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  • The Boy from Mercury (1996)
  • 87 min | Drama, Family
The Boy from Mercury (1996)
87 min | Drama, Family

Harry is an eight-year-old boy growing up in Ireland with his dis-spirited widowed mother May and older brother Paul. He is bullied in school, and his only real friend is his dog Max. His great joy and obsession are the Flash Gordon ...See moreHarry is an eight-year-old boy growing up in Ireland with his dis-spirited widowed mother May and older brother Paul. He is bullied in school, and his only real friend is his dog Max. His great joy and obsession are the Flash Gordon episodes he watches on television, and he believes that he and his dog are really from the planet Mercury. Over time, Harry learns to appreciate the value of his family, but he never ceases to think of himself as the boy from Mercury. See less
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Updated Mar 14, 1996

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Dec 6, 1996 (Ireland)
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43 cast members
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Rita Tushingham
May Cronin May Cronin   See fewer
Tom Courtenay
Uncle Tony Cronin Uncle Tony Cronin   See fewer
James Hickey
Harry Cronin Harry Cronin   See fewer
Ian McElhinney
Brother Dowdall Brother Dowdall   See fewer
Joanne Gerrard
Sarah, Paul's Girlfriend Sarah, Paul's Girlfriend   See fewer
Sean Flanagan
Sean McCarthy (as Sean O'Flanagain) Sean McCarthy (as Sean O'Flanagain)   See fewer
Kevin James
James 'Mucker' Maguire James 'Mucker' Maguire   See fewer
Rachel Martin
Ice Cream Girl Ice Cream Girl   See fewer
Paddy Nalty
Foyer Usher Foyer Usher   See fewer
Patrick J. Brady
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Irene Parsons
Sean's Perfect Mother Sean's Perfect Mother   See fewer
Aisling Duffy Neenan
Sean's Perfect Sister Sean's Perfect Sister   See fewer
Brendan Morrissey
Brother Quinn Brother Quinn   See fewer
Mark O'Regan
Harry's Father Harry's Father   See fewer
Carl Brennan
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Gerard Cannon
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Eamonn Chapman
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Cathal Cooney
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Declan Dalton
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Stephen Devine
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Ian Fitzgerald
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Stephen Hayes
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Simon Jewell
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Mark Kiernan
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Mark Kilgallon
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Alex Killen
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Johnny Lambert
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Leon Leonard
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Stephen Mulligan
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Jamie Drew McGann
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Colm McNally
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Robert O'Neill
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Stephen Francis Quinn
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Gary Ryan
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Dean Sherlock
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Danny Shields
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Gerard Tighe
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Johnny Ward
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Daniel Whelan
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