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Brassed Off (1996) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 12,358 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 127 user | 52 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band. Director:Mark HermanWriter:Mark Herman |
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Cast
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Ida
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Simmo
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McKenzie
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Greasley
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Mrs. Foggan
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In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And who's side is Gloria actually on? Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 May 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brassed Off! See more »Filming Locations:
British Waterways Wharf, Friars Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£1,674,359 (UK) (15 November 1996)Gross:
$2,560,471 (USA) (8 August 1997)Company Credits
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Danny: Crap! That's what that was! A load of bloody crap.
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Written by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (as Parry)
Lyrics by William Blake (as Blake)
Arr. Herbert
Published by Boosey and Co Limited
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Kate Winslet and Catherine Zeta-Jones were both considered for the part of Gloria. See more »Quotes
[at a rehearsal, the band finish playing The Helston Floral Dance, apparently flawlessly]Danny: Crap! That's what that was! A load of bloody crap.
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Person With Most Credits - Trevor Jones See more »Soundtracks
"Jerusalem"Written by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (as Parry)
Lyrics by William Blake (as Blake)
Arr. Herbert
Published by Boosey and Co Limited
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This is British Cinema at its very best and has been my favourite film of all time since I first saw it on the big screen. I cannot think of two more powerful performances committed to celluloid than those of Peter Postlethwaite and Stephen Tompkinson. There is so much emotion in "Brassed Off" that anyone who fails to be moved must have a heart of stone...if indeed they have a heart at all. People I know (or reviews I have read) that didn't like the film have criticised the intense political messages within it, but in my opinion these folk are missing the point entirely. It's true that there is a fierce undercurrent of anti right wing leaning running through the movie, but to portray the characters any other way would be factually inaccurate. Some may view Thatcher as a Saint, but characters like those in Brassed Off can only ever view her as an evil tyrant. Anyway I'm going off on a tangent now. My point is this: Brassed Off is a very humane picture that paints a picture of early eighties folk who have been robbed of their livelihood, yet still manages to be funny, charming, heartwarming, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. A truly wonderful film.