The Butcher Boy
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.
Crew and Cast
Neil JordanDirector
Eamonn OwensFrancie BradyAlan BoyleJoe Purcell
Fiona ShawMrs. Nugent
Stephen ReaDa Brady
Ian HartUncle Arlo
Peter GowenLeddy
Sean McGinleySergeant
Aisling O'SullivanMa Brady
John KavanaghDr. BoydAndrew FullertonPhillip Nugent
Rosaleen LinehanMrs. CanningAnita ReevesMrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'ConnorOur Lady · Colleen
Brendan GleesonFather Bubbles
Milo O'SheaFather Sullivan
Niall BuggyFather Dom
Ardal O'HanlonMr Purcell
Tom HickeyGardener
Gina MoxleyMaryJoe PilkingtonCharlie McGlone
Anne O'NeillMrs McGlone
John OlohanMr NugentMikel MurfiButtsy
Brendan ConroyDevlin
Jer O'LearyDublin ManPat LeavyDublin Cafe Woman
Janet MoranDublin ShopkeeperParaic BreathnachMan on Tractor
Gregg FitzgeraldBogman #1John FineganBogman #2
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 20 February 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 (131 votes)
Production
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Writers
- Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe
- Studios
- Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions
- Countries
- Ireland, United States of America
Box Office
- Revenue
- $5.0M
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- Irish, English