Main Cast: Stephen Rea, Alan Devlin, Veronica Quilligan, Peter Caffrey, Honor Heffernan
Release Year: 1982
Country: IE
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Writer/director Neil Jordan's debut feature is a tense thriller played out amid the violence in Northern Ireland. Stephen Rea stars as Danny, a saxophone player in a traveling band who witnesses the brutal murders of the manager of the band (who is involved in some extortion payoffs) and a deaf and dumb girl, who has seen the killing of the manager. After observing these cold-blooded executions, Danny becomes obsessed with hunting down the killers. His obsession develops into a murderous rage so intense that he ends up becoming as heartless a killer as the people he is trying to find. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Ray McAnally - Bloom; David Farrar - Martin; Don Foley - Bouncer; Marie Kean - Aunt Mae; Donal McCann - Bonner; Ian McElhinney - Groom; Anita Reeves - Beth; Tony Rohr - George; Grant Tyler - Danny; John Warwick - Carter; Gerard McSorley - Assistant; Harry Herbert - Skinny; Michael Lally - Uncle; Tom Collins - Photographer; Tony Quinn - Maloney; Albert Whelan - Scotty
Credit
John Lucas - Art Director, Neil Jordan - Director, J. Patrick Duffner - Editor, John Boorman - Executive Producer, Paddy Meegan - Composer (Music Score), Chris Menges - Cinematographer, Barry Blackmore - Producer, Neil Jordan - Screenwriter
