Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

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:

Kitten | 1970s | Irish | Foundling | Survey

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:

The barman who shouts at John-Joe after he smashes the glass is the owner of the real bar where this scene was shot, The Harbour Bar in Bray.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Whilst the film is set in the late 1960s, early 1970s, the London underground train the Phantomlady disappears into, after Kitten ran down the escalator after her, is of the 1990s.

Quotes:

Patrick "Kitten" Braden: If I wasn't a transvestite terrorist, would you marry me?

Movie Connections:

References "Doctor Who" (1963)

Soundtrack:

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

A brilliant film

I lived in London in 1973, the year that the main character in the film arrives in London from Ireland.

Breakfast On Pluto caught the tone of London in 1973 so well that it was like re-living the past. A past when friendships were mighty and strong; a past when London was a sexually liberated city; a past when people were so wrapped up in television that the London park system had to hire people to dress up like the television creatures called wombles.

But more than bringing 1973 back to life for me, this film showed me an amazingly resilient Irishman named Kitten. To the people who think that a 135-minute film is way too long, I would tell them to go see Breakfast On Pluto, because those 135 minutes just fly by. And they are 135 minutes of great acting, across the board.