The Butcher Boy (1998)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Adaptation | Released: 4/3/1998 |Box Office Total: $1.9M

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Synopsis:

With a temperamental father and a suicidal mother, a bright young Dublin boy grows increasingly demented and homicidal. Moving in and out of insane asylums, he murders a neighbor who sullies the name of his family, while experiencing visions of a saintly angel.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/3/1998

Director	Credit
Neil Jordan	Director
Cast	Credit
Stephen Rea	Da Brady
Fiona Shaw	Mrs Nugent
Eamonn Owens	Francie Brady
Alan Boyle	Joe Purcell
Niall Buggy	Father Dom
Brendan Gleeson	Father Bubbles
Peter Gowen	Leddy
Stuart Graham	Priest at College
Ian Hart	Uncle Alo
Tom Hickey	Gardener
Sean Hughes	Psychiatrist No 1
John Kavanagh	Dr Boyd
Rosaleen Linehan	Mrs Canning
Pat McGrath	Farmer on Tractor
Sean McGinley	Sergeant
Gerard McSorley	Psychiatrist No 2
Gina Moxley	Mary
Sinead O'Connor	Our Lady/Colleen
Ardal O'Hanlon	Mr Purcell
Milo O'Shea	Father Sullivan
Aisling O'Sullivan	Ma Brady
Anita Reeves	Mrs Coyle
Andrew Fullerton	Philip Nugent
Anne O'Neill	Mrs McGlone
Joe Pilkington	Charlie McGlone
Jer O'Leary	Dublin Man
Pat Leavy	Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran	Dublin Shopkeeper
Paraic Breathnach	Man on Lorry
John Olahan	Mr Nugent
Mikel Murfi	Buttsy
Brendan Conroy	Devlin
Gregg Fitzgerald	Bogman
John Finnegan	Bogman
Gavin Kelty	Bogman
Eoin Chaney	Bogman
Ciaran Owens	Boy at Fountain
Shane O'Connor	Boy at Fountain
Paolo Tullio	Mr Caffolla
Siobhan McElvaney	Girl in Shooting Gallery
Aine McEneaney	Girl in Shooting Gallery
Pat McCabe	Jimmy the Skite
Tony Rohr	Bogman in Mental Hospital
Birdy Sweeney	Man in Well
Marie Mullen	Mrs Thompson
MacDara O'Fatharta	Alien Priest
Ronan Wilmot	Policeman
Vinnie McCabe	Detective
Dermot Healy	Bogman in Hospital
Production Credits	Credit
Neil Jordan	Executive Producer
Redmond Morris	Producer
Stephen Woolley	Producer
Susi Roper	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Butcher Boy Film Productions	Production Company
Geffen Film Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Cavan, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Ardmore Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Writer	Credit
Neil Jordan	Screenplay
Patrick McCabe	Source Material (from novel)
Patrick McCabe	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Josie MacAvin	Set Decorator
Anthony Pratt	Production Designer
Anna Rackard	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Susie Figgis	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Adrian Biddle	Director of Photography
Mike Roberts	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Santo & Johnny	Song Performer
Michael Connell	Music Editor
Matthias Gohl	Music Producer
John McCormack	Music Performer
Elliot Goldenthal	Music
Elliot Goldenthal	Orchestrations
Edward Shearmur	Music Conductor - conductor
Bob Last	Music Supervisor
Kurt Weill	Song
Franz Schubert	Music
Richard Martinez	Music Producer - electronic music producer
Robert Elhai	Orchestrations
Paul Burkhard	Song
Eddie Calvert	Song Performer
Ricardo Chailly	Music Conductor - conductor
Sinead O'Connor	Song Performer
John Turner	Song
Gioachino Rossini	Music
Geoffrey Parsons	Song
Dion & the Belmonts	Song Performer
O'Higgins	Song
Elliot Goldenthal	Song Performer
Frank Sinatra	Song Performer
Flynn	Song
B Bumble & The Stingers	Song Performer
Tommie Connor	Song
Brayton	Song - songs
Regina Nathan	Song Performer
O'Farelly	Song - songs
M Balfe	Song
A Bunn	Song
Ernie Maresca	Song
Ken Heckt	Song
Paul Hampton	Song
Hal David	Song
Jimmy McHugh	Song
Harold Adamson	Song
Kim Fowley	Song
Drummond	Song - song arranger
Physical Effects	Credit
Patrick Condren	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Chris Newman	Assistant Director
Ger Daly	Location Manager
Diana Dill	Script Supervisor
Mary Allguen	Production Manager
Des Martin	Unit Manager
Suzanne Nicell	Assistant Director
Barbara Mulcahy	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Mary Crotty	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Stephen McLaughlin	Sound Mixer - recorder/mixer
Kieran Horgan	Sound - sound recorder
Eddy Joseph	Sound Editor
Peter Holt	Foley Editor
James Nichols	Rerecording - recording
Robin O'Donoghue	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Brenda Deasy	Sound - sound recorder
Visual Effects	Credit
Laurence O'Toole	Graphic Artist
Joss Williams	Special Effects Supervisor
Kent Houston	Visual Effects Supervisor
Mick Brownfield	Visual Effects - illustrator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Dee Corcoran	Hairdresser
John Scott	Wardrobe Supervisor
Morag Ross	Makeup Artist
Sandy Powell	Costume Designer

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