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The Boy in Blue
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Jarrott
Written byDouglas Bowie
Produced bySteve North
John Kemeny
Dennis Heroux
Starring
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Christopher Plummer
  • Cynthia Dale
  • David Naughton
  • Melody Anderson
  • Sean Sullivan
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Edited byRit Wallis
Music byRoger Webb
Production
company
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Regatta Productions
Téléfilm Canada
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 17, 1986 (1986-01-17)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD$7.7 million
Box office$275,000[1]


The Boy in Blue is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Nicolas Cage. The film is based on the life of Toronto sculler Ned Hanlan.

Plot[]

A wild, uncontrollable youth, Ned Hanlan is adopted by a gambler named Bill, who promotes the boy on the sculling circuit for his own monetary gain. A businessman named Knox assumes control of Hanlan's career, but when Ned discovers just how ruthless Knox can be, he casts his lot with the first honest man he has met, inventor-speculator Walter.

Hanlan's professional success is capped by his marriage to Margaret, Knox's previously unattainable niece.

Cast[]

  • Nicolas Cage as Ned Hanlan
  • Cynthia Dale as Margaret
  • Christopher Plummer as Knox
  • David Naughton as Bill
  • Melody Anderson as Dulcie
  • Jeff Wincott as Riley

Reception[]

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References[]

  1. The Boy in Blue at Box Office Mojo

External links[]

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