Snatch. (2000)

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writer:

Guy Ritchie

Stars:

Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt

Top 250 #108 | 4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benicio Del Toro	...	Franky Four Fingers
Dennis Farina	...	Cousin Avi
Vinnie Jones	...	Bullet-Tooth Tony
Brad Pitt	...	Mickey O'Neil
Rade Serbedzija	...	Boris the Blade (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Jason Statham	...	Turkish
Alan Ford	...	Brick Top
Mike Reid	...	Doug the Head
Robbie Gee	...	Vinny
Lennie James	...	Sol
Ewen Bremner	...	Mullet
Jason Flemyng	...	Darren
Ade	...	Tyrone
William Beck	...	Neil
Andy Beckwith	...	Errol

Storyline

Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Pitt, a 'pikey' ( slang for an Irish Gypsy)- who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Pitt not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog!

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | boxing | fight | gypsy | boxer | 

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Taglines:

Stealin' Stones and Breakin' Bones

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diamonds

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

£6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,932 (USA) (8 December 2000)

Gross:

$30,093,107 (USA) (9 March 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, SKA Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Vinnie Jones is introduced in the movie, he is slamming a man's head in a car door, It was the head of stunt co-coordinator and action director Tom Delmar, who volunteered for the job.

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Goofs

The diamond switches back and forth between 84 and 86 karats throughout the movie.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Turkish: [narrating] My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My parents to be were on the same plane when it crashed. That's how they met. They named me after the name of the plane. Not many people are named after a plane crash. That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but I know he was really named after a famous 19th century ballet dancer.

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, "Gypsy kids" is misspelled "Gyspy kids."

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Connections

Spoofs Lock, Stock... (2000)

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Soundtracks

"SENSUAL WOMAN"
Written and Produced by Jake Wherry & Ollie Teeba
Performed by The Herbaliser
Courtesy of Ninja Tunes

User Reviews

A Comedy Masterpiece

"Snatch" is fantastic; and not least because it demonstrates emphatically that the British movie industry is capable of rivaling even the best of what Hollywood can offer.

"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was one of the funniest movies released in recent years, and "Snatch" takes everything that "Lock, Stock..." did so well and does it even better.

Back are the cleverly intertwined plotlines, the hilarious one-liners, and the simultaneously intimidating and comedic London villains. So is the skillful editing, and often original cinematographic style. This time however, it all looks somewhat slicker and better funded, and alongside the British regulars are the odd American celebrity (Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro).

Everyone in the film puts in an excellent performance, but Pitt stands out as a charismatic and near-incomprehensible Gypsy boxer.

Like Ritchie's earlier film, this one takes a little while to find its feet, but once it does the pace doesn't slacken until the finale. One scene featuring three guys and a squeaking dog in a stolen car stands out particularly, and left the audience at my local cinema almost weeping as punchline after punchline was uttered.

When it comes to comedies, I cannot recommend this one highly enough. If you're after a good laugh, you won't find much to better "Snatch".