Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me
Mickybo and Me
Directed by Terry Loane
Produced by Mark Huffam
Michael McGeagh
Written by Terry Loane
Based on Mojo Mickybo by
Owen McCafferty
Starring John Joe McNeill
Niall Wright
Julie Walters
Ciarán Hinds
Adrian Dunbar
Gina McKee
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography Roman Osin
Editing by Scott Thomas
Studio StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Irish Film Board
Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
WT2 Productions
Moving Picture Company
Distributed by Universal Studios
Release date(s) August 2004 (Edinburgh)
March 25, 2005 (2005-03-25) (UK)
Running time 95 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $5 million[1]
Box office £172,336

Mickybo and Me is a 2004 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play Mojo Mickybo by Owen McCafferty. The film was produced by Working Title Films and released by Universal Studios.

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Plot

Mickybo and Me tells the story of two boys, one Catholic (John Joe McNeill) and one Protestant (Niall Wright), obsessed with the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. When The Troubles plague Northern Ireland in 1970, the children dream of escaping to Australia.[2][3]

Cast

Release

  • Irish Film Festival of New Zealand[4]
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2004[5]

Awards

Wins
  • Best Costume Design for Film, Hazel Webb-Crozier, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
Nominations
  • Best Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
  • Best Production Design for Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
  • Best Script for Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
  • Best Film, Austin Texas Film Festival 2005
  • Breakthrough Talent, Terry Loane, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005

References

  1. ^ Mickybo and Me (2004) - Box office / business
  2. ^ Sundance Channel
  3. ^ Mickybo and Me Movie Review by Gary Gray, Z Review
  4. ^ Irish Film Festival, University of Otago, NZ
  5. ^ Variety

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