Eamonn OwensFrancie BradySavaraTV movie
The Butcher Boy
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
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.
ComedyDrama
Starring
Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw
Directed by
Neil Jordan
About
The Butcher Boy
ComedyDrama
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.
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Information
- Released
- Feb 20, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- IE
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Neil Jordan
Production
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures
- Studio
- Butcher Boy Film Productions
Cast
People in this story
Eamonn OwensFrancie Brady
Fiona ShawMrs. Nugent
Stephen ReaDa Brady
Ian HartUncle Arlo
Peter GowenLeddy
Sean McGinleySergeant
Aisling O'SullivanMa Brady
John KavanaghDr. Boyd
Rosaleen LinehanMrs. CanningMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.