The Butcher Boy

1998 • 1h 50m • Comedy, Drama

79%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Neil Jordan

Writers

Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe

Status

Released