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
as Quackser Fortune
Margot Kidder
as Zazel
Eileen Colgan
as Betsy Bourke
May Ollis
as Mrs Fortune
Seamus Forde
as Mr Fortune
David Kelly
as Maguire
Danny Cummins
as Donal
Liz Davis
as Kathleen Fortune
Tony Doyle
as Mike
Caroline Tully
as Vera Fortune
John Kelly
as Tim
Paul Murphy
as Damien
