Mickybo and Me (2004)

Director:

Terry Loane

Writers:

Terry Loane (screenplay)
Owen McCafferty (play)

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (Ireland)

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

Directed by
Terry Loane

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Terry Loane		screenplay
Owen McCafferty		play

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer
Stephen Daldry	....	executive producer
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer
Mark Huffam	....	producer
Mike McGeagh	....	producer
Natascha Wharton	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by
Roman Osin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Scott Thomas

Casting by
Jina Jay

Production Design by
Tom McCullagh

Art Direction by
Mark Lowry

Costume Design by
Hazel Webb-Crozier

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Kathy Sykes	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victoria Banks	....	second assistant director
George Walker	....	first assistant director
Kevin J. Walsh	....	assistant director

Art Department
Gillian Devenney	....	assistant art director
Darren Lyttle	....	stand-by props
Brendan Rankin	....	draughtsman
Paul Stewart	....	props

Sound Department
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer
Glenn Freemantle	....	sound supervisor
Mark Heslop	....	supervising sound editor
Ronan Hill	....	sound mixer
Max Hoskins	....	dialogue editor
Keith Marriner	....	dialogue editor
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Matthias Schwab	....	foley
Esther Smith	....	sound mix technician
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Tony Auger	....	special effects supervisor
Jonathan Barrass	....	special effects technician
Graham Hills	....	special effects technician
Garth Inns	....	pyrotechnician
Donal Neill	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor	....	visual effects producer
Angela Barson	....	digital compositor
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Dan Duran	....	digital compositor (as Daniel Walton)
Michael Elson	....	head of production: MPC
Richard Etchells	....	digital intermediate editor
Robin Hollander	....	digital artist
Max Horton	....	digital colourist
Ryan Knowles	....	digital film recordist
Dean Koonjul	....	digital compositor: MPC
Douglas Larmour	....	visual effects supervisor
Philippa Leathers	....	digital film recordist
Begoña Lopez	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Michelle Martin	....	visual effects
Thomas Urbye	....	online film editor
Sheila Wickens	....	digital compositor: MPC (as Sheila Gorman)
Pat Wintersgill	....	online film editor

Stunts
Tony Christian	....	stunt double
Sy Hollands	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Lowe	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Niall Crawford	....	electrician
Jon Euesden	....	rigging gaffer
Andy Gardner	....	clapper loader
Steffan Hill	....	additional still photographer
Doug Lavender	....	first focus puller
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	key grip
Sean McKeown	....	rigger
Gary Nolan	....	electrician

Casting Department
Robin Hudson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Craig	....	wardrobe master
Kerry Gooding	....	costume assistant
Rachael Webb-Crozier	....	wardrobe assistant

Music Department
Nick Angel	....	music supervisor
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Chris Dibble	....	scoring mixer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Alexandra Hill	....	music coordinator
Lewis Jones	....	assistant score engineer
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant
Stuart Morton	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ian Lewis	....	driver: action vehicles
Roy McManus	....	driver: grips

Other crew
Julie Austin	....	children's acting coach
Sara Curran	....	legal services
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan
Hannah Farrell	....	development coordinator
Catherine Geary	....	assistant location manager
Mary Haddow	....	script supervisor
Joe Hendriks	....	assistant production accountant
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner
Janet Linton	....	production accountant
Kenny MacDonald	....	assistant executive coordinator
Emma McNeill	....	extras coordinator
Cathy Mooney	....	assistant production coordinator
Poll Moussoulides	....	dialogue coach
Clarissa Newman	....	production coordinator
Stephen Philip	....	script editor
Emma Pill	....	location manager
Rachael Prior	....	head of development
Sarah Jane Wright	....	production executive

Thanks
Rachel Holroyd	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• StudioCanal (presents)
• Working Title Films (presents)
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann (in association with)
• Irish Film Board (in association with)
• Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (in association with)
• WT2 Productions
• New Moon Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Studios

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (digital intermediate)

Other Companies

• Arts Council Of Northern Ireland's Lottery Fund  funding (as The Arts Council of Northern Ireland)
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann  funding
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission  funding (as NIFTC)
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Salon  editing equipment

Also Known As:

"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:

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

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The train that passes under the Tate's Avenue bridge at the start of the film (in the impressive aerial shot) is of a type not introduced on the Northern Ireland Railways network until 1974. It is also sporting a recent colour scheme which places it at the start of the current century.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Mickybo:Beazer!

Movie Connections:

References "Give My Head Peace" (1998)

Watch this movie and you will learn what it's all about to be a Catholic in Northern Ireland

I felt so comfortable, and uncomfortable watching Mickybo and Me. It reminded me of my (happy) childhood but also of the bigotry (or, should I say ignorance and fear) which is still rampant in my country. The movie sums up succinctly how things spiralled out of control here

It was like this for me - I was the age of the characters as I grew up in Belfast. It was a great adventure to see red glows emanating from a Catholic ghetto when (I did not understand at the time) it was attacked by hoards of ignorant, angry and frightened individuals whose insecurity was used for the political ends of their religious and political peers. The majority of my friends were Protestant and I never hear a bigoted word from any of them. I was that unique individual. A Catholic, living in a middle class Protestant neighborhood, with a mother who converted to marry my Catholic father - and the crap that ensued from that.

The movie is an excellent first feature for it's director. The art direction and camera work is excellent as is the acting talent of all leads. It's great to see someone from Belfast doing so well - creatively - i.e. writer/director Terry Loane.

peace, Stephen.