Fantasy

The Boy from Mercury

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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.

Release Date : 1996-12-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

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Cast

Rita Tushingham

Character Name : May Cronin

Original Name : Rita Tushingham

Gender : Female

Tom Courtenay

Character Name : Uncle Tony Cronin

Original Name : Tom Courtenay

Gender : Male

Hugh O'Conor

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Hugh O'Conor

Gender : Male

James Hickey

Character Name : Harry Cronin

Original Name : James Hickey

Gender : Male

Ian McElhinney

Character Name : Brother Dowdall

Original Name : Ian McElhinney

Gender : Male

Kevin James

Character Name : James "Mucker" Maguire

Original Name : Kevin James

Gender : Male

Gerard Cannon

Character Name : Classroom Schoolboy

Original Name : Gerard Cannon

Gender : Male

Johnny Ward

Character Name : Classroom Schoolboy

Original Name : Johnny Ward

Gender : Male

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