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The Football Factory (2004)

 -  Crime | Drama  -  14 May 2004 (UK)
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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten ... See full summary »

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Tommy Johnson
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Fred
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Zeberdee
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Michele Hallak ...
Shian
Daniel Naylor ...
Terry
Alison Egan ...
Barbara
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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using thier fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together. Shot in documentery style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frightingly real yet full of painful humour as the four characters extreme thoughts and actions unfold before us. Written by Wahida Begum

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What else you gonna do on a Saturday?

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Rated R for pervasive strong language, brutal violence, drug use and some sexuality | See all certifications »

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14 May 2004 (UK)  »

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Opening Weekend:

£207,683 (UK) (14 May 2004)

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£623,138 (UK) (28 May 2004)
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Trivia

Tommy Johnson walks into a lounge where his friend Rod is playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This game was made by Rockstar Games, who are also credited as being Executive Producers for the movie. Also, Danny Dyer who plays Tommy Johnson in Football Factory was the voice of Kent Paul in Vice City. See more »

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When Tommy and Billy leave the massage place and Billy gives Tommy the Viagra, Tommy is carrying his jacket. But in the next shot, when he is walking through town, he does not have it. See more »

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Raff: The geezer is a complete nutter who will never talk to us again, and everyone else thinks we're thieving little cunts.
Tommy Johnson: You are thieving little cunts.
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"Leather"
Written by Richard Fearless (as R. Maguire) and Tim Holmes (as T. Holmes)
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Was it all worth it?...'course it f***ing was!
29 March 2005 | by (Germany) – See all my reviews

Being German I'm not really into the Hooligan way of life. I'm just fond of the Brit way of making films and this one is just brilliant. Of course you can argue about whether the director Nick Love is showing the life of some football thugs too positive and without the "never do this, kids" attitude, but...this is just a great piece of film. It has terrific acting (especially Frank Harper does a great job), splendid camera and editing and a more than suiting soundtrack. Watched it with some pals and it was just great fun. The scene where Rod tells his girlfriend's parents about his inner thoughts is a highlight. So if you're able to shut out all thoughts of moral and you're just interested in 90 minutes of quality film-making of today...watch this. It's definitely all worth it!


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