Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writer:

Guy Ritchie (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.

Plot:

Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.

Plot Keywords:

Poker | England | Mob Enforcer | London England | Snorricam

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jason Flemyng	...	Tom
Dexter Fletcher	...	Soap
Nick Moran	...	Eddie
Jason Statham	...	Bacon
Steven Mackintosh	...	Winston
Nicholas Rowe	...	J
Nick Marcq	...	Charles
Charles Forbes	...	Willie
Vinnie Jones	...	Big Chris
Lenny McLean	...	Barry the Baptist
Peter McNicholl	...	Little Chris
P.H. Moriarty	...	'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale
Frank Harper	...	Dog
Steve Sweeney	...	Plank
Huggy Leaver	...	Paul
Tony McMahon	...	John
Stephen Marcus	...	Nick the Greek
Vas Blackwood	...	Rory Breaker
Sting	...	JD
Jake Abraham	...	Dean
Rob Brydon	...	Traffic Warden (as Robert Brydon)
Stephen Callender-Ferrier	...	Lenny
Steve Collins	...	Boxing Gym Bouncer
Elwin 'Chopper' David	...	Nathan
Vera Day	...	Tanya
Jimmy Flint	...	Don
Alan Ford	...	Alan / Narrator
Ronnie Fox	...	Mickey
Sid Golder	...	Phil (as Sidney Golder)
Alex Hall	...	Slick
John Houchin	...	Doorman
Derek Howard	...	Policeman (as Josie Huard)
Danny John-Jules	...	Barfly Jack
Bal Jusar	...	Gordon
Tim Maurice-Jones	...	Drowning Man
Victor McGuire	...	Gary
Mark Mooney	...	Serg
Suzy Ratner	...	Gloria
David Reid	...	Samoan Jo (as David 'Disco' Reid)
Graham Stevens	...	Policeman
Jimmy Tarbuck	...	John O'Driscoll (as James Tarbuck)
Andrew Tiernan	...	Man in Pub (as Andy Tiernan)
Richard Vanstone	...	Frazer
Matthew Vaughn	...	Yuppie in Car

Directed by
Guy Ritchie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Guy Ritchie		writer

Produced by
Stephen Marks	....	executive producer
Georgia Masters	....	co-producer
Peter Morton	....	executive producer
Angad Paul	....	executive producer
Sebastian Pearson	....	associate producer
Jan Roldanus	....	associate producer
Trudie Styler	....	executive producer
Steve Tisch	....	executive producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos	....	line producer
Matthew Vaughn	....	producer
Jon Slan	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
David A. Hughes
John Murphy

Cinematography by
Tim Maurice-Jones

Film Editing by
Niven Howie

Casting by
Celestia Fox
Guy Ritchie

Production Design by
Iain Andrews
Eve Mavrakis

Set Decoration by
Jacalyn Hyman

Costume Design by
Stephanie Collie

Makeup Department
Rebekah McVitie	....	makeup artist
Linda A. Morton	....	hair stylist supervisor
Linda A. Morton	....	makeup supervisor
Ros Peat	....	makeup artist
Catherine Scoble	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Adam Bohling	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Burt	....	third assistant director
David Reid	....	first assistant director
Daniel Toland	....	second assistant director
Sean Guest	....	additional first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Alex Chandon	....	props
Phil Donoghue	....	special props and effects
Rupert Gartrell	....	stand-by carpenter
Nick Gottschalk	....	art department assistant
Shay Leonard	....	props
Simon Morrissey	....	property master
Hannah Moseley	....	assistant art director
Susie Plant	....	props runner
Fanny Taylor	....	prop buyer

Sound Department
Tony Anscombe	....	adr recordist
Matthew Collinge	....	sound designer
Steve Cook	....	sound supervisor
Henry Dobson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arthur Fenn	....	boom operator (as Arthur Turner)
Simon Hayes	....	sound recordist (as Simon 'Purple' Hayes)
Scott Jones	....	foley recordist
Marc Lawes	....	foley editor
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist (as Clare Mahoney)
Graham McCarthy	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Danny Sheehan	....	supervising sound editor
Jez Spencer	....	foley editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Casper Lailey	....	special effects technician
Ken Lailey	....	special effects supervisor
Alastair Vardy	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Martin Body	....	rostrum cameraman
Rob Gordon	....	digital online editor
Courtney Vanderslice	....	head of production: Cinesite
Paul Lambert	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Graydon	....	stunts
Sy Hollands	....	stunt driver (as Sy Holland)
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Bateman	....	generator operator
Dean Kennedy	....	best boy
Jake Marcuson	....	clapper loader
Richard Oxley	....	electrician
Sebastian Pearson	....	still photographer
Peter Wignall	....	camera operator
Terry Williams	....	camera grip

Casting Department
Emma Buckley	....	casting assistant
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sue Coates	....	dresser
Lisa Shanley	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Heather Clarke	....	post-production coordinator
Martin McGlone	....	color grader
Matt Reed	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nicola Fletcher	....	music supervisor
Daniel L. Griffiths	....	additional score production
Laurence Kaye	....	music supervisor
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Greg Francis	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Mark Hinton Stewart	....	assistant music supervisor (uncredited)

Other crew
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer
Dan Cadan	....	production runner
Ayo Davis	....	production assistant
Lyn Gaskin	....	set runner
Kathy Hughes	....	script supervisor
Jessica Kirsh	....	unit publicist
Johanna Pilgrim	....	assistant to producer
Jules Powell	....	runner
Andrew Rosen	....	production assistant: Paragon/Handmade
Christina Shadick	....	location accountant
Tina Shadick	....	assistant production accountant
Eddie Standish	....	location manager
Karen Walter	....	production accountant
Julian Weaver	....	on-set rigger
Laura Zatloukal	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• HandMade Films
• Polygram Filmed Entertainment
• SKA Films
• Steve Tisch Company, The
• Summit Entertainment

Distributors

• Polygram Filmed Entertainment (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• Gramercy Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• BDG
• BV-film AS (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Columbia Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Falcon (1999) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Distribution (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• REP Distribution (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• V8 (2001) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (visual effects)
• Ken Lailey Effects

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting rental facility
• ARRI Media  camera rental
• General Screen Enterprises  opticals
• Hammerhead Television Facilities  steadicam equipment
• Magmasters Sound Studios  post-production
• Maverick Records  soundtrack published by
• Media Film Services  camera equipment
• Mr. Youngs  projection
• Parr Street Studios  score recorded at
• Peerless Camera Company  titles
• Ray Knight Casting  extras casting
• Soho Images  video post-production
• Summit Entertainment  sales
• Ugly Models  extras casting

Also Known As:

Two Smoking Barrels (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

107 min | 120 min (director's cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bethnal Green Town Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Company:

HandMade Films

Trivia:

The music that plays just before Hatchet Harry shoots Gary with the antique shotgun is from Per qualche dollaro in più (1965). It's from a pocket watch that Del Indio would play, and when the music stopped he would draw and shoot someone.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When "the neighbors" are torturing some unknown criminals - the leader is standing on one guy, hitting golf balls at another guy who is hanging upside down in his underwear. The first golf swing is using a metal wood, then he asks for a five iron. However, the club handed to him is clearly not a five iron, but another metal wood.

Quotes:

Barfly Jack: He then proceeds to order an Aristotle of the most ping-pong tiddly in the Nuclear sub.

Movie Connections:

References The Pawnshop (1916)

Soundtrack:

Oh Girl

Comedy Noir well done

I'm not sure whether to call this a black comedy or a comedy-noir. The story is about four working class lads who have each managed to save up 25,000 pounds to spot their card-shark friend for a high-stakes poker game with "Hatchet" Harry, the local gangster.

Unfortunately, Harry's game is rigged and the four end up owing Harry half a million pounds, with just one week to come up with the cash. What ensues is a set of schemes, counter-schemes, rip-offs, and bad/good luck that demand you pay attention. On several occasions I had to pause the video just to take stock of which gang was planning what.

The final thirty minutes of the film, as the plots all collide and overlap, turn set-piece shoot outs into comedic punchlines. The comedy is driven by exploding our expectations of what are otherwise pretty standard scenes from the film-noir genre.

The acting is strong and the script very tight. Although I am not normally a fan of voice overs, this one informs without spoiling the action. And I liked the use of the slow-motion to disrupt the action and keep me paying attention.

While this film may not be for everyone, if you enjoy a darker pallette, this may be right up your alley.