What's the Difference between Angela's Ashes the Book and Angela's Ashes the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Angela McCourt
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Angela McCourt
Portrayed by: Emily Watson
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Malachy McCourt
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Malachy McCourt
Portrayed by: Robert Carlyle
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt
Portrayed by: Michael Legge
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Angela's Ashes Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
The McCourts eat a pig's head for their Christmas dinner. |
They eat a sheep's head. |
Margaret McCourt is born in America. |
She is born in Ireland.
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Angela and Malachy meet in New York. Angela becomes pregnant and they get married because of the coming baby. |
This isn't discussed. |
Frank gets in a fight with Laman because of his bike. |
He fights because he makes fun of his mother.
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