The Football Factory (2004)

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

Nick Love
John King (novel)

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:

Drugs | Violence | Shot In The Head | Racial Slur | Police

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 MacNab	...	Raff
John Junkin	...	Albert Moss
Sophie Linfield	...	Tamara
Kara Tointon	...	Tameka
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
Samantha Love	...	Sauna Girl 2
Stephen Alderman	...	Man in Pub
Dan Pozzetti	...	Man in Pub
Clive Stace	...	Man in Pub
Justin Greene	...	Man in Pub
Roberta Thompson	...	Court Stenographer
Ravinder Kang	...	Asian Family Member
Bobby Parashar	...	Asian Family Member
Chandelee Mandakini	...	Asian Family Member
Murray Clark	...	Vicar
Robin Sneller	...	TV Commentator (voice)
Danny Baker	...	Radio Commentator (voice)
Marcus Kelly	...	Radio Commentator (voice) (as Danny Kelly)
Pete Stevens	...	Radio Commentator (voice)
Mark O'Donnell	...	Radio Commentator (voice)
Peter Osgood	...	Himself
Alan Hudson	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Howard	...	West Ham firm
Darren Luckin	...	Millwall thug
Andy Parfitt	...	Micky
Sid Karne	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Steven Lawson	...	Millwall thug (uncredited)
Dave Wiltshire	...	Dave Kool Wiltshire (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Love

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

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
James Moriarty		(documentary segment)

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 (as Jozef Borowski)
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
Dan Birch	....	sound mixer
Daniel 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
Neil Harrison	....	senior systems administrator
Vera Jeske Younan	....	colorist (as Vera Jeske)
Florian Obrecht	....	on-line editor

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
David Scott	....	runner/driver
Jo Sheehan	....	location manager: additional photography
Anna Tracey	....	production coordinator
Marc Vincent	....	floor runner
Matt Walmsley	....	runner

Production Companies

• Vertigo Films
• Rockstar Games (executive producer)

Distributors

• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Vertigo Films (UK) (theatrical)
• 21st Century Pictures (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• FF Film & Music (2004) (Hungary) (all media)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2004) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Image Entertainment
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (video)
• Nordisk Film (2005) (Finland) (VHS) (DVD)

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
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Reelsound  post-production sound
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

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:

USA:R | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | France:-16 (DVD) | Portugal:M/18 | 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:

Earl's Court, 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:

Anachronisms: 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.

Quotes:

Tamara:So... What do you do, then, Thomas?
Tommy Johnson:[Thomas? I kick people's fuckin' heads in for a laugh. And you should know, div. You read the charges out] Me? I work long and hard.

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtrack:

Leather

Good movie

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.