The Butcher Boy

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

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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.

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Creators

Neil Jordan

director

Neil Jordan

writer

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Pat McCabe

writer

Cast

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Eamonn Owens actor

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Alan Boyle actor Fiona Shaw actor Stephen Rea actor Ian Hart actor

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Peter Gowen actor Sean McGinley actor Aisling O'Sullivan actor John Kavanagh actor

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Andrew Fullerton actor

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Rosaleen Linehan actor Anita Reeves actor Sinéad O'Connor actor Brendan Gleeson actor Milo O'Shea actor Niall Buggy actor Ardal O'Hanlon actor

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Tom Hickey actor Gina Moxley actor

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Joe Pilkington actor