Film

The Butcher Boy

1998 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Drama

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

79%

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.

Eamonn Owens

Francie Brady

Alan Boyle

Joe Purcell

Fiona Shaw

Mrs. Nugent

Stephen Rea

Da Brady

Ian Hart

Uncle Arlo

Peter Gowen

Leddy

Sean McGinley

Sergeant

Aisling O'Sullivan

Ma Brady

John Kavanagh

Dr. Boyd

Andrew Fullerton

Phillip Nugent

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Canning

Anita Reeves

Mrs. Coyle

Sinéad O'Connor

Our Lady/Colleen

Brendan Gleeson

Father Bubbles

Milo O'Shea

Father Sullivan

Niall Buggy

Father Dom

• Neil JordanDirector · Screenplay · Executive Producer
• Pat McCabeScreenplay · Novel
• Redmond MorrisProducer
• Stephen WoolleyProducer
• Adrian BiddleDirector of Photography
• Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
• Tony LawsonEditor
• Susie FiggisCasting

The Butcher Boy ( 1997 ) Trailer

Release date

February 20, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Revenue

$5,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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