The butcher boy

The Resource The butcher boy
Label
The butcher boy
Statement of responsibility
Butcher Boy Films ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; Geffen Pictures presents ; a Neil Jordan film ; produced by Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley ; screenplay by Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe ; directed by Neil Jordan
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Francie lives with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother. The pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When his mother commits suicide and his friend, Joe, goes off to boarding school, Francie sinks ever deeper into paranoia thanks mainly to his nasty neighbour Mrs. Nugent. He begins to have a fantasy where he has visions of the Virgin Mary. After his father dies, Francie's becomes more despondent, culminating in the extremely bloody murder of Mrs. Nugent whom he holds responsible for all the wrongs visited upon him. After being arrested, Francie is committed to an asylum in an attempt to cure him
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Elliot Goldenthal ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Anthony Pratt
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.S87
LC item number
B883447 2007
PerformerNote
Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, Alan Boyle, Andrew Fullerton, Fiona Shaw, Aisling O'Sullivan, Stephen Rea, John Kavanagh, Rosaleen Linehan, Anita Reeves
Runtime
110
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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