In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The dung man has ignored warnings from his family and suddenly the horses have been banned from Dublin. His new love is leaving for America and he must find a way to cope with the new reality.
Gene Wilder
Margot Kidder
Eileen Colgan
May Ollis
Seamus Forde
David Kelly
Danny Cummins
Liz Davis
Tony Doyle
Caroline Tully
John Kelly
Paul Murphy
Brendan Matthews
David Hogarty
Patrick Smith