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Angela's Ashes (1999)

R  145 min  -  Drama   -  21 January 2000 (USA)
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Reviews: 156 user | 95 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Parker

Writers:

Frank McCourt (book), Laura Jones (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Watson ...
Robert Carlyle ...
Joe Breen Joe Breen ...
Ciaran Owens Ciaran Owens ...
Michael Legge Michael Legge ...
Ronnie Masterson Ronnie Masterson ...
Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn ...
Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney Liam Carney ...
Uncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiam Eanna MacLiam ...
Uncle Pat
Andrew Bennett Andrew Bennett ...
Narrator (voice)
Shane Murray-Corcoran Shane Murray-Corcoran ...
Young Malachy (as Shane Murray Corcoran)
Devon Murray ...
Middle Malachy
Peter Halpin Peter Halpin ...
Older Malachy
Aaron Geraghty Aaron Geraghty ...
New Born Michael
Sean Carney Daly Sean Carney Daly ...
Baby Michael
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Storyline

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink. Written by KB-26  

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Plot Keywords:

Irish | Prejudice | Poverty | IRA | Death  | See more »

Taglines:

The Hopes of a Mother. The Dreams of a Father. The Fate of a Child.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and some language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Las cenizas de Ángela See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$54,628 (USA) (26 December 1999) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$13,038,660 (USA) (21 May 2000)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Last Cinema film of Martin Benson. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Frankie gets the beginnings of conjunctivitis, and he rolls his eyes back, you can see the edges of the full-eye contacts used to simulate the ailment. See more »

Quotes

Narrator: [First lines] When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how my brothers and I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood. The happy childhood is hardly worth telling. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. And worse still is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.
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Connections

Referenced in Full Scale (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pennies from Heaven"
Written by A. Johnson and J. Burke
Performed by Billie Holiday See more »