Crying Game

Theatrical Release Date: 1992 11 25 (USA)

UPC: 012236046301

Studio: Live/Artisan

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity]

Summary: In this successful psychological thriller, a reluctant agent of the Irish Republican Army discovers that some people just aren't who you expect them to be. Fergus (Stephen Rea) is an IRA "volunteer" who, despite personal misgivings, takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (Forest Whitaker), stationed in Northern Ireland. The IRA hopes to use Jody as a bargaining chip to win the release of IRA operatives behind bars, but, while guarding Jody, Fergus becomes fast friends with his prisoner. Jody makes Fergus promise him that if he dies, Fegus will look in on his girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson), and see if she's all right. Jody escapes, and Fergus doesn't have the heart to shoot him; as fate would have it, Jody runs from the woods into a street only to be run over by a British police vehicle, which then flushes out the IRA compound. Fergus escapes to London, where he's wanted by the law for Jody's kidnapping and also by his former girlfriend, IRA operative Jude (Miranda Richardson), who thinks he knows too much to fall into the hands of the British authorities. Good to his word, Fergus tracks down Dil, and soon the two outcasts find themselves entering into a love affair, although Fergus discovers that Dil is not the sort of woman he thought she was. Writer/director Neil Jordan won an Academy Award for his screenplay; the title song, which was a U.K. hit for Dave Berry in 1965, was re-recorded for the film by one-time Culture Club vocalist Boy George with backing by the Pet Shop Boys. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: David Lean Award – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture - Drama – null European Achievement of the Year – European Film Academy European Achievement of the Year – European Film Academy Best Foreign Film – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Foreign Film – Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Actor – National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress – New York Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay – New York Film Critics Circle Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Film – Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor – National Society of Film Critics

Features: Widescreen and standard
Digitally mastered
2.0 Dolby Surround
Interactive menus
Scene access
Theatrical trailer
Production notes
Cast & crew information

Crying Game

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 01/20/1998

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 112 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Index
1. Main Credits [2:30]
2. Carnival [3:09]
3. IRA [3:18]
4. "Someone's Got to Do It" [3:33]
5. "Thank You, Soldier" [2:51]
6. Cricket [3:44]
7. Helping Hand [3:14]
8. The Scorpion & the Frog [3:53]
9. "What Do You Believe?" [4:28]
10. "I'm a Volunteer" [4:08]
11. Execution [3:45]
12. Haircut [3:44]
13. The Metro [3:13]
14. The Crying Game [3:29]
15. Desires [3:53]
16. Dinner [5:11]
17. Mourning [4:12]
18. "Say Something" [3:31]
19. Apologies [2:44]
20. Contruction [2:51]
21. Repetition [5:15]
22. Jude [3:05]
23. The Judge [4:32]
24. Changes [4:26]
25. The Honeymoon [3:28]
26. Confessions [3:25]
27. Interrogation [4:22]
28. Retribution [3:17]
29. Justice [3:51]
30. End Credits [4:48]

Matthew Doberman

The Crying Game was heavily marketed based on its story's "secret" -- "the movie no one is talking about," quipped one news magazine about the burden of knowing the big revelation. The hype helped fill a lot of seats, but it's still a good twist -- if it hasn't been spoiled for you -- in a challenging, daring film. Writer/director Neil Jordan earned a well-deserved Academy Award for the expertly written script, which starts as a tense thriller and winds its way into a unique and engrossing love story. It is backed by the strong performance of Jordan regular Stephen Rea as Fergus, as well as excellent supporting turns from Miranda Richardson and Forest Whitaker, and a striking (to say the least) debut by Jaye Davidson as Dil. The Crying Game is much more than a mere setup for a shock. While Fergus must escape his own past, physically and emotionally, he and Dil enjoy a quirky romance that must survive the powerful revelations each has in store for the other, a romance that would be intriguing regardless of "the secret" at its core. Indeed, as strong as The Crying Game is as a thriller, it is even stronger as a study of people, their relationships, and, ultimately, human nature. ~ Matthew Doberman, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Birdy Sweeney  Actor 
Joe Savino  Actor 
Jack Carr  Actor 
Chris Rea  Actor 
Susie Figgis  Actor 
Brian Coleman  Actor 
Andre Bernard  Actor 
Tony Slattery  Actor 
Breffni McKenna  Actor 
Anne Dudley  Composer (Music Score) 
Neil Jordan  Director 
Neil Jordan  Screenwriter 
Nik Powell  Executive Producer 
Stephen Woolley  Producer 
Stephen Rea  Actor 
Jaye Davidson  Actor 
Miranda Richardson  Actor 
Forest Whitaker  Actor 
Jim Broadbent  Actor 
Adrian Dunbar  Actor 
Ralph Brown  Actor 

Country: UK,USA,Ireland