Nic Cage

The Boy in Blue (1986)

"Every era has its own kind of hero."

Movie Details

Overview
Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
Genres
Drama
Release Date
1986/01/17
Runtime
100 min
IMDB
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Production Companies
20th Century Fox, CBC, Regatta Productions, Téléfilm Canada
Production Countries
Canada
Poster
"The Boy in Blue" poster

Cast

  • Nicolas Cage (Ned Hanlan)
  • Cynthia Dale (Margaret)
  • Christopher Plummer (Knox)
  • David Naughton (Bill)
  • Sean Sullivan (Walter)
  • Melody Anderson (Dulcie)
  • James B. Douglas (Collins)
  • Walter Massey (Mayor)
  • Austin Willis (Bainbridge)
  • Philip Craig (Kinnear)
  • Jeff Wincott (Riley)
  • Bob Bainborough (Boston Betting Clerk)

Crew

  • Charles Jarrott (Director)
  • Douglas Bowie (Writer)
  • John Kemeny (Producer)
  • Paulo De Oliveira (Associate Producer)
  • Jane Feinberg (Casting)
  • Jacques Méthé (First Assistant Director)
  • Mike Fenton (Casting)
  • William Beeton (Production Design)
  • John Hay (Costume Design)
  • Rit Wallis (Editor)
  • Pierre Mignot (Director of Photography)
  • Renée April (Assistant Costume Designer)
  • Roger Webb (Music)
  • Andy Chmura (Camera Operator)
  • Stéphane Reichel (Production Manager)
  • Steven North (Executive Producer)
  • Valorie Massalas (Casting)
  • France Lachapelle (Continuity)
  • Martin Ashbee (Supervising Sound Editor)
  • Brigitte McCaughry (Key Makeup Artist)
  • Emmanuel Lepine (Key Grip)
  • Jean-Baptiste Tard (Set Decoration)
  • Aldo Signoretti (Key Hair Stylist)
  • Gaétan Noiseux (Hairstylist)
  • Peter Kelly (Boom Operator)
  • Don White (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  • Madeleine Henrié (Second Assistant Director)
  • Carl Zittrer (Music Editor)
  • David Appleby (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  • Maurizio Silvi (Makeup Artist)
  • Rejean Brochu (Construction Coordinator)
  • Prudence Emery (Unit Publicist)
  • Michel Brochu (Carpenter)
  • Dan Latour (Location Sound Recordist)