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The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Comedy

Drama

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.

Date: 02/20/1998
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, Peter Gowen, Sean McGinley, Aisling O'Sullivan, John Kavanagh, Andrew Fullerton, Rosaleen Linehan, Anita Reeves, Sinéad O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, Milo O’Shea, Niall Buggy, Ardal O'Hanlon, Tom Hickey, Gina Moxley, Joe Pilkington, Anne O'Neill, John Olohan, Mikel Murfi, Brendan Conroy, Jer O'Leary, Pat Leavy, Janet Moran, Paraic Breathnach, Gregg Fitzgerald, John Finegan, Gavin Kelty, Eoin Chaney, Tony Rohr, Dermot Healy, Sean Hughes, Gerard McSorley, Birdy Sweeney, Ronan Wilmot, Pat McCabe, Marie Mullen, Macdara Ó Fátharta, Stuart Graham, Vinnie McCabe, Áine McEneaney, Siobhan McElvaney, Paolo Tullio, Ciarán Owens, Shane O'Connor

Eamonn Owens as Francie Brady in The Butcher Boy Eamonn Owens

Alan Boyle

Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Nugent in The Butcher Boy Fiona Shaw

Stephen Rea as Da Brady in The Butcher Boy Stephen Rea

Ian Hart as Uncle Arlo in The Butcher Boy Ian Hart

Peter Gowen as Leddy in The Butcher Boy Peter Gowen

Sean McGinley as Sergeant in The Butcher Boy Sean McGinley

Aisling O'Sullivan as Ma Brady in The Butcher Boy Aisling O'Sullivan

John Kavanagh as Dr. Boyd in The Butcher Boy John Kavanagh

Andrew Fullerton

Rosaleen Linehan

Anita Reeves

Sinéad O'Connor as Our Lady/Colleen in The Butcher Boy Sinéad O'Connor

Brendan Gleeson as Father Bubbles in The Butcher Boy Brendan Gleeson

Milo O’Shea as Father Sullivan in The Butcher Boy Milo O’Shea

Niall Buggy as Father Dom in The Butcher Boy Niall Buggy

Ardal O'Hanlon as Mr Purcell in The Butcher Boy Ardal O'Hanlon

Tom Hickey as Gardener in The Butcher Boy Tom Hickey

Gina Moxley as Mary in The Butcher Boy Gina Moxley

Joe Pilkington

Anne O'Neill

John Olohan as Mr Nugent in The Butcher Boy John Olohan

Mikel Murfi

Brendan Conroy as Devlin in The Butcher Boy Brendan Conroy

Jer O'Leary as Dublin Man in The Butcher Boy Jer O'Leary

Pat Leavy

Janet Moran as Dublin Shopkeeper in The Butcher Boy Janet Moran

Paraic Breathnach

Gregg Fitzgerald as Bogman #1 in The Butcher Boy Gregg Fitzgerald

John Finegan

Gavin Kelty

Eoin Chaney

Tony Rohr as Bogman in Mental Hospital in The Butcher Boy Tony Rohr

Dermot Healy

Sean Hughes as Psychiatrist #1 in The Butcher Boy Sean Hughes

Gerard McSorley as Psychiatrist #2 in The Butcher Boy Gerard McSorley

Birdy Sweeney as Man in Well in The Butcher Boy Birdy Sweeney

Ronan Wilmot

Pat McCabe as Jimmy the Skite in The Butcher Boy Pat McCabe

Marie Mullen as Mrs Thompson in The Butcher Boy Marie Mullen

Macdara Ó Fátharta as Alien Priest in The Butcher Boy Macdara Ó Fátharta

Stuart Graham as Priest at College in The Butcher Boy Stuart Graham

Vinnie McCabe as Detective in The Butcher Boy Vinnie McCabe

Áine McEneaney

Siobhan McElvaney

Paolo Tullio

Ciarán Owens as Boy in Fountain in The Butcher Boy Ciarán Owens

Shane O'Connor

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