The Football Factory (2004)

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

John King (novel)
Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

What else you gonna do on a Saturday?

Plot:

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join...

Plot Keywords:

Cockney Accent | Chelsea | Drugs | Racism | Shot In The Head

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Tommy Johnson
Frank Harper	...	Billy Bright
Tamer Hassan	...	Fred
Roland Manookian	...	Zeberdee
Neil Maskell	...	Rod
Dudley Sutton	...	Bill Farrell
Jamie Foreman	...	Cabbie
Tony Denham	...	Harris (as Anthony Denham)
Calum McNab	...	Raff
John Junkin	...	Albert Moss
Sophie Linfield	...	Tamara
Kara Tointon	...	Shie
Michele Hallak	...	Shian
Daniel Naylor	...	Terry
Alison Egan	...	Barbara
Adam Bolton	...	Adam
Philip Dunbar	...	Judge
Ronnie Large	...	Referee
Harry Lynch	...	Billy Bright's Son 1
Andrew Routledge	...	Billy Bright's Son 2
Terry McKenna	...	Young Kid 1
Darren Wilson	...	Young Kid 2
Joe McCorry	...	Young Kid 3
Reggie Bisset	...	Squirt
Claire McNamara	...	Woman with Pram
Christopher Ravenscroft	...	Tamara's Father
Lin Blakley	...	Tamara's Mother
Danny Rees	...	Scouser 1
Simon Wier	...	Scouser 2
Diana Van Proosdy	...	Mavis
Ricky Eastop	...	Young Tommy
Jack Mason	...	10 Year Old Tommy
Alfie Southion	...	Young Zeberdee
Dan Mead	...	Flower Seller
Ricci McLeod	...	Luke
Sonny France	...	Young Billy Bright
Joe Lineham	...	Young Rod
Louise Liddiard	...	Young Girl 1
Zoe Knight	...	Young Girl 2
Greg Donaldson	...	Barman
Luke Healy	...	Waiter
Avtar Kaul	...	Indian Man
Anil Lal	...	Indian Child
Tom Young	...	Young Raff
Tessa Worsley	...	Mrs. Farrell
Paul Pariser	...	Tommy Johnson's Dad
Luing Andrews	...	Billy Bright's Dad
Jayne Levy	...	Sauna Girl 1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Alderman	...	Man in Pub
Martyn Barry	...	Millwall fan
Justin Greene	...	Man in Pub
Alan Hudson
Stephen Humby	...	Hooligan
Danny Kelly	...	Radio announcer
Steven Lawson	...	Millwall thug
Samantha Love	...	Sauna Girl 2
David Molyneux	...	Hooligan
Peter Osgood
Andy Parfitt	...	Micky
Dan Pozzetti	...	Man in Pub
Frida Show	...	Nurse
Clive Stace	...	Man in Pub
Roberta Thompson	...	Court Stenographer

Directed by
Nick Love

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John King		novel
Nick Love		writer

Produced by
Jack Armstrong	....	line producer
Robert Blagojevic	....	executive producer
Frank Harper	....	associate producer
Jamie Macdermott	....	line producer
Allan Niblo	....	producer
Stephen North	....	associate producer
Rupert Preston	....	executive producer
James Richardson	....	producer

Original Music by
Ivor Guest

Cinematography by
Damian Bromley

Film Editing by
Stuart Gazzard

Casting by
Sam Chandley

Production Design by
Paul Burns

Art Direction by
Emily Straight

Set Decoration by
Amy Dewar

Costume Design by
Jayne Gregory

Makeup Department
Rebecca Holland	....	assistant makeup artist
Deanne Turner	....	hair stylist
Deanne Turner	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Liza Carmel	....	production manager
Michael Reuter	....	post-production manager
Melanie Reynard	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Hagger	....	first assistant director: second unit
James Hagger	....	second assistant director
Jamie Macdermott	....	first assistant director
Ben Pound	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Joe Borowski	....	art department runner
Jozef Borowski	....	art department runner
Nick Elson	....	set dresser
Lisa Fernell	....	art department assistant
Amy Holloway	....	set dresser
Tudor Jones	....	construction manager
Andrew Lavin	....	set dresser
Guy Manners	....	dresser
Duane Marshall	....	stand-by art director
Kerry-Ellen Maxwell	....	props assistant

Sound Department
Tim Barker	....	sound recordist
Daniel Birch	....	sound mixer
Dan Birch	....	sound mixer
Martin Cunningham	....	boom operator
Max Hoskins	....	supervising sound editor
Keith Marriner	....	sound designer
Bernd Popella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexandra Raveane	....	assistant sound editor
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Matthias Schwab	....	foley mixer
Adam West	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
David Harris	....	special effects (as Dave Harris)

Visual Effects by
Jan Stoltz	....	visual effects artist
Jens Vielhaben	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Bill Davey	....	stunts
Dave Fisher	....	stunts
David Garrick	....	stunts
James Grogan	....	stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator (as Glen Marks)
Andy Merchant	....	stunt performer
Diz Sharpe	....	stunts
Reg Wayment	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Alexander	....	steadicam operator
Neil Flaherty	....	second assistant camera
Rab Harling	....	focus puller
David Hilton	....	focus puller
Jani Jance	....	third assistant camera
Lorraine Jones	....	first assistant camera
Sophie Laslett	....	still photographer
Jim Lennon	....	gaffer
Ben Robinson	....	camera operator: epk
Carolina Schmidtholstein	....	best boy
Tom Scott	....	rigger
Seth Wagstaff	....	sparks

Casting Department
Kate Brasier	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Spiteri	....	wardrobe assistant
Vicky West	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Amy Adams	....	first assistant editor
Gilly Butterworth	....	second assistant editor
Vera Jeske	....	colorist

Music Department
Ivor Guest	....	score mixer
Lol Hammond	....	music supervisor
Steve Parr	....	score mixer
Sacha Puttnam	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Guy Manners	....	driver: props

Other crew
Wahida Begum	....	unit publicist
David Colenutt	....	location assistant
Julie Daly-Wallman	....	script supervisor
Catia Di Giorgio	....	runner: additional photography
Gideon Gold	....	director: title sequence
Gideon Gold	....	title designer: main titles
Chris Gudgeon	....	weapons armorer
Emma Hartley	....	archive researcher
David Lawrence	....	runner
Layla Lee	....	script supervisor
Philip Pinchin	....	location manager
Melanie Reynard	....	location assistant
Lucilla Russell	....	production assistant
Yasin Salazar	....	runner
David Scott	....	set runner
Jo Sheehan	....	location manager: additional photography
Anna Tracey	....	production coordinator
Marc Vincent	....	floor runner
Matt Walmsley	....	runner

Production Companies

• Vertigo Films

Distributors

• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 21st Century Pictures (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• FF Film & Music (2004) (Hungary) (all media)
• Image Entertainment
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (video)
• Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Vertigo Films (UK) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting equipment
• Better Sound  sound equipment
• Elektrofilm  post-production facilities
• Goldcrest Post Production London  editing equipment
• Hear No Evil Studios  score mixed at
• Optex Rentals  camera equipment
• Reelsound  post-production sound

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, brutal violence, drug use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:-16 (DVD) | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Vertigo Films

Trivia:

During the encounter between Billy Bright and Millwall Fred at the junior game, Frank Harper ad-libbed most of his lines, including the "Kebab shop" racial slur. The anger shown by Tamer Hassan is genuine and Nick Love kept it in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Billy Bright: C'mon, *jog on*!

Movie Connections:

Features Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Dogzilla

This is reality, folks

Football violence is a horrible thing. Period. What "The football factory" shows us is a bit of reasoning behind why, seemingly normal go out and beat the crap out of each other because of a game with 22 guys and a ball. The truth is, it has nothing to do with the game. How the team actually does really doesn't matter, as long as you get to play your rivals because it's about togetherness and escaping the dreariness of everyday life. In a sick a twisted way of course, but it's the only way for these guys. The movie itself goes by at a million miles an hour and gives us characters that seem both believable and real, and a really touching story of a friendship that has lasted through the ages. The main character Tommy is a really interesting one: He knows he's on the path to destruction and through visions of his own demise, he realizes that it's all going to hell and that he (along with the other hang-arounds) are along for the ride. It's a movie that is definitely worth an hour and a half of your time and you Americans should praise yourself lucky that at least you got one thing right: You know how to behave at sporting events (hell, at NFL games they have barbecues out in the parking lot where fans of the opposing teams eat and hang out together. Just imagine that at a Tottenham-Chelsea or Roma-Lazio game!)