videos
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Saving Private Ryan
The Groomsmen
A Sound of Thunder (Widescreen Edition)
The Three Stooges: Curly Classics
Looking for Kitty
Planet of the Apes - The Ultimate DVD Collection - With Ape Head Packaging
