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The Crying Game (1992)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 26,566 users
Metascore:
90/100
Reviews: 126 user | 55 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com A British soldier is kidnaped by IRA terrorists. He befriends one of his captors, who is drawn into the soldier's world. Director:Neil JordanWriter:Neil Jordan |
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Tinker
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Eddie
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Birdy Sweeney | ... |
Tommy
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Andrée Bernard | ... |
Jane
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Dave
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Deveroux
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Jack Carr | ... |
Franknum
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Josephine White | ... |
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An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either... Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
'Desire is a Danger Zone' (used on UK Posters) See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sexuality, strong violence and language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Juego de lágrimas See more »Box Office
Budget:
£2,300,000 (estimated)Gross:
$62,549,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Jody: [playing ring toss at a carnival] Right.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: That.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: And that. And that is cricket, hon.
Jody: [wins a large teddy bear] Do you want it?
Jude: Sure!
Jody: [hands her the teddy bear] Doesn't matter if you don't. You know I won't be offended. Jody's never offended. What'd you say your name was?
Jude: Jude.
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Composed by Cicero
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Producer Stephen Woolley owned a repertory cinema in London called the "Scala", when there were funding issues with the film Woolley ended up borrowing money from the Scala to keep the production afloat. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the scene shot at Balbriggan County, Dublin, a Northern Ireland Railways GM locomotive 113 passes in the background, with a passenger train. The sound dubbed in is a British Rail HST railcar set, which is quite different. The sound effect is also too short; most of the train passes silently. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jody: [playing ring toss at a carnival] Right.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: That.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: And that. And that is cricket, hon.
Jody: [wins a large teddy bear] Do you want it?
Jude: Sure!
Jody: [hands her the teddy bear] Doesn't matter if you don't. You know I won't be offended. Jody's never offended. What'd you say your name was?
Jude: Jude.
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Connections
Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert: The Fugitive/The Meteor Man/Manhattan Murder Mystery/The Secret Garden/The Wedding Banquet" (1993) See more »Soundtracks
"Live For Today"Composed by Cicero
Copyright Control
Performed by Cicero
Produced by Pet Shop Boys
Recording Courtesy of Spaghetti Recordings Ltd. See more »
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