The Boy from Mercury
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Martin Duffy
James Hickey
Hugh O'conor
Graham Reddy
Ian Mcelhinney
Joanne Marie Gerard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
Martin Duffy
Cast
James Hickey
Hugh O'conor
Graham Reddy
Ian Mcelhinney
Joanne Marie Gerard
Sean Flanagan
Tom Courtenay
Kevin James
Rita Tushingham
Liam Heffernan
Crew
Liam Beatty
Dan Birch
Noelette Buckley
Renee Foley Burke
John Butler
Willie Butler
Darryl Byrne
Martin Carey
Tom Conroy
Louise Cullen
Seamus Deasy
Mick Deegan
Christy Doody
Bernard Duffy
Martin Duffy
Mark Ebbs
Arnold Fanning
Sheila Farrell
Phillipe Faujas
Brendan Geraghty
Brendan Gunn
Philip Henderson
June Hickey
Jo Homewood
Marina Hughes
Joanne Jordan
Siochradha Kelly
Victor Keogh
Declan King
Joanne Kissack
John Lamon
J J Lowe
J J Lowe
James Maguire
Tom Maguire
Jo Manuel
Cyril Marah
Davie Mayes
John Mckenna
Stephen Mckeon
Carol Moorhead
Liam Moran
Denis Mortell
Conor Moynihan
Lorna Marie Mugan
Ann Murphy
Philip Murphy
Malcolm Murray
Erik O'brien
Maria O'connor
Eimer O'grady
Niall O'h-uadhaigh
Gillian Reynolds
Karen Richards
Bobby Richardson
Gabrielle Smith
John Victor Smith
Pamela Smyth
Derek Swan
Tony Swan
Marcus Thonkett
Brigid Timmons
Louise Westaway
Nell Wright
Sabine Wuhrer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.
Feature directorial debut for editor Martin Duffy.
Began shooting August 6, 1995.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States October 1996
Completed shooting September 13, 1995.
The first English language film for Blue Rose Films, a London-based company set up by Le Studio Canal Plus.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.)
