Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

Timing: 2:8 (128 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2005-11-16

Country

Ireland, United Kingdom

Production

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Number 9 Films, Northern Ireland Screen, Pathé Pictures International, Parallel Film Productions

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Budget

$12 000 000

Revenue

$3 942 254

Website

http://www.breakfastonpluto.co.uk/

Director

Neil Jordan

Actors

Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Eva Birthistle, Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, Bryan Ferry, Ruth McCabe, Morgan Jones
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Scenario

Producer

Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan, Alan Moloney, François Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Brendan McCarthy, Mark Woods

Operator

Declan Quinn

Composer

Anna Jordan

Artist

Audition

Susie Figgis

Editing

Tony Lawson
All team (60)

• The film is based on Pat McCabe's novel "Breakfast on Pluto" (1998).
• Eva Birthistle, who played the role of the protagonist's mother in the film, is only two years older than Cillian Murphy in real life.
• The bartender who yells at John-Joe after he causes a minor disturbance is the actual owner of the bar in real life.
• Despite the film taking place in the late 60s and early 70s, modern trains can be seen in the station scene.
• In the scene where Patrick questions the workers about where his mother lives, modern cars can be seen in the background.
• The film is based on Pat McCabe's novel "Breakfast on Pluto" (1998).