Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers:

Neil Jordan (written by) and
Pat McCabe (written by) ...

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town's understanding.

Plot Keywords:

1970s | Kitten | Foundling | Irish | Friendship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Cillian Murphy	...	Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Morgan Jones	...	Building Site Worker
Eva Birthistle	...	Eily Bergin
Liam Neeson	...	Father Liam
Mary Coughlan	...	Housekeeper
Conor McEvoy	...	Young Patrick Braden
Ruth McCabe	...	Ma Braden
Charlene McKenna	...	Caroline Braden
Seamus Reilly	...	Lawrence
Peter Owens	...	Butcher
Emmet Lawlor McHugh	...	Young Irwin
Bianca O'Connor	...	Young Charlie
Paraic Breathnach	...	Benny Feely
Pat McCabe	...	Peepers Egan / Schoolmaster (as Patrick McCabe)
Owen Roe	...	Dean

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language, some violence and drug use.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R (certificate #41673) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Ireland:15A | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Pathé Pictures International

Trivia:

Although she plays his mother in the film, Eva Birthistle is only two years older than Cillian Murphy.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Towards the end of the film Kitten pretends to be doing a survey for British Telecom. British Telecom didn't come into existence until 1981.

Quotes:

Patrick "Kitten" Braden: Patricia Kitten, aka Deep Throat, had penetrated the deepest recesses of the Republican sphincter... with her secret anti-terrorist spray, named after Gabrielle Coco Chanel's lucky number.

Movie Connections:

Features Les Girls (1957)

Soundtrack:

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

The First Truly Great Film I Have Seen In ages....

A masterpiece. I have not seen many of Jordan's other works, but I intend to give his career a thorough examining after seeing Breakfast on Pluto. I also now have an immense respect for Cillian Murphy. To go from 28 Days Later and Red Eye to the layered, mesmerizing performance of Pluto is astounding. The story of using fantasy to escape the harshness of reality is so appealing, one would think this movie could be accepted by the masses. Dreamy visuals, multi layered and realistic characters mixed with stark visceral violence and political mechanisms create an emotionally jarring experience unlike anything I have ever experienced before. I intend to go to the film again and perhaps again. And I urge everyone to go and see this film and support it. Instantly in my top ten all time favorite movies. Bravo Mr. Jordan and Bravo Mr. Murphy.