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.
Cast
Rita Tushingham
May Cronin
Tom Courtenay
Uncle Tony Cronin
Hugh O'Conor
Paul
James Hickey
Harry Cronin
Ian McElhinney
Brother Dowdall
Kevin James
James "Mucker" Maguire
Gerard Cannon
Classroom Schoolboy
Johnny Ward
Classroom Schoolboy
Joanne Gerrard
Sarah
Sean Flanagan
Sean McCarthy
Liam Heffernan
Usher
Rachel Martin
Ice Cream Girl
Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon (Archive Footage)
Charles Middleton
Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Van Johnson
Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Crew
Martin Duffy
Director, Writer
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Seamus Deasy
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Brendan Geraghty
Assistant Director
Maria O'Connor
Assistant Director
Karen Richards
Assistant Director
Sean Griffin
Assistant Director
Carol Moorhead
Production Coordinator
Claire Duignan
Executive Producer
Jo Manuel
Executive Producer
Rod Stoneman
Executive Producer
Marina Hughes
Producer
Gérard Jourd'hui
Producer
Sylvaine Sainderichin
Producer
Noëlette Buckley
Line Producer
Tom Conroy
Production Design, Production Designer
Noel Donnellon
Camera Operator
Francis Taaffe
Camera Operator
Darryl Byrne
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Gillian Reynolds
Casting
Lorna Marie Mugan
Costume Design
Lorna Ó Ríordáin
Costume Design
Jo Kissack Folsom
Costume Design
Helen Kane
Costume Design
Catherine Fay
Wardrobe Assistant
Caitriona Ní Threasaigh
Wardrobe Assistant
Susan Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Pamela Smyth
Hairstylist
Joe Whelan
Hairstylist
Brid Broadberry
Hairstylist
Susie Cullen
Assistant Art Director
Lesley Oakley
Assistant Art Director
Matt Grimes
Sound Editor
Christopher Ackland
Sound Editor
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Editor
Gordon Greenaway
Assistant Sound Editor
Dominic Lester
Sound Mixer
Peter Steinbach
Sound Effects
Philippe Faujas
Sound Recordist
Conor O'Toole
Boom Operator
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist
Lauren Potter
Foley Artist
Stephen McKeon
Original Music Composer
Kevin Townend
Music Coordinator
Colin Ritchie
Dialogue Editor
Philip Henderson
Set Decoration
Denis Mortell
Still Photographer
Philip Murphy
Key Grip
Jo Homewood
Production Manager
Bridget Timmons
Art Direction
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