The Crying Game
“...play it at your own risk.”
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
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Cast
19 people
Stephen Rea
Fergus
Known for
V for Vendetta
Underworld: Awakening
Miranda Richardson
Jude
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
Jaye Davidson
Dil
Known for
Stargate
Forest Whitaker
Jody
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Adrian Dunbar
Maguire
Known for
Line of Duty
Blood
Breffni McKenna
Tinker
Known for
Perrier's Bounty
Joe Savino
Eddie
Also in
Braveheart
Ballykissangel
Birdy Sweeney
Tommy
Also in
Ballykissangel
Scarlett
Andrée Bernard
Jane
Known for
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Jim Broadbent
Col
Known for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hot Fuzz
Ralph Brown
Dave
Known for
Alien³
Marvel's Agent Carter
Tony Slattery
Deveroux
Known for
Peter's Friends
Neil Jordan Director · Anne Dudley Composer Ian Wilson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $63M · Budget $3.7M · United States release November 27, 1992
Box office
Budget
$3,705,538
Worldwide gross
$62,548,947
Gross vs. budget
16.9×
Production
Palace Pictures
Production
Eurotrustees
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Nippon Film Development and Finance
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom · Japan · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 1992
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 30, 1992
Theatrical
United States · November 27, 1992
Theatrical
Australia
March 4, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 16, 1993 · Theatrical
France
January 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 1992 · Theatrical
Greece
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 13, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
February 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 2, 1992 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 2, 1992 · Limited theatrical
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