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The Boy from Mercury
1996 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Martin Duffy |
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| Writer: | Martin Duffy |
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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: | Dec 06, 1996 |
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| Director: | Martin Duffy |
| Writer: | Martin Duffy |
| Genres: | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 10, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rita Tushingham | May Cronin |
| Tom Courtenay | Uncle Tony Cronin |
| Hugh O'Conor | Paul |
| James Hickey | Harry Cronin |
| Ian McElhinney | Brother Dowdall |
| Kevin James | James "Mucker" Maguire |
| Gerard Cannon | Classroom Schoolboy |
| Johnny Ward | Classroom Schoolboy |
| Joanne Gerrard | Sarah |
| Sean Flanagan | Sean McCarthy |
| Liam Heffernan | Usher |
| Rachel Martin | Ice Cream Girl |
| Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon (Archive Footage) |
| Charles Middleton | Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage) |
| Van Johnson | Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Martin Duffy | Writer, Director |
| Seamus Deasy | Director of Photography, Cinematography |
| Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Gillian Reynolds | Casting |
| Tom Conroy | Production Design, Production Designer |
| John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Stephen McKeon | Original Music Composer |
| Noëlette Buckley | Line Producer |
| Bridget Timmons | Art Direction |
| Philip Henderson | Set Decoration |
| Lorna Ó Ríordáin | Costume Design |
| Pamela Smyth | Hairstylist |
| Joe Whelan | Hairstylist |
| Jo Homewood | Production Manager |
| Brendan Geraghty | Assistant Director |
| Maria O'Connor | Assistant Director |
| Karen Richards | Assistant Director |
| Sean Griffin | Assistant Director |
| Philippe Faujas | Sound Recordist |
| Pauline Griffiths | Foley Artist |
| Matt Grimes | Sound Editor |
| Conor O'Toole | Boom Operator |
| Lauren Potter | Foley Artist |
| Colin Ritchie | Dialogue Editor |
| Darryl Byrne | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Noel Donnellon | Camera Operator |
| Denis Mortell | Still Photographer |
| Philip Murphy | Key Grip |
| Francis Taaffe | Camera Operator |
| Jo Kissack Folsom | Costume Design |
| Kevin Townend | Music Coordinator |
| Carol Moorhead | Production Coordinator |
| Susie Cullen | Assistant Art Director |
| Lesley Oakley | Assistant Art Director |
| Helen Kane | Costume Design |
| Catherine Fay | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Caitriona Ní Threasaigh | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Susan Scott | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Brid Broadberry | Hairstylist |
| Christopher Ackland | Sound Editor |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Editor |
| Gordon Greenaway | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Dominic Lester | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Steinbach | Sound Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marina Hughes | Producer |
| Claire Duignan | Executive Producer |
| Gérard Jourd'hui | Producer |
| Jo Manuel | Executive Producer |
| Sylvaine Sainderichin | Producer |
| Rod Stoneman | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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