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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 01/20/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 52 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Political Thriller See Also: The Crying Game [Collector's Edition]

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, All Movie Guide

Stephen Rea - Fergus
Jaye Davidson - Dil
Miranda Richardson - Jude
Forest Whitaker - Jody
Jim Broadbent - Col

Neil Jordan's haunting 1992 classic The Crying Game is available on DVD through Artisan Entertainment. The DVD comes with standard scene-selection screens and is presented in widescreen and full-screen versions, both accessible from the main menu. Bonuses include the theatrical trailer, as well as biographies and filmographies of the film's four main stars, Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker, and Jaye Davidson. The DVD also features detailed production notes, but not much biographical information on Jordan. Unfortunately, the disc lacks any subtitles or alternate-language audio tracks, which is rather strange for a film so well-known. The picture and sound quality (Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound) are average. ~ Jose Promis, All Movie Guide