The Butcher Boy (1997)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers:

Pat McCabe (novel)
Neil Jordan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 February 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

Plot:

The film tells the story of Francie who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father. He loves...

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic | Murder | Suicide | Angel | Boarding School

Awards:

7 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Eamonn Owens	...	Francie Brady
Sean McGinley	...	Sergeant
Peter Gowen	...	Leddy
Alan Boyle	...	Joe Purcell
Andrew Fullerton	...	Phillip Nugent
Fiona Shaw	...	Mrs. Nugent
Aisling O'Sullivan	...	Ma Brady
Stephen Rea	...	Da Brady
John Kavanagh	...	Dr. Boyd
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Mrs. Canning
Anita Reeves	...	Mrs. Coyle
Gina Moxley	...	Mary
Niall Buggy	...	Father Dom
Ian Hart	...	Uncle Alo
Anne O'Neill	...	Mrs. McGlone
Joe Pilkington	...	Charlie McGlone
Pat McGrath	...	Farmer on Tractor
Jer O'Leary	...	Dublin Man
Pat Leavy	...	Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran	...	Dublin Shopkeeper
Paraic Breathnach	...	Man on Truck (as Páraic Breathnach)
John Olohan	...	Mr. Nugent
Ardal O'Hanlon	...	Mr. Purcell
Mikel Murfi	...	Buttsy
Brendan Conroy	...	Devlin
Tom Hickey	...	Gardener
Brendan Gleeson	...	Father Bubbles
Gregg Fitzgerald	...	Bogman #1
John Finnegan	...	Bogman #2
Gavin Kelty	...	Bogman #3
Eoin Chaney	...	Bogman #4
Milo O'Shea	...	Father Sullivan
Sinéad O'Connor	...	Our Lady / Colleen
Ciaran Owens	...	Boy at Fountain (as Ciáran Owens)
Shane O'Connor	...	Boy at Fountain
Paolo Tullio	...	Mr. Caffolla
Siobhan McElvaney	...	Girl in Shooting Gallery
Áine McEneaney	...	Girl in Shooting Gallery
Pat McCabe	...	Jimmy The Skite (as Patrick McCabe)
Sean Hughes	...	Psychiatrist #1
Tony Rohr	...	Bogman in Mental Hospital
Birdy Sweeney	...	Man in Well
Marie Mullen	...	Mrs. Thompson
Stuart Graham	...	Priest at College
Macdara Ó Fatharta	...	Alien Priest (as Macdara Ó Fathárta)
Ronan Wilmot	...	Policeman
Vinnie McCabe	...	Detective
Dermot Healy	...	Bogman in Hospital
Gerard McSorley	...	Psychiatrist #2

Directed by
Neil Jordan

Writing credits
Pat McCabe		(novel) (as Patrick McCabe)
Neil Jordan		(screenplay) and
Pat McCabe		(screenplay) (as Patrick McCabe)

Produced by
Neil Jordan	....	executive producer
Redmond Morris	....	producer
Stephen Woolley	....	producer

Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tony Lawson

Casting by
Susie Figgis

Production Design by
Anthony Pratt

Art Direction by
Anna Rackard

Set Decoration by
Josie MacAvin

Costume Design by
Sandy Powell

Makeup Department
Eileen Buggy	....	assistant hair stylist
Fiona Connon	....	assistant makeup artist
Dee Corcoran	....	hair stylist
Sandra Kelly	....	assistant hair stylist
Morag Ross	....	makeup artist
Denise Watson	....	makeup trainee
Matthew Smith	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mary Alleguen	....	production manager
Des Martin	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Jordan	....	trainee assistant director
Hugh Lane-Spollen	....	trainee assistant director
Suzanne McAuley	....	trainee assistant director
Barbara Mulcahy	....	third assistant director
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Suzanne Nicell	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David Balfour	....	supervising property master
Alex Bassett	....	stand-by carpenter
Brian Bassett	....	chief stagehand
Tommy Bassett	....	construction manager
Mick Brownfield	....	illustrator
Lisa Canty	....	trainee art director
Triona Coen	....	stand-by props
Colman Corish	....	draughtsperson
Susie Cullen	....	assistant art director
Gerry Drew	....	master carpenter
Tommy Dunne	....	dressing prop
Neil Featherstone	....	stand-by painter (as Neil Fetherson)
Alan Gilmore	....	draughtsperson
Martin Goulding	....	draughtsperson
Paul Hedges	....	chargehand dressing prop
Seamus Kelly	....	dressing prop
Sunny Mulligan	....	property buyer
John Neligan	....	trainee property buyer
Rory Neville	....	dressing prop
Tony Nicholson	....	dressing prop (as Anthony Nicholson)
Lesley Oakley	....	stand-by art director
Jimmy O'Meara	....	stand-by stagehand (as James O'Meara)
Des O'Neill	....	chief plasterer
Laurence O'Toole	....	graphic artist
Bobby Scott	....	chief painter
Noel Walsh	....	stand-by props
John Wells	....	prop storeman

Sound Department
Brendan Deasy	....	sound recordist
Leonard Green	....	assistant sound editor (as Lenny Green)
Pauline Griffiths	....	foley artist
Nina Hartstone	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Kieran Horgan	....	sound recordist
Andrea Isaac	....	assistant sound editor
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Jenny Lee Wright	....	foley artist (as Jenny Lee-Wright)
Dominic Lester	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Mills	....	dialogue editor
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Conor O'Toole	....	sound trainee
Lauren Potter	....	foley artist
Noel Quinn	....	boom operator
Nick Lowe	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gerry Johnston	....	senior special effects technician
Michael Kearns	....	special effects assistant
Stephen Lloyd	....	senior special effects technician (as Steve Lloyd)
Kevin Nolan	....	special effects assistant
Robbie Scott	....	senior special effects technician
Joss Williams	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Dawson	....	special effects administrator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kent Houston	....	visual effects supervisor
Susi Roper	....	visual effects producer
Andrea Adams	....	CG animator: Peerless (uncredited)
Martin Body	....	optical cameraman (uncredited)
Ditch Doy	....	CG animator: Peerless (uncredited)
Clare Norman	....	scanning and recording editorial coordinator (uncredited)
John Swinnerton	....	motion control cameraman (uncredited)
Kitty Veevers	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Dean Yurke	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Patrick Condren	....	stunt coordinator
Dominick Hewitt	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Anthony Condren	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Butler	....	focus puller
Albert Cassells	....	electrician
Charles J. Connon	....	grip trainee
Neil Crawford	....	stand-by rigger
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Gary Donague	....	best boy (as Gary Donoghue)
Noel Donnellon	....	video assist operator
Philip Fitzsimons	....	rigging gaffer
David Grennan	....	clapper loader
Sorcha Hyland	....	camera trainee
Pascal Jones	....	chief rigger (as Paschal Jones)
Bill Levins	....	electrician
Colin Manning	....	camera grip
Liam Moran	....	electrician
Peter O'Toole	....	electrician
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer
Mike Roberts	....	camera operator
Pat Ryder	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jill Dempsey	....	crowd casting
Maureen Hughes	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lian Callaghan	....	lead costumer
Louise Keating	....	lead costumer
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh	....	assistant costume designer (as Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh)
Emer Ó'Laoghaire	....	wardrobe trainee
John Scott	....	wardrobe supervisor
Judith Williams	....	wardrobe trainee
Lee Clayton	....	costume cutter (uncredited)
Lee Clayton	....	tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jens Baylis	....	second assistant film editor
Grainne Gavigan	....	lightworks assistant (as Gráinne Gavigan)
Gaye Lynch	....	second assistant film editor
Nuala Roche	....	assistant film editor
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)
Paul Ensby	....	color timer (uncredited)
Tricia Perrott	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael Connell	....	music editor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Matthias Gohl	....	music producer
Elliot Goldenthal	....	orchestrator
Bob Last	....	music supervisor
Richard Martinez	....	electronic music producer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist (as Steve McLaughlin)
James Nichols	....	additional music recordist
Ed Shearmur	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Richard Douglas	....	transport department (as Richie Douglas)
Jimmy Doyle	....	transport department
Peter Doyle	....	transport department
Eamon Dunne	....	action vehicle coordinator (as Eamonn Dunne)
Jack Flood	....	transport department
Tony Hopkins	....	transport department
Jimmy Hughes	....	transport department
John Kavanagh	....	transportation coordinator
Matt Kelly	....	transport department
Tommy Kingston	....	transport department
Philip Malone	....	transport department
Shane Munnelly	....	transport department
Tony Nolan	....	transport department
Dave O'Connor	....	transport department
Liam O'Loughlin	....	transport department
Liam Scully	....	transport department
Colie Sharkey	....	transport department (as Coley Sharkey)
John J. Thompson	....	transport department (as Johnny Thompson)

Other crew
Peter Byrne	....	assistant location manager
Maria Collins	....	assistant production coordinator
Mary Crotty	....	unit publicist
Geraldine Daly	....	location manager (as Ger Daly)
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
Lisa Drayne	....	production trainee
Cara Gavigan	....	assistant location manager
Gerry Grennell	....	dialogue coach
Charmian Hoare	....	dialogue coach
Gary Jones	....	financial controller
Ruth McMahon	....	unit nurse
Johnny Mulligan	....	assistant accountant (as John Mulligan)
Gary Nixon	....	production accountant
Niamh O'Dea	....	researcher
Tricia Perrott	....	assistant: Mr. Morris
Brenda Rawn	....	executive assistant: Mr. Jordan
Mairead Sandford	....	production secretary
Yvonne Shaw	....	assistant accountant
Yvonne Thunder	....	assistant: Mr. Jordan
Breda Walsh	....	production coordinator
Philippa Wood	....	assistant: Mr. Woolley
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)
Roger Phillips	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Butcher Boy Film
• Geffen Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Geffen Pictures (1998) (USA)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1998) (USA) (through)
• Warner Bros. (France)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Animated Extras (prosthetics)
• Peerless Camera Company (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AON Insurers  insurance
• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting supplied by
• Editline, Dublin  editing and lightwork facilities
• Fitzers Catering  catering
• Frameline Productions Ltd.  title design
• JD & C Ltd.  cameras supplied by
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Movietech  camera equipment provided by

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Butcher Boy Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Book That Wrote Itself (1999)

Soundtrack:

OH MEIN PAPA

Dark and Twisted in a good way.

The Butcher Boy is one of those movies that disturbs you while making laugh. It's got the Charm of a Disney film, especially the loveable acting of Eamon Owens as the cute and freakin' disturbed Francie Brady. While on the other hand, you get a shock equal to Pictures of Medical Anomalies. A very good movie, if Dark is a word that comes to mind when you're looking for a movie.