The Crying Game (1992)

Synopsis of The Crying Game

In this successful psychological thriller, a reluctant agent of the Irish Republican Army discovers that some people just aren't who you expect them to be. Fergus (Stephen Rea) is an IRA "volunteer" who, despite personal misgivings, takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (Forest Whitaker), stationed in Northern Ireland. The IRA hopes to use Jody as a bargaining chip to win the release of IRA operatives behind bars, but, while guarding Jody, Fergus becomes fast friends with his prisoner. Jody makes Fergus promise him that if he dies, Fegus will look in on his girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson), and see if she's all right. Jody escapes, and Fergus doesn't have the heart to shoot him; as fate would have it, Jody runs from the woods into a street only to be run over by a British police vehicle, which then flushes out the IRA compound. Fergus escapes to London, where he's wanted by the law for Jody's kidnapping and also by his former girlfriend, IRA operative Jude (Miranda Richardson), who thinks he knows too much to fall into the hands of the British authorities. Good to his word, Fergus tracks down Dil, and soon the two outcasts find themselves entering into a love affair, although Fergus discovers that Dil is not the sort of woman he thought she was. Writer/director Neil Jordan won an Academy Award for his screenplay; the title song, which was a U.K. hit for Dave Berry in 1965, was re-recorded for the film by one-time Culture Club vocalist Boy George with backing by the Pet Shop Boys. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

112 mins

Director(s):

Neil Jordan

Writer(s):

Neil Jordan

Producer(s):

Stephen Woolley

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Not For Children, Nudity, Adult Situations, Violence, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content)

Categories:

Independent Films

• 1993 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Foreign Film
• 1993 - European Film Academy - European Achievement of the Year
• 1993 - European Film Academy - European Achievement of the Year
• 1992 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Foreign Film
• 1991 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Film
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay (Runner-up)
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture (Runner-up)
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
• 1991 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
• 1992 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
• 1992 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress

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