The Butcher Boy
1998
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
- Neil Jordan
- 1h 50m
- February 20, 1998 · Ireland
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Irish, English
- Countries
- Ireland
- Cast
- Eamonn Owens,Alan Boyle,Fiona Shaw,Stephen Rea,Ian Hart,Peter Gowen,Sean McGinley,Aisling O'Sullivan,John Kavanagh,Andrew Fullertonand 38 more
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Writer
- Neil Jordan,Pat McCabe
- Producer
- Neil Jordan,Redmond Morris,Stephen Woolley
- Cinematography
- Adrian Biddle
- Music
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $5,000,000
- IMDb
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