Release Date
April 3, 1998
Director
Neil Jordan
Writer
Pat McCabe, Neil Jordan
Cast
Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, Alan Boyle, Andrew Fullerton, Fiona Shaw, Aisling O'Sullivan, Stephen Rea, John Kavanagh, Rosaleen Linehan, Anita Reeves, Gina Moxley, Niall Buggy, Ian Hart, Anne O'Neill
Studio
Running Time
109 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R
What is The Butcher Boy about?
In a small Irish town in the 1960s, Francis Brady (EAMONN OWENS) and his best friend Joe (ALAN BOYLE) play the usual childhood fantasy games of cowboys and adventurers. But outside of their children's play, real life is far less appealing for Francie. His father (STEPHEN REA) is the town drunk and his mother (AISLING O'SULLIVAN) is drifting into madness -- and a nosy, malicious neighbor, Mrs. Nugent (FIONA SHAW), torments Francie with his family's... Full synopsis »
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