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The Football Factory (2004) 6.8
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 » Director:Nick Love |
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Cast
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Tommy Johnson
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Fred
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Zeberdee
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Rod
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Cabbie
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Tony Denham | ... |
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Calum MacNab | ... |
Raff
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John Junkin | ... |
Albert Moss
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Tamara
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Tameka
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Michele Hallak | ... |
Shian
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Daniel Naylor | ... |
Terry
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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?Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language, brutal violence, drug use and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 May 2004 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
£207,683 (UK) (14 May 2004)Gross:
£623,138 (UK) (28 May 2004)Company Credits
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Billy Bright: Right, which one's staring at me.
Rod: The one with the hat on. Please don't start Bill.
Billy Bright: [pointing at fan] Right see you you cunt, I'll cut you first.
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Written by Mike Skinner (as M. Skinner)
Performed by Mike Skinner
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Tommy Johnson's Grandfather is seen wearing a poppy and getting ready to attend Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Sunday is in November, the 3rd round FA Cup games are held the first weekend in January. See more »Quotes
Rod: Let's get out of here Bill, there's six Stoke fans staring right at us.Billy Bright: Right, which one's staring at me.
Rod: The one with the hat on. Please don't start Bill.
Billy Bright: [pointing at fan] Right see you you cunt, I'll cut you first.
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Soundtracks
"You're Fit But You Know It"Written by Mike Skinner (as M. Skinner)
Performed by Mike Skinner
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The Football Factory is movie about football (soccer) fans. Since they seem to be more interested in fighting than in actually watching the games this is certainly no sports film so don't let the title fool you. It's also based upon a novel that I haven't even heard of, but that could perhaps be because I'm in Sweden.
The Football Factory is a very episodic movie. Mostly it works, but sometimes I felt like I wanted to spend more time with main character Tommy Johnson or that they should at least had focused on fewer characters. Sometimes I felt that a scene was working really well, but the story quickly focused on other things. As I said, more often than not the episodic feel works fine, but not all the time.
As in almost all English movies the acting's great. From minor characters to main characters... they feel real. I especially think the voice over sounds very authentic: it's Tommy speaking, not actor Danny Dryer reading.
I think this is a good movie, it's rather violent and upsetting at times, but also funny and entertaining.