The Butcher Boy

Name: The Butcher Boy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-02-20
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart

"This little piggy laughed all the way home!"

6.8(120 votes)

1h 50m

February 20, 1998

ComedyDrama

Overview

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.