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Disco Pigs (2001)

93 min  -  Crime | Drama | Romance  -   12 October 2001 (Ireland)
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A twisted rite of passage.

Director:

Kirsten Sheridan

Writers:

Enda Walsh (play), Enda Walsh (screenplay)
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Disco Pigs -- Pig and Runt - born on the same day, in the same hospital, are inseparable from birth. But Pig's sexual awakening and increasing jealousy threatens the private universe they have created and his unpredictable nature spirals out of control. Disco Pigs -- A twisted rite of passage.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elaine Cassidy ...
Cillian Murphy ...
Brían F. O'Byrne ...
Eleanor Methven Eleanor Methven ...
Geraldine O'Rawe ...
Eileen
Darren Healy Darren Healy ...
Sarah Gallagher Sarah Gallagher ...
Charles Bark Charles Bark ...
Young Pig
Tara Lynne O'Neill Tara Lynne O'Neill ...
Michael Rawley Michael Rawley ...
Eoghan Harris Eoghan Harris ...
Dawn Bradfield Dawn Bradfield ...
Marie Mullen Marie Mullen ...
Derry Power Derry Power ...
Mark Doherty Mark Doherty ...
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Storyline

Pig and Runt - born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by blood. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are also partners in crime, with an appetite for recklessness, exploration and destruction. But days before their 17th birthday the perfect balance of their world begins to shift. Pig's sexual awakening and increasing jealousy begins to threaten the private universe they have spent their lives constructing. Unable to contemplate the loss of Runt, Pig's unpredictable nature spirals out of control in a trail of violence. The invisible thread between them is stretched to breaking point, the inseparable are about to separate, and which one will survive depends on which one can break free. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Blood | Twin | Violence | Hospital | Birthday  | See more »

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90 minutes you'll never forget

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Дискосвиньи See more »

Filming Locations:

Cork, County Cork, Ireland See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The second song played during the credits called "So New" was written and performed by Cillian Murphy, who played Pig. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: During the flashback to Sinéad being spanked by her father Ger Canning can be heard commentating on a hurling game between Cork and Kilkenny, mentioning the names of DJ Carey, Henry Shefflin, Charlie Carter and Diarmuid O' Sullivan, who would only played with and against each other in 1999 at the earliest. The flashback was obviously intended to have been set long before then. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Runt: Once upon a time, before there was any blue, I'd take a long long nap in a brand new home. This place, it's like I make up my mind to stay in this lovely warm pink room. The thumpity thump of the heart. My only true path. I tell the noisy world outside to fuck off with all your play-actin', for Runt. She go no where, for no one. That was a time when silence was some sort of friend.
Runt: But then my mom would heave and wake all inside. And Runt, she wakes up, cause a baby can't stay still forever. A baby must be born. So hold on mom, for the little baby, she's comin' out. Push the baby! Push the head! Oh the fuckin' pain. Man cry like a baby himself. Push now! Push ya fat mommy. And I arrive into this world of mine. The light so bright, it wakes me awake with a little baby's scream.
Gerry: She's a little beaut'. A diamond darling.
Runt: And I remember seeing my old dad. So full of the happy, he was. Then nursey hand me to my mum. And she's so tired, yeah? Opened up to spit me out into this funny old world. I smile at her, cause that's what babies do. And for the one and only time, we three are a family.
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Soundtracks

"Nosedive"
Written by Jeremy Healy, Amos Pizzey, Rickard Berg, and John Themis
Performed by Bleachin
Courtesy of Boilerhouse Records/ BNG Eurodisc Ltd. See more »