The Butcher Boy
“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.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Geffen Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Butcher Boy performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$5.0M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$720K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Francie Brady
Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady
Joe Purcell
Alan Boyle
Joe Purcell
Mrs. Nugent
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Nugent
Da Brady
Stephen Rea
Da Brady
Uncle Arlo
Ian Hart
Uncle Arlo
Leddy
Peter Gowen
Leddy
Sergeant
Sean McGinley
Sergeant
Ma Brady
Aisling O'Sullivan
Ma Brady
Dr. Boyd
John Kavanagh
Dr. Boyd
Phillip Nugent
Andrew Fullerton
Phillip Nugent
Mrs. Canning
Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Canning
Mrs. Coyle
Anita Reeves
Mrs. Coyle
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