It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Comedy
Release:
December 1996
Production:
Miramax
Cast:
Jared Leto, Catherine O'Hara, Christina Ricci, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Rea, Colm Meaney, Lorraine Pilkington, Jason Barry, Emily Mortimer, Karl Hayden, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Renee Weldon, Des Braiden, Darren Monks, Peter Keating, Alexandra Haughey, Vincent Walsh
Tags:
based on novel or book, 1970s, dublin, ireland, teenage protagonist
