The Butcher Boy

Name: The Butcher Boy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-02-20
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Cast: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea

1998 · 1h 50m · Comedy, Drama · Ireland, United States of America · Rated R (US)

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.

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Neil Jordan

Written by

Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe

Based on the novel by

Pat McCabe

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Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea

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