Movie Description
The Boy from Mercury
(1996)Overview
Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.
Featured Crew
- Director : Martin Duffy
- Producer : Marina Hughes,Gérard Jourd'hui,Sylvaine Sainderichin
- Writer : Martin Duffy
- Editor : John Victor-Smith
- Cast : Rita Tushingham,Tom Courtenay,Hugh O'Conor,James Hickey,Ian McElhinney,Kevin James,Gerard Cannon,Johnny Ward,Joanne Gerrard,Sean Flanagan,Liam Heffernan,Rachel Martin,Buster Crabbe,Charles Middleton,Van Johnson
Cast
May Cronin
Uncle Tony Cronin
Paul
Harry Cronin
Brother Dowdall
James "Mucker" Maguire
Classroom Schoolboy
Classroom Schoolboy
Sarah
Sean McCarthy
Usher
Ice Cream Girl
Flash Gordon (Archive Footage)
Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Posters
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Facts
Original TitleThe Boy from Mercury
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-12-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesLe Studio Canal+,Mercurian,Blue Rose,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,RTÉ,Jo Manuel Productions
Genres
- Fantasy
- Comedy
- Family
