The Crying Game (1992)

A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writer:

Neil Jordan

Stars:

Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker

Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 46 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Forest Whitaker	...	Jody
Miranda Richardson	...	Jude
Stephen Rea	...	Fergus
Adrian Dunbar	...	Maguire
Breffni McKenna	...	Tinker (as Breffini McKenna)
Joe Savino	...	Eddie
Birdy Sweeney	...	Tommy (as Birdie Sweeney)
Jaye Davidson	...	Dil
Andrée Bernard	...	Jane (as Andree Bernard)
Jim Broadbent	...	Col
Ralph Brown	...	Dave
Tony Slattery	...	Deveroux
Jack Carr	...	Franknum
Josephine White	...	Bar Performer 1
Shar Campbell	...	Bar Performer 2

Storyline

An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either...

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Plot Keywords:

interracial romance | tragic love | psychological drama | kidnapping | irish republican army | 

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Taglines:

The movie everyone is talking about... But no one is giving away its secrets.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Soldier's Wife

Filming Locations:

100 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£2,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$101,107, 29 November 1992, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$62,549,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Palace Pictures, Channel Four Films, Eurotrustees

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features the only Oscar nominated performances of Jaye Davidson and Stephen Rea.

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Goofs

During the scene shot at Balbriggan County, Dublin, a Northern Ireland Railways GM locomotive 113 passes in the background, with a passenger train. The sound dubbed in is a British Rail HST railcar set, which is quite different. The sound effect is also too short; most of the train passes silently.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jody: [playing ring toss at a carnival] Right.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: That.
[tosses a ring]
Jody: And that. And that is cricket, hon.
Jody: [wins a large teddy bear] Do you want it?
Jude: Sure!
Jody: [hands her the teddy bear] Doesn't matter if you don't. You know I won't be offended. Jody's never offended. What'd you say your name was?
Jude: Jude.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002)

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Soundtracks

When A Man Loves A Woman
Composed by Cameron Lewis and Arthur Wright
Published by Pronto Music Inc./Quinvy Music Publishing Co./Warner Tamberlane Publishing Corp.
By Kind Permission of Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Performed by Percy Sledge
Recording Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

User Reviews

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This film (I have seen it twice) is a real piece of first class handy-craft. The supposed (and advertised as offensive to some) turn in the middle of it, might disturb some viewers and has nothing to do with the action. The calm and slow way of telling that's significant for the film, makes it perfect for Michael Rea as the sensitive reluctant IRA-volunteer. The musical theme (like the title) is simply Bull's Eye.