The Boy from Mercury (1996)
1996 · 1h 27m · Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Martin Duffy
Writers: Martin Duffy
Music by: Stephen McKeon
Cinematography: Seamus Deasy
Editor: John Victor-Smith
Cast
Rita Tushingham as May CroninTom Courtenay as Uncle Tony CroninHugh O'Conor as PaulJames Hickey as Harry CroninIan McElhinney as Brother DowdallKevin James as James "Mucker" MaguireGerard Cannon as Classroom SchoolboyJohnny Ward as Classroom SchoolboyJoanne Gerrard as SarahSean Flanagan as Sean McCarthyLiam Heffernan as UsherRachel Martin as Ice Cream GirlMore like this
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