A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 12 wins & 6 nominations total
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
- Anne Marie
- (as Lynne Ramsay Jnr.)
Stewart Gordon
- Tommy
- (as Stuart Gordon)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough this film is in English, the US release has English subtitles because all the characters speak in a very heavy Scottish accent.
- GoofsA radio announcer mentions a football score "Stirling Albion 20, Selkirk 0." That game was played in 1984, not in the early 70's when the film was set.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo (1999)
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Performed by The Chordettes
Written by Beverly Ross (uncredited) and Julius E. Dixson Sr. (uncredited)
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By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.
1958 Edward B Marks Music Company Copyright renewed
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Featured review
I attended the screening of Ratcatcher in Glasgow as part of the Edinburgh Film festival where it was very warmly received. At times it is not an easy film to watch but it is hard not to relate to the struggle of the young boy at the centre of the story as he tries to make sense of his situation and to dream of an escape from squalor. The incident at the heart of the story and it's impact on the boy is developed in an understated way while never leaving you in doubt about it's devastating effect. The non-professional cast are uniformly excellent, particularly the boy playing the main character, and the film always feels rooted in the real lives of real people continually up against it. The humour and casual violence have considerable impact by being used sparingly and there are moments of great tenderness, particularly between the boy and an abused girl in his street. The film is set in Govan during the binmen's strike of the late seventies and it looks quite bleak yet the colours are deep and rich. This is a serious film with real depth and an exceptionally promising debut from Lynne Ramsey.
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $217,244
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,762
- Oct 15, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $231,416
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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