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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's clear Tadhg is meant to be mentally handicapped, but the exact nature of his affliction is unclear.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Bull's son, Seamie, killed himself 18 years ago and Bull's never gotten over it. [[spoiler:In the end he accidently kills Tadhg as well]].
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* AbusiveParents: Katie's father beats her. [=McCabe=]'s treatment of Tadhg eventually crosses into this trope though Tadhg is adamant in defending his father.
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''The Field'' is a 1990 drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan, based on the play of the same name by John B. Keane. Set in early 1930s Ireland, the story follows aging farmer "Bull" [=McCabe=] (played by Creator/RichardHarris) who has spent most of his life cultivating a small field. When he learns the landowner decides to auction it, it becomes war between him and the townsfolk who want to buy it. The cast also includes Creator/SeanBean, Creator/JohnHurt, and Creator/TomBerenger.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.
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''The Field'' is a 1990 Irish drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan, based on [[TheFilmOfThePlay adapted from]] the 1965 play of the same name by John B. Keane. Set in the early 1930s Ireland, 1930s, the story follows aging farmer "Bull" [=McCabe=] (played by Creator/RichardHarris) (Creator/RichardHarris) who has spent most of his life cultivating a small field. When he learns the landowner decides to auction it, it becomes war between him and the townsfolk who want to buy it. The cast also includes Creator/SeanBean, Creator/JohnHurt, and Creator/TomBerenger.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. Hewas nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, earned [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}}, and Golden Globe UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} nominations for his performance.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Neither Peter nor Bull are particularly likable characters, but BothSidesHaveAPoint. Peter is within his legal rights as a developer to do as he pleases with his property, but the callous way he treats Bull and others on the property makes him seem ruthless and amoral. Meanwhile, though Bull seems initially sympathetic due to the prospect of losing access to the land that he farmed for decades, his violent and eventually [[spoiler: murderous]] behavior makes it impossible to see him as the victim.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/JohnHurt plays a character named Bird, who serves much the same role to [=McCabe=] as the Fool in ''Theater/KingLear'' served to the king - a seeming CloudCuckooLander who actually speaks words of wise counsel. Hurt played the fool in a 1983 film of ''King Lear''.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/JohnHurt plays a character named Bird, who serves much the same role to [=McCabe=] as the Fool in ''Theater/KingLear'' ''Theatre/KingLear'' served to the king - a seeming CloudCuckooLander who actually speaks words of wise counsel. Hurt played the fool in a 1983 film of ''King Lear''.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/JohnHurt plays a character named Bird, who serves much the same role to [=McCabe=] as the Fool in ''Theater/KingLear'' served to the king - a seeming CloudCuckooLander who actually speaks words of wise counsel. Hurt played the fool in a 1983 film of ''King Lear''.
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* AdaptationalNationality: William Dee of the play, an Englishman, was changed to Peter, an American.
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* AdaptationalNationality: William Dee of the play, an Englishman, was changed to Peter, an American.American.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:When Tadhg declares his plans to leave and that he never wanted the field, [=McCabe=] realizes he killed Peter for nothing and loses it.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's clear Tadhg is meant to be mentally handicapped, but the exact nature of his affliction is unclear.
* DrivenToMadness: [=McCabe=] snaps after [[spoiler:he inadvertently kills Peter and Tadhg declares he's leaving]], and herds his cattle towards a cliff. [[spoiler:Tadhg is driven off the cliff by the cattle when he tries to stop his father, and on seeing this [=McCabe=] loses what's left of his mind, trying to chase the ocean waves away from Tadhg's body.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [=McCabe=]'s elder son, Seamie, committed suicide when he was 13. [=McCabe=] blames himself for this; shortly before Seamie's death, he'd told him that he would inherit the farm and Tadhg would have to move away.
* WhammyBid: At the [[spoiler:first]] auction for the field, Peter bids 80 pounds, 30 above what [=McCabe=] can bid. [[spoiler:Subverted at the second auction - Bird, on behalf of [=McCabe=], bids 101 pounds, one pound above the reserve price, and nobody tries to top him.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: Tadhg and the Irish Traveler girl. [[spoiler:He gets her to agree to run off with him after Peter's death, but after he tells [=McCabe=] about his plans, the aftermath leads to his death.]]
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:When Tadhg declares his plans to leave and that he never wanted the field, [=McCabe=] realizes he killed Peter for nothing and loses it.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's clear Tadhg is meant to be mentally handicapped, but the exact nature of his affliction is unclear.
* DrivenToMadness: [=McCabe=] snaps after [[spoiler:he inadvertently kills Peter and Tadhg declares he's leaving]], and herds his cattle towards a cliff. [[spoiler:Tadhg is driven off the cliff by the cattle when he tries to stop his father, and on seeing this [=McCabe=] loses what's left of his mind, trying to chase the ocean waves away from Tadhg's body.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [=McCabe=]'s elder son, Seamie, committed suicide when he was 13. [=McCabe=] blames himself for this; shortly before Seamie's death, he'd told him that he would inherit the farm and Tadhg would have to move away.
* WhammyBid: At the [[spoiler:first]] auction for the field, Peter bids 80 pounds, 30 above what [=McCabe=] can bid. [[spoiler:Subverted at the second auction - Bird, on behalf of [=McCabe=], bids 101 pounds, one pound above the reserve price, and nobody tries to top him.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: Tadhg and the Irish Traveler girl. [[spoiler:He gets her to agree to run off with him after Peter's death, but after he tells [=McCabe=] about his plans, the aftermath leads to his death.]]
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The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.
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The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.performance.
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->''"There's another law stronger than the common law... The law of the land."''
-->-- '''Bull [=McCabe=]'''
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''The Field'' is a 1990 drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan, based on the play of the same name by John B. Keane. Set in early 1930s Ireland, the story follows aging farmer "Bull" [=McCabe=] (played by Creator/RichardHarris) who has spent most of his life cultivating a small field. When he learns the landowner decides to auction it, it becomes war between him and the townsfolk who want to buy it. The cast also includes Creator/SeanBean, Creator/JohnHurt, and Creator/TomBerenger.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.
-->-- '''Bull [=McCabe=]'''
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''The Field'' is a 1990 drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan, based on the play of the same name by John B. Keane. Set in early 1930s Ireland, the story follows aging farmer "Bull" [=McCabe=] (played by Creator/RichardHarris) who has spent most of his life cultivating a small field. When he learns the landowner decides to auction it, it becomes war between him and the townsfolk who want to buy it. The cast also includes Creator/SeanBean, Creator/JohnHurt, and Creator/TomBerenger.
The film was a major comeback role for Harris, who'd spent most of the previous decade mired in substance abuse issues and starring in schlock like ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' and ''[[Film/StrikeCommando Strike Commando II]]''. He was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his performance.
