The butcher boy
Geffen Pictures presents a Neil Jordan film
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1998]
- Copyright:
- ©1998
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- Summary:
- The film tells the story of Francie who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father. He loves his family a lot and promises her mother to not ever let her die when one day she attempts to commit suicide. He loves it so much that one day he murders his vicious neighbour Mrs. Nugent who distributed nasty rumours about his parents. He is then put into a mental institution where he meets an angel called Our Lady.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- Performers:
- Cast: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens.
- Production Credits:
- Producers, Neil Jordan, Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley ; editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Elliot Goldenthal.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novel by Patrick McCabe.
Originally released as a motion picture.
"15522."
Berlin International Film Festival, 1998: Silver Berlin Bear, Best Director (Neil Jordan); Special Mention (Eamonn Owens). - Audience:
- MPAA rating: R.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (111 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 7037
- ISBNs:
- 079073642X
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 085391552239
- OCLC Numbers:
- 40173078