The Butcher Boy backdrop
The Butcher Boy
TMDB Letterboxd IMDb

The Butcher Boy 1998 Directed by Neil Jordan

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

Country Ireland
Production Countries Ireland , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Irish
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Revenue $5,000,000
Release Date 20 February 1998
110 mins
Cast
Eamonn Owens
Eamonn Owens Francie Brady
Alan Boyle
Alan Boyle Joe Purcell
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw Mrs. Nugent
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea Da Brady
Ian Hart
Ian Hart Uncle Arlo
Peter Gowen
Peter Gowen Leddy
Sean McGinley
Sean McGinley Sergeant
Aisling O'Sullivan
Aisling O'Sullivan Ma Brady
John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh Dr. Boyd
Andrew Fullerton
Andrew Fullerton Phillip Nugent
Rosaleen Linehan
Rosaleen Linehan Mrs. Canning
Anita Reeves
Anita Reeves Mrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson Father Bubbles
Milo O’Shea
Milo O’Shea Father Sullivan
Niall Buggy
Niall Buggy Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon Mr Purcell
Tom Hickey
Tom Hickey Gardener
Gina Moxley
Gina Moxley Mary
Joe Pilkington
Joe Pilkington Charlie McGlone
Anne O'Neill
Anne O'Neill Mrs McGlone
John Olohan
John Olohan Mr Nugent
Mikel Murfi
Mikel Murfi Buttsy
Brendan Conroy
Brendan Conroy Devlin
Jer O'Leary
Jer O'Leary Dublin Man
Pat Leavy
Pat Leavy Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran
Janet Moran Dublin Shopkeeper
Paraic Breathnach
Paraic Breathnach Man on Tractor
Gregg Fitzgerald
Gregg Fitzgerald Bogman #1
John Finegan
John Finegan Bogman #2
Gavin Kelty
Gavin Kelty Bogman #3
Eoin Chaney
Eoin Chaney Bogman #4
Tony Rohr
Tony Rohr Bogman in Mental Hospital
Dermot Healy
Dermot Healy Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes
Sean Hughes Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley
Gerard McSorley Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney
Birdy Sweeney Man in Well
Ronan Wilmot
Ronan Wilmot Policeman
Pat McCabe
Pat McCabe Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen
Marie Mullen Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
Macdara Ó Fátharta Alien Priest
Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham Priest at College
Vinnie McCabe
Vinnie McCabe Detective
Áine McEneaney
Áine McEneaney Girl in Shooting Gallery
Siobhan McElvaney
Siobhan McElvaney Girl in Shooting Gallery
Paolo Tullio
Paolo Tullio Mr Caffolla
Ciarán Owens
Ciarán Owens Boy in Fountain
Shane O'Connor
Shane O'Connor Boy in Fountain
Crew
Director
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
Writers
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
Pat McCabe
Pat McCabe
Producers
Redmond Morris
Redmond Morris
Stephen Woolley
Stephen Woolley
Executive Producer
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
Cinematography
Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle
Composer
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal
Editor
Tony Lawson
Tony Lawson
Production Design
Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
Original Writer
Pat McCabe
Pat McCabe
Art Direction
Anna Rackard
Anna Rackard
Set Decoration
Josie MacAvin
Josie MacAvin
Costume Design
Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell
Casting
Susie Figgis
Susie Figgis