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The Butcher Boy( 1998)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eamonn Owens

      Francie Brady

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      Alan Boyle

      Joe Purcell

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      Fiona Shaw

      Mrs. Nugent

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      Stephen Rea

      Da Brady

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      Ian Hart

      Uncle Arlo

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      Peter Gowen

      Leddy

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      Sean McGinley

      Sergeant

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      Aisling O'Sullivan

      Ma Brady

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      John Kavanagh

      Dr. Boyd

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      Andrew Fullerton

      Phillip Nugent

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      Rosaleen Linehan

      Mrs. Canning

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      Anita Reeves

      Mrs. Coyle

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      Sinéad O'Connor

      Our Lady/Colleen

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      Brendan Gleeson

      Father Bubbles

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      Milo O’Shea

      Father Sullivan

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      Niall Buggy

      Father Dom

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      Ardal O'Hanlon

      Mr Purcell

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      Tom Hickey

      Gardener

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      Gina Moxley

      Mary

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      Joe Pilkington

      Charlie McGlone

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      Anne O'Neill

      Mrs McGlone

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      John Olohan

      Mr Nugent

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      Mikel Murfi

      Buttsy

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      Brendan Conroy

      Devlin

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      Jer O'Leary

      Dublin Man

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      Pat Leavy

      Dublin Cafe Woman

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      Janet Moran

      Dublin Shopkeeper

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      Paraic Breathnach

      Man on Tractor

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      Gregg Fitzgerald

      Bogman #1

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      John Finegan

      Bogman #2

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      Gavin Kelty

      Bogman #3

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      Eoin Chaney

      Bogman #4

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      Tony Rohr

      Bogman in Mental Hospital

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      Dermot Healy

      Bogman in Hospital

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      Sean Hughes

      Psychiatrist #1

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      Gerard McSorley

      Psychiatrist #2

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      Birdy Sweeney

      Man in Well

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      Ronan Wilmot

      Policeman

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      Pat McCabe

      Jimmy the Skite

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      Marie Mullen

      Mrs Thompson

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      Macdara Ó Fátharta

      Alien Priest

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      Stuart Graham

      Priest at College

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      Vinnie McCabe

      Detective

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      Áine McEneaney

      Girl in Shooting Gallery

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      Siobhan McElvaney

      Girl in Shooting Gallery

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      Paolo Tullio

      Mr Caffolla

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      Ciarán Owens

      Boy in Fountain

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      Shane O'Connor

      Boy in Fountain

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    5000000.00

    Keywords

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