The Butcher Boy (movie)
- User score: 6.8
- Production country: Ireland
- Producer: Neil Jordan
- Production companies: Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Revenue: $5,000,000
- Release date: 2/20/1998
- Run time: 110 min.
Movie description
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.
