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Release Date:
26 December 2001 (UK)
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Not Your Usual Suspects more
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A soccer star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. full summary | add synopsis
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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.
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99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:15
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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.
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Revealing mistakes: During the explosion in the final scene, the wall can be seen to flex, indicating that it is made of something more flimsy than a real prison wall.
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Prison Guard to Secretary: I wouldn't get too close Miss.
Tracey: Secretary to Danny: Why? You're not dangerous. Are you Mr. Footballer?
Danny Meehan: Danny to Secretary: Only if you've got a ball Miss.
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Tracey: Secretary to Danny: Why? You're not dangerous. Are you Mr. Footballer?
Danny Meehan: Danny to Secretary: Only if you've got a ball Miss.
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References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
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Baggy Trousers
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Based on Keenan Wynn's 'The Longest Yard', Fletcher adds Brit wit to the screenplay as Skolnick directs a splendid film. Of course the story isn't anything new (like most sports flicks) but the humour brings out the charm. The characters are fun to watch and funnily enough the actors have famously starred in Guy Ritchie films. It's as if they were in prison for the crimes they committed in those films. But, just to avoid any misconception, this isn't a crime-flick and it's very different from the Ritchie films, both in style and content. One doesn't have to be a football fan to enjoy it as the entertainment value is universal. The football match sequence was hilarious and if only the real matches were half entertaining! All the actors do a fine job but it is Vinnie Jones who carries the movie and it's nice to see him as a guy who gets beaten up in comparison to the tough guy roles he's typecast in. Overall, this is a fun little film, not one to be taken too seriously.