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War of the Buttons

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 group

Director

John Roberts

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, family

Box Office

$12,712

Production

N/A

Awards

2 nominations

Fergus

Gregg Fitzgerald

Big Con

Boffin

Darragh Naughton

Tim

Brendan McNamara

Fishy

Peter

Little Con

Anthony Cunningham

Riley

Thomas Kavanagh

Marie

Pat

Tich

Stuart Dannell-Foran

Fionnuala

Helen

Maeve

Yvonne McNamara

Geronimo

Gorilla

Mickey Moon

Willie

Chick

Brendan

Bernard

The Master

Liam Cunningham

Jonjo

Geronimo's Dad

Geronimo's Mum

Bairbre Dowling

Mr. Riley

Mrs. Riley

Mr. Connor

Mrs. Conner

Fergus' Stepfather

Fergus' Mum

Fat Pat's Dad

Gorilla's Dad

Willie's Dad

Gerard

Andrew Goyvaerts

Christian Brother

Police Sergeant #1

Donncha Crowley

Police Sergeant #2

Maurice O'Donoghue

Fisherman #1

Frank O'Sullivan

Fisherman #2

Mr. Riley's Friend

Priest

Declan Mulholland

Master's Wife

Maureen Bennett

Tich's Mum

Helene Montague

Carrickdowse Priest

Brendan Cauldwell

Marie

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Come on! - War of the Buttons

- (All) Father!
- (Bike bell) - War of the Buttons

- (All) Father! - (Bike bell)

Good work, Little Con. - War of the Buttons

Good work, Little Con.

Do you like lollipops? - War of the Buttons

Do you like lollipops?

- (Dog barking)
- (Whispers) Take your shoes off. - War of the Buttons

- (Dog barking) - (Whispers) Take your shoes off.

He`s coming. - War of the Buttons

He`s drinkin` whiskey in Geronimo`s house,
with himself and Gorilla at the table. - War of the Buttons

He`s drinkin` whiskey in Geronimo`s house, with himself and ...

Hold this, Boffin. - War of the Buttons

Hold this, Boffin.

I smashed me eggs - War of the Buttons

I smashed me eggs

Boffin, come on. - War of the Buttons

Boffin, come on.

Hey lads I think I feel a bit woozy - War of the Buttons

Hey lads I think I feel a bit woozy

Have you finished scrubbing the paint - War of the Buttons

Have you finished scrubbing the paint

Come on, get outta here. - War of the Buttons

Come on, get outta here.

His willy cut off his willy - War of the Buttons

His willy cut off his willy

Geography, sir,
you`ve got to know your geography. - War of the Buttons

Geography, sir, you`ve got to know your geography.

Gonna have to come down sometime - War of the Buttons

Gonna have to come down sometime

- Bring him to that tree, lads.
- Yeah, you maggot! - War of the Buttons

- Bring him to that tree, lads. - Yeah, you maggot!

Don`t hurt me, don`t torture me,
l`ll tell me daddy. - War of the Buttons

Don`t hurt me, don`t torture me, l`ll tell me daddy.

(All) Yeah! - War of the Buttons

By the way what was the joke back there I could do with a laugh - War of the Buttons

By the way what was the joke back there I could do with a...

- Any sign?
- No. Only Tim, - War of the Buttons

- Any sign? - No. Only Tim,

Here we are again, Tim, boy. - War of the Buttons

Here we are again, Tim, boy.

Get out of me way! - War of the Buttons

Get out of me way!

(Cheering) - War of the Buttons

- Fergus, what`s wrong?
- Go away. - War of the Buttons

- Fergus, what`s wrong? - Go away.

And all the stuff when we get it where we gonna keep it - War of the Buttons

And all the stuff when we get it where we gonna keep it

How many buckets? - War of the Buttons

How many buckets?

It`s OK, it`s dead. - War of the Buttons

It`s OK, it`s dead.

- (Backfire)
- (She gasps) - War of the Buttons

- (Backfire) - (She gasps)

Hold it, wait. - War of the Buttons

For Ballydowse and lreland - War of the Buttons

For Ballydowse and lreland

Hold them off the stairs. - War of the Buttons

Hold them off the stairs.

Come on, boys, get `em! - War of the Buttons

Come on, boys, get `em!

Get back out there! - War of the Buttons

Get back out there!

Go on, lads, get into `em! Come on! - War of the Buttons

Go on, lads, get into `em! Come on!

- Bally forever!
- Get out of it! - War of the Buttons

- Bally forever! - Get out of it!

(Jeering) - War of the Buttons

Isn`t that a Carrick boy
that just jumped on? - War of the Buttons

Isn`t that a Carrick boy that just jumped on?

Didn`t I tell you it was that boy, Fergus?
He`s the bloody ringleader. - War of the Buttons

Didn`t I tell you it was that boy, Fergus? He`s the bloody r...

- But where will you go?
- Somewhere where they won`t find me. - War of the Buttons

- But where will you go? - Somewhere where they won`t find m...

(Bugle) - War of the Buttons

Fergus, come back. Fergus! - War of the Buttons

Fergus, come back. Fergus!

(Gasps) - War of the Buttons

(Gasps) - War of the Buttons

It`s all right, you`re safe now.
I`ve got you, OK? - War of the Buttons

It`s all right, you`re safe now. I`ve got you, OK?

(Both) Aargh! - War of the Buttons

In you go. Take the bed next to him
and find yourself an empty locker. - War of the Buttons

In you go. Take the bed next to him and find yourself an emp...

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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 group

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Director: John Roberts

Writer: Louis Pergaud, Colin Welland, Yves Robert

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, drama, family

Year: 1994

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: $12,712

Released: 29 Sep 1995

Awards: 2 nominations

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