Mickybo and Me (2004)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Terry Loane

Writers:

Terry Loane (screenplay)
Owen McCafferty (play)

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

We all need heroes

Plot:

The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Belfast | Based On Play

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

John Joe McNeill	...	Mickybo
Niall Wright	...	Jonjo
Julie Walters	...	Mickybo's Ma
Ciarán Hinds	...	Jonjo's Da
Adrian Dunbar	...	Mickybo's Da
Gina McKee	...	Jonjo's Ma
Susan Lynch	...	Torch Woman
Laine Megaw	...	Auntie Rita
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Adair	...	Elderly Wife
Hannah Carnegie	...	Niamh
Patricia Carson	...	Annie
Brendan Caskey	...	Gank
Charlie Clarke	...	Fartface
Maria Connolly	...	Travel Agent Lady
Chris Corrigan	...	Policeman 1
Brian Devlin	...	Rifle Stall Owner
Gerry Doherty	...	Policeman 2
James Doran	...	Barman
Anthony Finigan	...	Barney
Dan Gordon	...	Preacher
Conor Grimes	...	Policeman 3
Niall Hanna	...	Shoe Shop Boy
Vincent Higgins	...	Con
Ashley Hillis	...	Mary
Gemma Hillis	...	Dee
B.J. Hogg	...	Sydney
Paul Jennings	...	Security Guard 2
Tim Loane	...	Barman Present Day
Michael McElhatton	...	Mechanic
Paula McFetridge	...	Shoe Shop Boys Mum
Christina McQuillan	...	Roisín
Andy Moore	...	Policeman 4
Antoinette Morelli	...	Chippy Van Attendant
J.J. Murphy	...	Elderly Husband
Paul Newman	...	Butch Cassidy (archive footage)
Sheelagh O'Kane	...	Nosey Neighbour
Owen O'Neill	...	Adult Mickybo
Robert Redford	...	The Sundance Kid (archive footage)
Martin Rogan	...	Security Guard 1
Pascal Scott	...	Garda
Paddy Scully	...	Bank Teller
Bronagh Taggart	...	Fusco's Ice-Cream Waitress

Also Known As:

Jonjo Mickybo (Ireland: English title) (working title)
Mickybo & Me (Ireland: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

UK:95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Working Title Films

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The 'Chopper' bike that features does not have a 'gear stick' in the center of the frame meaning that is one of the Mk3 chopper bikes released in 2004, not an original one in keeping with the time period of the movie.

Quotes:

Jonjo: [narrating] My Auntie Rita had no husband, no children. She was wedded to the Good Lord, she said. God knows what He did to deserve someone like her.

Movie Connections:

Features Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

An amazing success

Northern Irelands answer to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released this weekend in Ireland. I went along to see it after meeting the director and some of the stars at a television interview earlier in the week. The story is about a young catholic boy called John Jo who leads pretty normal life, his life starts to go wrong when his dad has an affair with the woman from the cinema and his mum moves out into his Aunite Ritas. His life seems really bad until he meets a young protestant boy called Mickybo, the two break into the cinema and become obsessed with "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" this leads the two onto a journey to Australia on the run from the law. this is a very fine piece of work from Terry Loane and although it is from Northern Ireland it is not totally based on the troubles although they are a magnificent backdrop for it. Congratulations to all who were involved with making it and I encourage everyone else to go and see it.