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War of the Buttons

  • 1994
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.8K
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War of the Buttons (1994)
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, throwing stones and cutting off their opponents buttons etc. And sometimes they go to battle completely naked and exposed. In one such scene about 30 boys return from a battle to celebrate victory at a barn-house only to find some girls waiting for them and they get very embarrassed at losing their privacy.
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Children from Irish villages engage in mischievous battles using humiliating tactics like cutting off buttons and underwear. They sometimes engage in nude conflicts leading to embarrassing e... Read allChildren from Irish villages engage in mischievous battles using humiliating tactics like cutting off buttons and underwear. They sometimes engage in nude conflicts leading to embarrassing encounters.Children from Irish villages engage in mischievous battles using humiliating tactics like cutting off buttons and underwear. They sometimes engage in nude conflicts leading to embarrassing encounters.

  • Director
    • John Roberts
  • Writers
    • Louis Pergaud
    • Colin Welland
    • Yves Robert
  • Stars
    • Gregg Fitzgerald
    • Gerard Kearney
    • Darragh Naughton
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.8K
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    • Director
      • John Roberts
    • Writers
      • Louis Pergaud
      • Colin Welland
      • Yves Robert
    • Stars
      • Gregg Fitzgerald
      • Gerard Kearney
      • Darragh Naughton
    • 31User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top cast46

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    Gregg Fitzgerald
    • Fergus
    Gerard Kearney
    • Big Con
    Darragh Naughton
    • Boffin
    Brendan McNamara
    Brendan McNamara
    • Tim
    Kevin O'Malley
    • Fishy
    John Cleere
    • Peter
    Anthony Cunningham
    • Little Con
    Thomas Kavanagh
    • Riley
    Eveanna Ryan
    • Marie
    John Crowley
    • Pat
    Stuart Dannell-Foran
    • Tich
    Danielle Tuite
    • Fionnuala
    Helen O'Leary
    Helen O'Leary
    • Helen
    Yvonne McNamara
    • Maeve
    John Coffey
    • Geronimo
    Paul Batt
    • Gorilla
    Karl Byrne
    • Mickey Moon
    Barry Walsh
    • Willie
    • Director
      • John Roberts
    • Writers
      • Louis Pergaud
      • Colin Welland
      • Yves Robert
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    User reviews31

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    thomandybish

    warm, lovely little film

    9bjones

    Great Story for the Whole Family

    7Coffee_in_the_Clink

    Something of a classic

    10Mustard Seed

    Unexpectedly endearing

    darth_sidious

    I wish I was a kid again. Great stuff

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    • Trivia
      The parents of one of the boys in this film took a court action to prevent this film being released. The grounds for their action were that their son's naked buttocks could be seen in the film. the action was dismissed on the grounds that they (the buttocks) didn't appear on screen long enough to allow identification and also that the parents should have raised their objection before the scene was filmed.
    • Goofs
      After the third skirmish, the Ballys get dressed in the boathouse/HQ and air some complaints to Fergus. Peter, is wearing a green and black coat with a light blue shirt buttoned up except for the collar in medium shots (from 40:33 to 40:34 and 40:39 to 40:40), but is shown with his shirt completely unbuttoned revealing his undershirt in a longer shot (40:43 to 40:45) which cuts back to the closer shot with his shirt buttoned (40:46). Another unbuttoned longer shot subsequently appears (40:52 to 40:53).
    • Quotes

      Little Con: His willie, cut off his willie.

    • Connections
      Featured in What's Up Doc?: Episode #3.6 (1994)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1995 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Irish Gaelic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La guerra de los botones
    • Filming locations
      • Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Enigma Productions
      • Fujisankei Communication Group
      • Hugo Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,712
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,930
      • Oct 1, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,712
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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