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