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Film · 1998
The Butcher Boy
1h 50mRDirected by Neil Jordan
- Comedy
- Drama
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
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Cast
Eamonn OwensFrancie Brady- Alan BoyleJoe Purcell
Fiona ShawMrs. Nugent
Stephen ReaDa Brady
Ian HartUncle Arlo
Peter GowenLeddy
Sean McGinleySergeant
Aisling O'SullivanMa Brady
John KavanaghDr. Boyd- Andrew FullertonPhillip Nugent
Rosaleen LinehanMrs. Canning- Anita ReevesMrs. Coyle
Details
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Writer
- Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe
- Novel
- Pat McCabe
- Music
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Cinematography
- Adrian Biddle
- Editor
- Tony Lawson
- Producer
- Stephen Woolley, Redmond Morris
- Release
- February 20, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Language
- Irish, English
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 131 votes
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