Pat McCabe

Pat McCabe

Born: March 27, 1955
in County Monaghan, Ireland
Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films.

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Redemption of a Rogue
Title: Redemption of a Rogue
Character: Blues Man
Released: August 27, 2021
Type: Movie
Jimmy carries a leather, black doctor’s bag around with him containing the rope he plans to hang himself with. He returns home to the fictional town of Ballylough to the cold austere beauty of West Cavan to seek salvation for sins committed in the past before saying goodbye.
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Flat Lake
Title: Flat Lake
Character: Scud
Released: September 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A new comedy horror film set in the vein of old 1950’s and 1960’s movies of this popular genre. Co-written by IFTA award winning writer Pat McCabe (Breakfast on Pluto, The Butcher Boy) and British writer and director Kevin Allen (Twin Town), Flat Lake is currently in pre production in Co. Monaghan, Ireland. "Flat Lake" follows the peculiar activities of Sir Charles Wimsgrove who has hatched an eccentric plan to convert the entire area into some sort of crazy Eden-like paradise. However, his plan is thwarted by local journalist Sinead McSwain, who, with the help of Historian, Doctor Guy Bensley, discovers her own unique other-wordly powers that ultimately enables her to put a stop to Wimsgrove's lunacy.
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Perrier's Bounty
Title: Perrier's Bounty
Character: Mulligan
Released: September 11, 2009
Type: Movie
A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.
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Breakfast on Pluto
Title: Breakfast on Pluto
Character: Peepers Egan / Schoolmaster
Released: November 16, 2005
Type: Movie
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
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Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
Title: Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
Character: Himself
Released: November 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary telling the story of seminal Irish Celtic rock band Horslips
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The Butcher Boy
Title: The Butcher Boy
Character: Jimmy the Skite
Released: February 20, 1998
Type: Movie
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.