
            The Yank is a satirical comedy on Irish AMERICA. It confronts the "paddywhackery" that sweeps the U.S. like a shamrock hurricane every St. Patrick's Day,and Half Way to St. Patrick's Day and....so forth....in a playful, subtle way. Tom Murphy is a metaphor for Irish America (Murphy is also the name used in jokes by Irish comedians such as Hal Roach and Noel Ginnity). He is clueless about Irish history, literature, etc. His view of Ireland comes from The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne, which is the same view his family has. Tom gets his first visit to Ireland when he attends his friend, Marty's, wedding. His family in the U.S. see this as an opportunity for Tom to find a "true Irish girl" in the land where their ancestors came from. He also gets to meet his distant relation, played by Colm Meaney, who teaches him a thing or two about Ireland of the past and the Ireland of today.
The expectations Tom's family puts on him to find an Irish wife cause him to search his heart. He loves his family and wants to find a woman who shares the things that he values, such as music, love and loyalty. He eventually finds those qualities in someone but she's not Irish....she's Greek. Tom chooses to defy those expectation and listen to his own heart, deciding to give a possible relationship with Vanessa a try.
He also learns that Ireland is not the mythical land of old movies, but a thriving, proud member of the European community.
    

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