The Butcher Boy

Comedy • Drama

68%
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
R
4/3/19981h 50m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ This little piggy laughed all the way home! ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$5,000,000.00

Key words:

  • friendship
  • suicide
  • based on novel or book
  • pig
  • boarding school
  • angel
  • difficult childhood
  • dark comedy
  • insane asylum
  • alcoholism
  • murder

Cast

Eamonn Owens

Eamonn Owens

~ as ~

Francie Brady

Alan Boyle

~ as ~

Joe Purcell

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

~ as ~

Mrs. Nugent

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

~ as ~

Da Brady

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

~ as ~

Uncle Arlo

Peter Gowen

Peter Gowen

~ as ~

Leddy

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

~ as ~

Sergeant

Aisling O'Sullivan

Aisling O'Sullivan

~ as ~

Ma Brady

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

~ as ~

Dr. Boyd

Andrew Fullerton

~ as ~

Phillip Nugent

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