The Grass Arena (1991)
The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious family, with an abusive father, John soon learns that he has to defend himself. Growing into adulthood he takes up boxing, but soon falls victim to alcoholism. His boxing career over, John takes to the Grass Arena (the park) where he lives with other alcoholics. Prison time introduces him to a new and unexpected path.
- Date of release
- 1991-11-20
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Gillies MacKinnon
Casting
- Mark Rylance — John Healy
- Pete Postlethwaite — The Dipper
- Lynsey Baxter — Madalena
- Marian McLoughlin — Mrs. Healy
- Billy Boyle — Mr. Healy
- Ronan Vibert — Charles Fieldhouse
- Clive Russell — Mac
- Julian Firth — Bates
- Paddy Joyce — Kelly
- Gerard Horan — The Sham
- Bunny May — Fox
- Brian Hall — George
Interesting facts
The Grass Arena is an autobiography that was made into a British film released in 1991. It is based on the true story of John Healy. The book had been out of print for a number of years, but was re-issued on 31 July 2008.
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