The Butcher Boy (1998)
The Butcher Boy (1998)
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Cast & Crew.
Stephen Rea
Da Brady
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Nugent
Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady
Alan Boyle
Joe Purcell
Ian Hart
Uncle Arlo
Sean McGinley
Sergeant
Peter Gowen
Leddy
Andrew Fullerton
Phillip Nugent
Aisling O'Sullivan
Ma Brady
John Kavanagh
Dr. Boyd
Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Canning
Anita Reeves
Mrs. Coyle
Neil Jordan
Director
Pat McCabe
Writer
Sinéad O'Connor
Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson
Father Bubbles
Milo O’Shea
Father Sullivan
Redmond Morris
Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Niall Buggy
Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
Mr Purcell
Elliot Goldenthal
Composer
Tom Hickey
Gardener
Adrian Biddle
Cinematographer
Gina Moxley
Mary
Tony Lawson
Editor
Susie Figgis
CastingDirector
Joe Pilkington
Charlie McGlone
Anne O'Neill
Mrs McGlone
Anthony Pratt
ProductionDesigner
John Olohan
Mr Nugent
Mikel Murfi
Buttsy
Brendan Conroy
Devlin
Jer O'Leary
Dublin Man
Pat Leavy
Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran
Dublin Shopkeeper
Paraic Breathnach
Man on Tractor
Gregg Fitzgerald
Bogman #1
John Finegan
Bogman #2
Gavin Kelty
Bogman #3
Eoin Chaney
Bogman #4
Tony Rohr
Bogman in Mental Hospital
Dermot Healy
Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes
Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley
Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney
Man in Well
Ronan Wilmot
Policeman
Marie Mullen
Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
Alien Priest
Stuart Graham
Priest at College
Vinnie McCabe
Detective
Áine McEneaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery
Siobhan McElvaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery
Paolo Tullio
Mr Caffolla
Ciarán Owens
Boy in Fountain
Shane O'Connor
Boy in Fountain
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Charmian Hoare
Dialogue Coach
Gerry Grennell
Dialogue Coach
Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration
Anna Rackard
Art Direction
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingR
Box Office$5,000,000
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The Butcher Boy is a 1997 Irish black comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. The film was based on Patrick McCabe’s 1992 novel of the same name and McCabe co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan.
Set in the early 1960s, The Butcher Boy is about Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), a 12-year-old boy who retreats into a violent fantasy world to escape the reality of his dysfunctional family; as his circumstances worsen, his sanity deteriorates and he begins acting out, with increasing brutality. The film won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival in 1998 and a Special Mention for Owens "astonishing lead". It also won the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Adrian Biddle.
The Butcher Boy was the final film produced by The Geffen Film Company, and was released before their closure in 1998. In addition, it was also Sinéad O'Connor's final feature film before her death in 2023.