The Filmmakers

Co-writer/executive producer/director NEIL JORDAN is an Academy Award- winner for Best Original Screenplay for "The Crying Game," for which he also received a Best Director nomination. Jordan then went on to direct "Interview With The Filmmaker Vampire," the blockbuster version of Anne Rice's novel, with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas, and "Michael Collins," the epic story of the Irish revolutionary leader, starring Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, Alan Rickman and Aidan Quinn.

"The Butcher Boy" is Jordan's tenth motion picture as a director. Following his critically acclaimed debut with the powerful atmospheric thriller, "Angel," he went on to make the adult fairy tale "The Company of Wolves" with producer Stephen Woolley.

His third film, "Mona Lisa," a romantic thriller set against the backdrop of London's sleazy street life, received widespread international recognition and several awards, including Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Bob Hoskins. He then directed the supernatural comedy "High Spirits," with Steve Guttenberg, Darryl Hannah and Peter O'Toole, and the comedy thriller "We're No Angels" with Robert De Niro and Sean Penn.

He returned to Ireland to make "The Miracle," a magical coming- of- age drama with Beverly d'Angelo and Donal McCann, before the enormous success of "The Crying Game."

Jordan was born in Sligo on the West Coast of Ireland and educated in Dublin. He studied history and English at University College, Dublin, before establishing himself as a successful novelist and short story writer. His novels include The Past and The Dream of a Beast. His short story collection, Night in Tunisia, was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize.

He first became involved in film in 1980, when he was hired as a script consultant by director John Boorman on "Excalibur," and directed a documentary about the making of the film. Now living in Dublin, Jordan continues to write fiction as well as making movies. His most recent novel, Sunrise With Sea Monster, was published in 1994.


Producer REDMOND MORRIS was born in Ireland and, on leaving Trinity College, Dublin, entered the film industry, initially in Ireland and then in London. His interest in films had been fuelled by a connection with John Ford, with whom his father had a production company. He began work as a 3rd assistant director and subsequently became a location manager, working on many productions such as "Yanks," "Agatha" and Warren Beatty's "Reds." A collaboration with the producer Simon Relph gave Redmond the opportunity to become production manager on "Return of the Soldier," "Secret Places" and "The Ploughman's Lunch." He was also production manager on "Gorky Park," directed by Michael Apted. Continuing his work with Simon as associate producer on the Bill Douglas film "Comrades," he then worked with Norma Heyman on two projects, including the Phil Collins film "Buster."

"Scandal" was the beginning of a collaboration as associate producer with Stephen Woolley and Palace Pictures, which continued with "Lenny Live and Unleashed" and "The Big Man," shot in Glasgow and starring Liam Neeson. He returned to Ireland as associate producer on "December Bride," directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan.

His association with Neil Jordan began when Morris produced, with Stephen Woolley, "The Miracle," shot in Dublin. Following a role as associate producer on the Vincent Ward film "Map of the Human Heart," he again worked with Jordan as assistant director on "The Crying Game."

Morris produced the Eric Idle film "Splitting Heirs" with Simon Bosanquet, and then renewed his association with Neil Jordan, as co- producer on both "Interview with the Vampire" and "Michael Collins."


Producer STEPHEN WOOLLEY continues a long-term partnership with Neil Jordan that began with "The Company Of Wolves" in 1983. His most recent collaborations with Jordan include the historical epic "Michael Collins," the blockbuster "Interview With The Vampire" and the Oscar-winning "The Crying Game." Woolley also produced Jordan's "Mona Lisa," which won numerous international awards. The pair worked together again on "High Spirits" and on "The Miracle."

Woolley's career began in the summer of 1976 at the Screen on the Green theater in London, where he tore tickets, sold ice cream, projected films and helped manage the facility. He later owned his own theater, The Scala, which won acclaim for its diverse, original and alternative programming. During this period, he also wrote film criticism, helped edit a film journal and produced a TV series for Channel Four entitled "The Worst Of Hollywood."

In 1982 Woolley launched Palace Video in partnership with Nik Powell, releasing titles such as "Eraserhead" and "Mephisto." Establishing a theatrical arm one year later, Palace acquired, marketed and distributed some 250 independent and European movies, from "Diva" to "When Harry Met Sally."

During this period Woolley's producing career flourished, with "Absolute Beginners," directed by Julien Temple and starring David Bowie, Ray Davies, Patsy Kensit and James Fox, and the dance comedy "Shag," for which Bridget Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe. "Scandal," starring Joanne Whalley- Kilmer, John Hurt and Bridget Fonda, attracted phenomenal critical acclaim and box- office success on both sides of the Atlantic.

More recent productions include "The Big Man," starring Liam Neeson and Joanne Whalley- Kilmer; "A Rage In Harlem," with Robin Givens, Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover and Gregory Hines; and "The Pope Must Die," starring Robbie Coltrane. Woolley also acted as executive producer on director Richard Stanley's first and second features, "Hardware" and "Dust Devil," as well as on "Waterland," starring Jeremy Irons, and Terence Davies' "The Neon Bible."

After receiving the 1992 Producer of the Year award for "The Crying Game" from the Producer's Guild of America, Woolley produced "Backbeat," the story of the fifth Beatle, which was his first film with Scala Productions, of which he is co-chairman. He has subsequently produced "The Hollow Reed," directed by Angela Pope, "Fever Pitch," directed by David Evans and starring Colin Firth, "Shane Meadows 24:7," starring Bob Hoskins.


PATRICK MCCABE (Novelist and co-writer) was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, in 1955. In 1979 he received the Hennessy Award for a short story, and has had short stories published in Panurge, The Irish Times, The Cork Examiner and other magazines. His short stories and plays were also broadcast by RTE and the BBC in Ireland and Britain.

He has published a children's story, The Adventures of Shay Mouse (1985), and four adult novels, `Music on Clinton Street (1986), Carn (1989), The Butcher Boy (1992), which was the winner of the Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literature Prize 1992 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and The Dead School, which was published in 1995. His play "Frank Pig Says Hello," based on The Butcher Boy, was first performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1992.


ADRIAN BIDDLE, B.S.C. (Director of Photography), one of the UK's most respected and successful directors of photography, has achieved wide acclaim within the industry for his work on such films as "Aliens," "The Princess Bride," "Willow," "1492: Conquest of Paradise," "Judge Dredd," "101 Dalmatians" and "Thelma and Louise," for which he received an Oscar, a BAFTA and a B.S.C. nomination.

Production Designer ANTHONY PRATT's recent credits include Neil Jordan's "Michael Collins," David Seltzer's "Shining Through," Peter Yates' "Year Of The Comet" and John Boorman's "Beyond Rangoon."

Pratt's association with Boorman goes back to 1968, when he acted as art director on "Hell In The Pacific." Since then, he has come to Ireland twice to design films for Boorman, on "Zardoz" and "Excalibur." Pratt's production design for Boorman's "Hope & Glory" gained him an Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA nomination and the London Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement.

A graduate of the Regent Street School of Art, Pratt's many credits as production designer include "Santa Claus - The Movie," "Naked Tango" and "Not Without My Daughter."


Costume Designer SANDY POWELL is working with Neil Jordan for the fifth time on "The Butcher Boy," following her highly praised costumes for "Michael Collins," "Interview With The Vampire," "The Crying Game" and "The Miracle." Powell's other recent credits include the Scottish epic "Rob Roy," starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange, and "Being Human," with Robin Williams. In 1994 she was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on Sally Potter's "Orlando," for which she received an Evening Standard Award. She was a regular collaborator with Derek Jarman, for whom she designed the costumes for "Caravaggio," "The Last Of England," "Edward II" and "Wittgenstein." Her other credits include "The Pope Must Die," "Venus Peter" and "Stormy Monday."

Editor TONY LAWSON, A.C.E. collaborates for the second time with Neil Jordan, following his work on "Michael Collins." Lawson's recent credits include "Othello" for Oliver Parker, "Victory," directed by Mark Peploe, and "Two Deaths," directed by Nicolas Roeg. Lawson has a long-standing working relationship with Roeg, many of whose films he has edited, including "Bad Timing," "Eureka," "Insignificance," "Castaway," "Track 29," "Cold Heaven" and "The Witches."

He worked with director Stanley Kubrick on "Barry Lyndon" and with Sam Peckinpah on "Cross of Iron" and "Straw Dogs." His other major credits include "Tom and Viv" and "The Bounty," and his docu- features include "Dirk Bogarde By Himself" and "Motions and Emotions: The Film of Wim Wenders," both for Britain's Channel 4.


Composer ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL's previous work with Neil Jordan on "Michael Collins" earned Goldenthal an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, and his score for Jordan's "Interview With The Vampire" won him both a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score. He recently collaborated for the third time with director Joel Schumacher on "Batman & Robin," having previously scored both "Batman Forever" and "A Time to Kill," each of which earned him Grammy nominations.

Goldenthal also created an innovative score for Michael Mann's "Heat" which earned him another Grammy nomination and a Best Score nomination from the Chicago Film Critics. His other film scores include "Cobb," Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy" and "Fool's Fire," directed by Julie Taymor for American Playhouse.

Goldenthal's symphony, Fire Water Paper, a commemorative tribute created for the 20th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, was released in April, 1966, and recently received its East Coast debut in critically acclaimed performances in Boston, at New York's Carnegie Hall and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

He collaborated in 1988 with stage director Julie Taymor on Juan Darien -- A Carnival Mass, for which they each received Obie Awards, as well as five Tony nominations for the new version of the production, which played at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1996.

Goldenthal also was commissioned to compose a work in celebration of Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday. The piece, Shadow Play Scherzo, was performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra at New York's Town Hall. His other stage credits include the musical The Transposed Heads, The King Stag and Liberty's Taken. Goldenthal recently collaborated again with Julie Taymor on The Green Bird, which opened in New York to critical acclaim and reopened at the La Jolla Playhouse to equally strong reviews.

Goldenthal has created a trumpet concerto for Wynton Marsalis and was commissioned by American Ballet Theater to write a full-length ballet of Othello, which was choreographed by Lar Lubovitch and opened at the Metropolitan Opera on May 23, 1997.

Goldenthal, a student of Aaron Copeland and John Corigliano, earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in musical composition at the Manhattan School of Music. He has written extensively for full orchestra as well as chamber and vocal compositions. He has received the Arturo Toscanini Award, the New Music for Young Ensembles composition prize, the Stephen Sondheim Award in Music Theater and a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship.




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