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The Butcher Boy (1997) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Apr 3, 1998
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 49 minutes
Country Ireland, USA
Studio Butcher Boy Films, Geffen Pictures, Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• The Butcher Boy
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Mental Institution, Mental Illness, Suspense, Psychodrama, School / Campus, Serial Killer, Black Comedy, Murder, Coming Of Age, Disturbing
Tagline: This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Plot: Director Neil Jordan expertly blends fantasy and reality in the saga of Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), an energetic and imaginative boy whose bleak existence in a small 1960s Ireland town eventually drives him to drastic measures. With his friend Joe (Alan Boyle), Francie escapes into a world of comic books, television, and science fiction films to cope with his mentally ill mom (Aisling O'Sullivan) and alcoholic father (Stephen Rea, who also plays the adult Francie). Tragic circumstances mount, and the chasm between Francie’s imaginary life and the drab reality of rural Ireland grows too great, leading to bloody consequences. Jordan scripted THE BUTCHER BOY along with the author of the novel, Patrick McCabe, and the result is an unusual and rewarding blend of pitch-black comedy and wry social commentary. Owens, in his screen debut, is an absolute marvel as the lead, strutting through the film with the irrepressible cheek of a Marx brother. Cleverly avoiding a depressing or obvious depiction of Francie's breakdown, the film is a truly original, funny, and horrifying work that will likely gain recognition as a cult classic. Sinéad O'Connor appears as the Virgin Mary and also sings the title song.
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| Directed by |
Neil Jordan
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, The Crying Game, Michael Collins |
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| Written by |
| Neil Jordan
The Actors, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, The Crying Game |
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 | Stephen Rea
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, The Crying Game, FeardotCom |
 | Eamonn Owens
The Magdalene Sisters, The General, Breakfast on Pluto | | | | Fiona Shaw
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
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| Music By |
Elliot Goldenthal
Heat, Batman & Robin, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles |
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