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110 minutes. Country. Ireland. Language. English. Box office. $5 million. 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.
The Butcher Boy: Directed by Neil Jordan. With Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, Alan Boyle. The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
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- Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens
Learn more about the full cast of The Butcher Boy with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. ... In an Irish village during the 1960s, a troubled 12-year-old boy (Eamonn Owens) is driven to ...
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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.
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Apr 17, 1998 · A film adaptation of Patrick McCabe's novel about a troubled Irish boy in the 1960s, directed by Neil Jordan. The cast includes Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Alan Boyle and Eamonn Owens as Francie Brady, the narrator and protagonist.
Learn more about the full cast of The Butcher Boy with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide