The Butcher Boy
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.
Genre : ComedyDrama
Runtime : 110 mins
Release Date : 1998-02-20
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Cast
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)
Ardal O'Hanlon
(Mr Purcell)
Tom Hickey
(Gardener)
Gina Moxley
(Mary)
Joe Pilkington
(Charlie McGlone)
Anne O'Neill
(Mrs McGlone)
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)
Pat McCabe
(Jimmy the Skite)
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)
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