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The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy1998

★6.8110 minComedyDrama

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

Writer

Neil Jordan Pat McCabe

Score

Elliot Goldenthal

Stars

Eamonn Owens Alan Boyle Fiona Shaw

Cast48

Eamonn Owens
as Francie Brady
A
Alan Boyle
as Joe Purcell
Fiona Shaw
as Mrs. Nugent
Stephen Rea
as Da Brady
Ian Hart
as Uncle Arlo
Peter Gowen
as Leddy
Sean McGinley
as Sergeant
Aisling O'Sullivan
as Ma Brady
John Kavanagh
as Dr. Boyd
A
Andrew Fullerton
as Phillip Nugent
Rosaleen Linehan
as Mrs. Canning
A
Anita Reeves
as Mrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'Connor
as Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson
as Father Bubbles
Milo O'Shea
as Father Sullivan
Niall Buggy
as Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
as Mr Purcell
Tom Hickey
as Gardener
Gina Moxley
as Mary
J
Joe Pilkington
as Charlie McGlone
A
Anne O'Neill
as Mrs McGlone
John Olohan
as Mr Nugent
M
Mikel Murfi
as Buttsy
Brendan Conroy
as Devlin
Jer O'Leary
as Dublin Man
Pat Leavy
as Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran
as Dublin Shopkeeper
P
Paraic Breathnach
as Man on Tractor
Gregg Fitzgerald
as Bogman #1
J
John Finegan
as Bogman #2
G
Gavin Kelty
as Bogman #3
E
Eoin Chaney
as Bogman #4
Tony Rohr
as Bogman in Mental Hospital
D
Dermot Healy
as Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes
as Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley
as Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney
as Man in Well
R
Ronan Wilmot
as Policeman
Pat McCabe
as Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen
as Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
as Alien Priest
Stuart Graham
as Priest at College
Vinnie McCabe
as Detective
Á
Áine McEneaney
as Girl in Shooting Gallery
S
Siobhan McElvaney
as Girl in Shooting Gallery
P
Paolo Tullio
as Mr Caffolla
Ciarán Owens
as Boy in Fountain
S
Shane O'Connor
as Boy in Fountain

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