The Boy from Mercury

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The Boy from Mercury

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

Year

1996

Duration

1h 27m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

Cast

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

May Cronin

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Uncle Tony Cronin

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Paul

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James Hickey

Harry Cronin

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Brother Dowdall

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Kevin James

James "Mucker" Maguire

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Gerard Cannon

Classroom Schoolboy

Johnny Ward

Johnny Ward

Classroom Schoolboy

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Joanne Gerrard

Sarah

Sean Flanagan

Sean Flanagan

Sean McCarthy