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The Butcher Boy

Comedy, Drama | 1998-02-20 | Ireland

IMDB6.8 / 10

Budget$0

Budget$5,000,000

Runtime110 min.

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.

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Geffen Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures

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