MOVIE
The Butcher Boy
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Butcher Boy in its release era
Released in 1998, The Butcher Boy sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1998-02-20
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.8/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ireland, United States of America
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions
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Topicsfriendshipsuicidebased on novel or bookpigboarding schoolangeldifficult childhooddark comedy