The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury

87 mins | Fantasy | Dec. 6, 1996

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.

The Boy from Mercury

87 mins | Fantasy | Dec. 6, 1996

The Boy from Mercury
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title The Boy from Mercury
Directors Martin Duffy
Writers Martin Duffy

Cast

Rita Tushingham

as May Cronin

Tom Courtenay

as Uncle Tony Cronin

Hugh O'Conor

as Paul

James Hickey

as Harry Cronin

Ian McElhinney

as Brother Dowdall

Kevin James

as James "Mucker" Maguire

Gerard Cannon

as Classroom Schoolboy