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A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
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11 September 1987 (USA) morePlot:
Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Mickey Rourke Heads For St. Vincent (From EmpireOnline. 9 February 2009, 12:18 AM, PST)
Bad-Boy Rourke Asks For Second Chance
(From WENN. 31 August 2000)
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Definitely the best Mickey Rourke film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mickey Rourke | ... | Martin Fallon |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | Father Michael Da Costa |
 | Alan Bates | ... | Jack Meehan |
 | Sammi Davis | ... | Anna |
 | Christopher Fulford | ... | Billy Meehan |
 | Liam Neeson | ... | Liam Docherty |
 | Leonard Termo | ... | Bonati |
| Camille Coduri | ... | Jenny Fox |
| Maurice O'Connell | ... | Superintendant Miller |
 | Alison Doody | ... | Siobhan Donovan |
| Karl Johnson | ... | Fitzgerald |
| Ian Bartholomew | ... | Kristou |
| Peggy Aitchison | ... | Mrs. Orton |
| Cliff Burnett | ... | Fred Varley |
 | Anthony Head | ... | Rupert |
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Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Mike Hodges tried to get his name off the picture after creative interference from the Producers. He wasn't happy with the theatrical release of the film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the beginning credit Liam Neeson is credited as Docherty. In most of the film everybody calls him Mulachy. moreQuotes:
Anna: You turned your back on killing. So has Martin Fallon.Father Michael Da Costa: I'm not so sure he has!
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It is a mystery for me how the great movies sometimes fall through the cracks. I don't expect it to be everyone's favorite but being completely missed by almost everybody? It puzzles me. If you up for a tough and disturbing movie tonight rent it. You won't be disappointed.