24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997)

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience,... See full summary »

Director:

Shane Meadows

Writers:

Paul Fraser, Shane Meadows

Stars:

Danny Nussbaum, Toby, Bob Hoskins

12 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Nussbaum	...	Tim
Toby	...	Woody (the Dog)
Bob Hoskins	...	Alan Darcy
Bruce Jones	...	Tim's Dad (Geoff)
Annette Badland	...	Tim's Mother (Pat)
Justin Brady	...	Gadget
James Hooton	...	'Wolfman' Knighty
Darren O. Campbell	...	Daz (as Darren Campbell)
Krishan Beresford	...	Young Darcy
Karl Collins	...	Stuart
Anthony Clarke	...	Youngy
Johann Myers	...	Benny
Jimmy Hynd	...	Meggy
Mat Hand	...	Wesley Fagash
Dominic Dillon	...	Court Security Man (as Lord Dominic Dillon of Eldon)

Storyline

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Soon he opens a training facility which is accepted gratefully by them and the gangs start to grow together into friends. Darcy manages to organize a public fight for them to prove what they have learned. A training camp with hiking tours into the mountains of Wales forge the group into a tight-knit club society. With the day of the fight drawing closer, the young boxers get more and more excited.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | gang | boxing | hiking | working class | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence, language and drugs, and for strong scenes of sexuality

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Twentyfour Seven

Filming Locations:

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

DEM 9,073 (Germany) (1 May 1998)

Gross:

DEM 9,073 (Germany) (1 May 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Scala Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trip to Wales was actually filmed in the Pennines, a mountain chain in the middle of England.

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Quotes

Alan Darcy: You have to go to court now, or they'll come here and they won't you to court, they'll take you straight to jail.
Wesley Fagash: [after a pause] But I want to go to bed!

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Connections

References Neighbours (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Ramble On Love"
Performed by Marc-Andre Hamelin
On Hyperion
Written by Strauss/Hofmannsthal/Graininger
Published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishing Ltd.
Recording courtesy of Hyperion Records, London

User Reviews

Hard, gritty black & white stuff!

A gritty black & white film from the 25 year old director, Shane Meadows. Darcy, (played by Bob Hoskins in one of his better roles since MONA LISA & THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY), decides to take a bunch of restless teenagers off the streets and into the boxing ring. Then we go through the process of the bonding and the struggle as the boys come good. It begins as a realistic social drama and ends that way. I was glad to see that it didn't sell out.