Breakfast on Pluto (2004)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
Breakfast on Pluto
An Irish boy becomes an emotional and sexual outcast as the 1960s fade into the 1970s in this period drama from director Neil Jordan. When he was just a baby in the early '60s, Patrick Braden (Conor McEvoy) was abandoned by his mother and left on the doorstep of a church overseen by Father Bernard (Liam Neeson). Placed in a foster home, sensitive Patrick doesn't much care for the emotionally chilly attitude of his new "family," and psychologically buffers himself against the world by writing stories that make fun of Father Bernard and the other authority figures in his life. As he grows into adulthood, Patrick (played as an adult by Cillian Murphy) also discovers that he enjoys dressing in women's clothes and prefers the company of men, and as a teenager he falls into an affair with Billy Hatchet (Gavin Friday), a nightclub performer who also runs guns for the Irish Republican Army. In the early '70s, Patrick -- who has since taken on the drag name "Kitten" -- makes his way to London, where he becomes involved with Bertie (Stephen Rea), a small-time nightclub magician who gives the young man a place to say, a sense of security, and a job as his on-stage assistant. However, Patrick's idyllic life with Bertie proves short-lived when his old friends come to town on IRA "business." Breakfast on Pluto also features a supporting performance from former Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Breakfast on Pluto:
Stephen Rea also in The Devil's Mercy , Proud , Bloom , Copenhagen , Snow in August , The Life Before This
Brendan Gleeson also in Black Irish , The General , In Bruges , Dark Blue , In My Country
Eva Birthistle also in æ Fond Kiss , Middletown , The State Within , Borstal Boy , Imagine Me & You
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