Essex Boys (2000)

The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony ... See full summary »

Director:

Terry Winsor

Writers:

Jeff Pope, Terry Winsor

Stars:

Charlie Creed-Miles, Sean Bean, Gareth Milne

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Billy Reynolds
Sean Bean	...	Jason Locke
Gareth Milne	...	Chippy
Alex Kingston	...	Lisa Locke
Amelia Lowdell	...	Nicole
Larry Lamb	...	Peter Chase
Michael McKell	...	Wayne Lovell
Holly Davidson	...	Suzy Welch
Terence Rigby	...	Henry Hobbs
Tom Wilkinson	...	John Dyke
Billy Murray	...	Perry Elley
George Jackos	...	Kiri Christos
Sally Hurst	...	Beverley
Louise Landon	...	Jemma
Gary Love	...	Detective

Storyline

The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, three drug dealers well known to the police, were lured to Workhouse Lane, Rettendon. There they were blasted to death with a shot gun while sitting in their Range Rover. They had been lured to their deaths on the pretext of a lucrative drugs deal. The three bodies were found the following morning, 7 December 1995.

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Plot Keywords:

drug dealer | murder | essex | police | range rover | 

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Taglines:

Some lines should never be crossed.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Gangsters - The Essex Boys

Filming Locations:

Essex, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£111,548 (UK) (14 July 2000)

Gross:

£441,128 (UK) (4 August 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Billy Reynolds: [voiceover] See 'im, Peter, he's the top boy - he runs the show. And 'im, Wayne, does whatever Peter tells 'im. And Jason, well, every firm needs a mad acid-bath murderer, don't they?

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Crazy Credits

Statement in opening titles: "This story is inspired by a single true event. It left three men dead, two serving life imprisonment and another living under an assumed identity. The rest is fiction, as are all the characters."

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Soundtracks

"Feel Me"
Performed by D.Stabiliser

User Reviews

If you liked "Blue Velvet"...

I didn't really like this movie, but had to admit it was compelling. Sean Bean gives a performance as the evil drug thug that compares favorably (if that's the word I want) with Dennis Hopper's crazed bully in "Blue Velvet." It's outstanding work, but if you're a Sharpe fan (and who isn't?) it may be a bit jarring. I mean, this guy throws acid in faces, beats his wife, laughs at suffering, rapes a teenager and strangles her more or less accidentally. That's in addition to selling the drugs and other criminal activities.

Bean is, in fact, so good at being bad, he almost tips the movie over. Alex Kingston and Jim Wilkinson - versatile, dependable and often outstanding actors themselves, do what they can to take a scene away from him, and never quite manage. Charlie Creed-Miles, as the innocent who gets drawn into all this, is quite convincingly intimidated.

An icy jazz score and crisp direction keep the story moving along at a brisk pace. You may be repulsed, but you probably won't be bored.