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Writers (WGA):
Tracy Keenan Wynn (earlier screenplay "The Longest Yard")Charlie Fletcher (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 December 2001 (UK) moreTagline:
Not Your Usual Suspects morePlot:
A soccer star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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"He Doesn't Have My Permission to Die Yet!": Twelve Evil Movie Wardens (From IFC. 3 September 2009, 7:43 AM, PDT)
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2001, 1981, 1971 = a classic theme more (72 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Vinnie Jones | ... | Danny Meehan | |
| David Kelly | ... | Doc | |
| David Hemmings | ... | Governor | |
| Ralph Brown | ... | Burton | |
| Vas Blackwood | ... | Massive | |
| Robbie Gee | ... | Trojan | |
| Geoff Bell | ... | Ratchett | |
| John Forgeham | ... | Charlie Sykes | |
| Sally Phillips | ... | Tracey | |
| Danny Dyer | ... | Billy the Limpet | |
| Jason Flemyng | ... | Bob Likely | |
| Jason Statham | ... | Monk | |
| Martin Wimbush | ... | Z | |
| David Reid | ... | Barman | |
| David Cropman | ... | Second Barman |
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Rated R for language and some violence.Parents Guide:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Norway:15Fun Stuff
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At the end of the movie the match commentators give the following speech: "Guards of Pentonville, guards of Wandsworth, Walton nick in Liverpool, policemen of Britain, traffic wardens and parole officers, wheel clampers, your boys have taken a hell of a beating today! A hell of a beating!" This speech is a direct reference to Norwegian sports commentator Bjørge Lillelien who made British headlines, when in 1981, Norway beat England during the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and he gave the following emotional response: "[In Norwegian] We are the best in the world! We are the best in the world! We have beaten England 2-1 at football! It is totally incredible! We have beaten England! England, home of giants: Looooord Nelson, Looooord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana. We have beaten them all, we have beaten them all! [In English] Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? [In Norwegian] Maggie Thatcher, I have a message to you during the election: We have beaten England out of the World Championship in football! Maggie Thatcher, as they say in your language in the boxing-bars around Madison Square Garden: [in English] Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" However, despite the loss, England continued on to qualify for the World Cup finals, while Norway did not. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Flipped shot: In the opening scenes, when Danny is being chased by the police, his driving position changes from right-hand drive to left-hand drive, then back again between shots. moreQuotes:
[Watching the monk practice karate]Doc: Apparently he killed 23 men with his bare hands.
Danny Meehan: Maybe I should take up karate.
Doc: That was before he took up karate.
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Vinnie Jones as "Danny Meehan" and Jason Statham as "Monk" deliver solid performances on a solid theme of a movie. I particularly liked Statham (who played "Turkish" in _Snatch_) because this proved to me how solid of an *actor* he is. I was totally convinced by his performance and forgot the actor behind the mask. Statham was totally dedicated to this role and it showed every second he was on camera.
Solid production, solid casting, supporting roles by all. 9/10
-Zafoid