The Butcher Boy (1997)


The Butcher Boy
Release Date13 July 1997
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineThis little piggy laughed all the way home!
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryIreland
USA
Filming LocationsArdmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor

The Butcher Boy is an 1997 Irish tragicomic drama adapted to film by Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe from McCabe's 1992 novel of the same name.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady

Sergeant

Peter Gowen
Leddy

Alan Boyle
Joe Purcell

Andrew Fullerton
Phillip Nugent

Mrs. Nugent

Aisling O'Sullivan
Ma Brady

Da Brady

John Kavanagh
Dr. Boyd

Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Canning

Anita Reeves
Mrs. Coyle

Gina Moxley
Mary

Father Dom

Uncle Alo

Anne O'Neill
Mrs. McGlone

Joe Pilkington
Charlie McGlone

Pat McGrath
Farmer on Tractor

Jer O'Leary
Dublin Man

Pat Leavy
Dublin Cafe Woman

Janet Moran
Dublin Shopkeeper

Paraic Breathnach
Man on Truck

John Olohan
Mr. Nugent

Mr. Purcell

Mikel Murfi
Buttsy

Brendan Conroy
Devlin

Tom Hickey
Gardener

Father Bubbles

Gregg Fitzgerald
Bogman #1

John Finnegan
Bogman #2

Gavin Kelty
Bogman #3

Eoin Chaney
Bogman #4

Father Sullivan

Our Lady, Colleen

Ciaran Owens
Boy at Fountain

Shane O'Connor
Boy at Fountain

Paolo Tullio
Mr. Caffolla

Siobhan McElvaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery

Áine McEneaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery

Pat McCabe
Jimmy The Skite

Sean Hughes
Psychiatrist #1

Bogman in Mental Hospital

Birdy Sweeney
Man in Well

Marie Mullen
Mrs. Thompson

Stuart Graham
Priest at College

Macdara Ó Fatharta
Alien Priest

Ronan Wilmot
Policeman

Vinnie McCabe
Detective

Dermot Healy
Bogman in Hospital

Psychiatrist #2

Director

Writer

Pat McCabe
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Producer

executive producer

Redmond Morris
producer

Stephen Woolley
producer

Original Music

Elliot Goldenthal
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Cinematographer

Adrian Biddle

Editor

Tony Lawson
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Casting Director

Susie Figgis
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Production Designer

Anthony Pratt
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Art Director

Anna Rackard
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Set Decorator

Josie MacAvin
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Costume Designer

Makeup Department

Eileen Buggy
assistant hair stylist

Fiona Connon
assistant makeup artist

Dee Corcoran
hair stylist

Sandra Kelly
assistant hair stylist

Morag Ross
makeup artist

Denise Watson
makeup trainee

Matthew Smith
special makeup effects artist

Production Manager

Mary Alleguen
production manager

Des Martin
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sarah Jordan
trainee assistant director

Hugh Lane-Spollen
trainee assistant director

Suzanne McAuley
trainee assistant director

third assistant director

Christopher Newman
first assistant director

Suzanne Nicell
second assistant director

Art Department

David Balfour
supervising property master

Alex Bassett
stand-by carpenter

Brian Bassett
chief stagehand

Tommy Bassett
construction manager

Mick Brownfield
illustrator

Lisa Canty
trainee art director

Triona Coen
stand-by props

Colman Corish
draughtsperson

Susie Cullen
assistant art director

Gerry Drew
master carpenter

Tommy Dunne
dressing prop

Neil Featherstone
stand-by painter

Alan Gilmore
draughtsperson

Martin Goulding
draughtsperson

Paul Hedges
chargehand dressing prop

Seamus Kelly
dressing prop

Sunny Mulligan
property buyer

John Neligan
trainee property buyer

Rory Neville
dressing prop

Tony Nicholson
dressing prop

Lesley Oakley
stand-by art director

Jimmy O'Meara
stand-by stagehand

Des O'Neill
chief plasterer

Laurence O'Toole
graphic artist

Bobby Scott
chief painter

Noel Walsh
stand-by props

John Wells
prop storeman

Sound Department

Brendan Deasy
sound recordist

Leonard Green
assistant sound editor

Pauline Griffiths
foley artist

Nina Hartstone
assistant sound editor

Peter Holt
foley editor

Kieran Horgan
sound recordist

Andrea Isaac
assistant sound editor

Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor

Jenny Lee Wright
foley artist

Dominic Lester
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Nigel Mills
dialogue editor

Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer

Conor O'Toole
sound trainee

Lauren Potter
foley artist

Noel Quinn
boom operator

Nick Lowe
dialogue editor

Special Effects

Gerry Johnston
senior special effects technician

Michael Kearns
special effects assistant

Stephen Lloyd
senior special effects technician

Kevin Nolan
special effects assistant

Robbie Scott
senior special effects technician

Joss Williams
special effects supervisor

Michael Dawson
special effects administrator

Visual Effects

Kent Houston
visual effects supervisor

Susi Roper
visual effects producer

Andrea Adams
CG animator: Peerless

Martin Body
optical cameraman

Ditch Doy
CG animator: Peerless

Clare Norman
scanning and recording editorial coordinator

John Swinnerton
motion control cameraman

Kitty Veevers
digital compositor

Dean Yurke
digital artist

Stunts

Patrick Condren
stunt coordinator

Dominick Hewitt
assistant stunt coordinator

Anthony Condren
stunt performer

Donal O'Farrell
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alan Butler
focus puller

Albert Cassells
electrician

Charles J. Connon
grip trainee

Neil Crawford
stand-by rigger

Kevin Day
gaffer

Gary Donague
best boy

Noel Donnellon
video assist operator

Philip Fitzsimons
rigging gaffer

David Grennan
clapper loader

Sorcha Hyland
camera trainee

Pascal Jones
chief rigger

Bill Levins
electrician

Colin Manning
camera grip

Liam Moran
electrician

Peter O'Toole
electrician

Patrick Redmond
still photographer

Mike Roberts
camera operator

Pat Ryder
electrician

Casting Department

Jill Dempsey
crowd casting

Maureen Hughes
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lian Callaghan
lead costumer

Louise Keating
lead costumer

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
assistant costume designer

Emer Ó'Laoghaire
wardrobe trainee

John Scott
wardrobe supervisor

Judith Williams
wardrobe trainee

Lee Clayton
costume cutter, tailor

Editorial Department

Jens Baylis
second assistant film editor

Grainne Gavigan
lightworks assistant

Gaye Lynch
second assistant film editor

Nuala Roche
assistant film editor

Bill Daly
post-production executive

Paul Ensby
color timer

Tricia Perrott
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Michael Connell
music editor

Robert Elhai
orchestrator

Matthias Gohl
music producer

Elliot Goldenthal
orchestrator

Bob Last
music supervisor

Richard Martinez
electronic music producer

Stephen McLaughlin
music recordist , music mixer

James Nichols
additional music recordist

Ed Shearmur
conductor

Transportation Department

Richard Douglas
transport department

Jimmy Doyle
transport department

Peter Doyle
transport department

Eamon Dunne
action vehicle coordinator

Jack Flood
transport department

Tony Hopkins
transport department

Jimmy Hughes
transport department

John Kavanagh
transportation coordinator

Matt Kelly
transport department

Tommy Kingston
transport department

Philip Malone
transport department

Shane Munnelly
transport department

Tony Nolan
transport department

Dave O'Connor
transport department

Liam O'Loughlin
transport department

Liam Scully
transport department

Colie Sharkey
transport department

John J. Thompson
transport department

Other Crew

Peter Byrne
assistant location manager

Maria Collins
assistant production coordinator

Mary Crotty
unit publicist

Geraldine Daly
location manager

script supervisor

Lisa Drayne
production trainee

Cara Gavigan
assistant location manager

Gerry Grennell
dialogue coach

Charmian Hoare
dialogue coach

Gary Jones
financial controller

Ruth McMahon
unit nurse

Johnny Mulligan
assistant accountant

Gary Nixon
production accountant

Niamh O'Dea
researcher

Tricia Perrott
assistant: Mr. Morris

executive assistant: Mr. Jordan

Mairead Sandford
production secretary

Yvonne Shaw
assistant accountant

Yvonne Thunder
assistant: Mr. Jordan

Breda Walsh
production coordinator

Philippa Wood
assistant: Mr. Woolley

Brendan Gunn
dialogue coach

Roger Phillips
title designer

Production Company

Butcher Boy Film
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Geffen Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor

Geffen Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

Special Effects

Animated Extras

Peerless Camera Company

Miscellaneous

AON Insurers
insurance

Cine Electric Ltd.
lighting supplied by

Editline, Dublin
editing and lightwork facilities

Fitzers Catering
catering

Frameline Productions Ltd.
title design

JD & C Ltd.
cameras supplied by

Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by






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