The Butcher Boy(1998)
movie - first aired/released 1998-02-20 - 110 min - audience 6.8
Comedy, Drama
Directed by Neil Jordan
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
Sinéad O'ConnorOur Lady/Colleen
Brendan GleesonFather Bubbles
Milo O'SheaFather Sullivan
Niall BuggyFather Dom
Ardal O'HanlonMr Purcell
Tom HickeyGardener
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Gina MoxleyMary- Joe PilkingtonCharlie McGlone
- Anne O'NeillMrs McGlone
John OlohanMr Nugent- Mikel MurfiButtsy
Brendan ConroyDevlin
Jer O'LearyDublin Man
Pat LeavyDublin Cafe Woman
Janet MoranDublin Shopkeeper- Paraic BreathnachMan on Tractor
Gregg FitzgeraldBogman #1- John FineganBogman #2
- Gavin KeltyBogman #3
- Eoin ChaneyBogman #4
Tony RohrBogman in Mental Hospital- Dermot HealyBogman in Hospital
Sean HughesPsychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorleyPsychiatrist #2
Birdy SweeneyMan in Well- Ronan WilmotPoliceman
Pat McCabeJimmy the Skite
Marie MullenMrs Thompson
Macdara Ó FáthartaAlien Priest
Stuart GrahamPriest at College
Vinnie McCabeDetective- Áine McEneaneyGirl in Shooting Gallery
- Siobhan McElvaneyGirl in Shooting Gallery
- Paolo TullioMr Caffolla
Ciarán OwensBoy in Fountain- Shane O'ConnorBoy in Fountain
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