Fiction
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus changes his name and gets a job as a day laborer. His starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' real background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus does not know either
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992
Special features: newly remastered; alternate ending; alternated ending with director commentary; northern troubles featurettes; making-of an American Independent: Irish luck, English love, the marketing of an American Independent & discussing 'The crying game'; trailers
Director of photography, Ian Wilson ; original music by Anne Dudley
Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, strong violence and language
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., DTS 5.1 surround
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Academy Awards, USA, 1993: Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Neil Jordan)
London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1993: ALFS Award - British Director of the Year (Neil Jordan); British Producer of the Year (Stephen Woolley); British Screenwriter of the Year (Neil Jordan)