War of the Buttons (1994)
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Rival groups of boys from two neighboring Irish villages engage in a running battle in this remake of the 1962 French movie of the same name, based on a novel by Louis Pergaud. The boys from Ballydowse, who dress as they please, exchange insults with boys from nearby Carricksdowse -- who wear school… More Rival groups of boys from two neighboring Irish villages engage in a running battle in this remake of the 1962 French movie of the same name, based on a novel by Louis Pergaud. The boys from Ballydowse, who dress as they please, exchange insults with boys from nearby Carricksdowse -- who wear school uniforms. One day, the Bally gang cuts the buttons off the clothes of a bully in the Carricks gang. The Carricks retaliate by swiping the buttons from the clothes of the leader of the Bally boys, Fergus (Gregg Fitzgerald). The Ballys deface the Carricksdowse church, though both groups are Catholics. They rout the Carricks by charging at them naked. Marie (Eveanna Ryan), who heads the Ballys' girls auxiliary, tries to calm down the boys by raining new buttons on them to replace those lost in warfare. When Fergus' abusive stepfather (Jim Bartley) finds out about the war, he beats Fergus and sends him away. Fergus goes to the cliffs along the valley between the two villages, chased by the Carricks' leader, Geronimo (John Coffey). Geronimo, who has come to help, slips, and Fergus rescues him from a fall. In the end, Fergus, riding a horse, leads his troops, dressed in motley medieval suits, into a final battle. The allegorical anti-war film is primarily aimed at children. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Roberts, Margy Kinmonth
- Written By
- Louis Pergaud, Colin Welland
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Liam Cunningham
as Schoolmaster
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Gregg Fitzgerald
as Fergus
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Colm Meaney
as Geronimo's Dad
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John S. Coffey
as Geronimo
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Eveanna Ryan
as Marie
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Paul Batt
as Gorilla
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Thomas Kavanagh
as Riley
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Dervla Kirwan
as Adult Marie
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Brendan McNamara
as Tim
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Gerard Kearney
as Big Con
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Kevin O'Malley
as Fishy
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Anthony Cunningham
as Little Con
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John Cleere
as Peter
- Stuart Dannell-Foran
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Karl Byrne
as Mickey Moon
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Barry Walsh
as Willie
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Derek O'Leary
as Brendan
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Niall Collins
as Chick
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Maureen Bennett
as Master's Wife
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Brendan Cauldwell
as Carrickdowse Priest
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Donncha Crowley
as Police Sergeant
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Alan Devlin
as Mr Riley
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Barbre Dowling
as Geronimo's Mum
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Martin Dunne
as Willie's Dad
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Frank Grimes
as Christian Brother
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Frank Kelly
as Gorilla's Dad
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Pat Laffan
as Mr Connor
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Helen Montague
as Tich's Mum
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Declan Mulholland
as Priest
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Johnny Murphy
as Jonjo
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Ger Ryan
as Fergus' Mum
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Jack Lynch
as Mr Riley's Friend
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Maurice O'Donoghue
as Police Sergeant
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Frank O'Sullivan
as Fisherman
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John Olohan
as Fat Pat's Dad
- Daragh Naughton
- Darragh Naughton
- Kevin O'Malley (II)
- Brenda McNamara
- Gerald Kearney
- John Murphy
- John Coffey
