TV Guide: Adam Butcher

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Set in the early 1950s, the film stars Adam Butcher as Ralph Walker, a teenager attending a Catholic private school. Ralph's father was killed in World War II before the beginning of the movie, and his mother is seen to have cancer. Ralph is naturally prone to mischief and often finds himself an outcast among his classmates. He tries to emulate the conduct of grown ups, and is caught smoking cigarettes and masturbating by the headmaster of his school. Already labeled a troublemaker, Ralph is forced to join the school's cross-country team to relieve him of his excess energy and "evil tendencies".

Video: Saint Ralph - Trailer

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:02:02 -0500

A young man with big dreams sets out to do the seemingly impossible in this bittersweet comedy drama. Ralph Walker (Adam Butcher) is a 14-year-old boy growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1954. Ralph is convinced he's cut out to do something remarkable some day, but he hasn't quite decided what, and at the moment he has other things to worry about. Ralph's father has recently died, as have his grandparents, and his mother (Shauna MacDonald) is severely ill and in the hospital, leaving the boy to fend for himself at home. Despite Ralph's tragic circumstances and his attendance at a Catholic school led by strict headmaster Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent), the young man maintains a cheeky attitude and often gets on the wrong side of his teachers, and one remarkable display of poor behavior causes Fitzpatrick to sentence Ralph to membership on the school's cross-country team. The team's coach, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott), discovers Ralph has real talent as a runner, and encourages t

Photo: Terminal City - Gil Bellows as Ari, Adam Butcher as Nicky

courtesy Sundance Channel — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:00:00 -0500

Terminal City, Gil Bellows, Adam Butcher

Photo: Terminal City - Adam Butcher as Nicky, Katie Boland as Sarah

courtesy Sundance Channel — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:00:00 -0500

Terminal City, Adam Butcher, Katie Boland