The Crying Game
Summary
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a... Full description
Summary: |
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus changes his name and gets a job as a day laborer. His starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' real background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus does not know either. |
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Item Description: |
Title from the Web. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Release date: Jul. 3, 2012. Special features: director commentary; alternate ending; alternated ending with director commentary; Northern Troubles featurette; The making of 'The crying game': Irish luck, English love; The marketing of an American Independent & discussing 'The crying game''; Modern day at Madame Jojo's; trailers. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, widescreen; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. |
Audience: |
Rating: R; for sexuality, strong violence and language. |
Awards: |
Academy Awards, USA, 1993: Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Neil Jordan). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1993: ALFS Award - British Director of the Year (Neil Jordan); British Producer of the Year (Stephen Woolley); British Screenwriter of the Year (Neil Jordan). |
Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Ian Wilson ; editor, Kant Pan ; original music by Anne Dudley. |