forge a friendship with an inmate similar to the one he had with Joe. In the film, a much older Francie is released from prison at the end to be brought to a halfway house. He picks a snowdrop, echoing the opening of the film. This was the final film produced by Geffen Pictures, which distributed its films through Warner Bros. Pictures. Stage Versions McCabe wrote his own stage adaptation of the novel, entitled "Frank Pig Says Hello," which debuted in 1992. The play is written for 2 actors. In 2022, the Irish Repertory Theatre presented the world premiere production of a musical based on the novel, which featured book, music, and lyrics by Asher Muldoon. See also The Butcher Boy (soundtrack) composed by Elliot Goldenthal, a frequent Neil Jordan collaborator List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction References External links 1992 Irish novels Fiction set in the 1960s Fiction with unreliable narrators Novels by Patrick McCabe (novelist) Novels set in Ireland Picador (imprint) books Novels about dysfunctional families Irish novels adapted into films Tragicomedy novels