round ireland with a fridge by tony hawks

The film premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival on 22 September 2010, to mixed reviews, and then released on DVD. The touching tale of a man and his fridge, this is the story of English comedian Tony Hawks who, for a £100 bet, hitch-hikes around Ireland in one month with a fridge. Film version Ī film based on the book, directed by Ed Bye and starring Publishers Weekly called the book 'a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books' but added that 'In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness. He made the trip as a result of a £100 bet with a friend, after he had seen a man in Ireland hitchhiking with a refrigerator.

The film is based on Tony Hawks's book of the. In attempting to hitchhike round Ireland with a fridge, Tony Hawks did both, and his foolhardiness led him to one of the best experiences of his life.

The book is loosely based on a journey made by Hawks in 1997, when he hitchhiked around Ireland while re-evaluating his life and career. Round Ireland with a Fridge is a film released in September 2010 by Fridge D'Or Productions. Round Ireland with a Fridge is a book by Tony Hawks, first published in the UK in 1998. Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks 18,603 ratings, 3.81 average rating, 1,118 reviews Round Ireland with a Fridge Quotes Showing 1-24 of 24 One guy, seeing that I was hungry, insisted on buying me a huge lunch and when I thanked him for his kindness, he simply said, 'Pass it on.

Round ireland with a fridge by tony hawks