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Meet The Boys Who Are Making History! morePlot:
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Historical cage match: 'The Tudors' vs. Jane Austen (From Watcher. 27 March 2008, 10:16 PM, PDT)
Bloom Pulls Out Of Nick Hornby Film (From WENN. 18 March 2008, 12:17 AM, PDT)
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Almost a First moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Samuel Anderson | ... | Crowther | |
| James Corden | ... | Timms | |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... | Irwin | |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Hector | |
| Frances de la Tour | ... | Mrs. Lintott | |
| Andrew Knott | ... | Lockwood | |
| Russell Tovey | ... | Rudge | |
| Jamie Parker | ... | Scripps | |
| Dominic Cooper | ... | Dakin | |
| Samuel Barnett | ... | Posner | |
| Sacha Dhawan | ... | Akhtar | |
| Clive Merrison | ... | The Headmaster | |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Mrs. Bibby | |
| Adrian Scarborough | ... | Wilkes | |
| Georgia Taylor | ... | Fiona |
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Rated R for language and sexual content.Parents Guide:
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109 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | USA:R | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Ireland:16 | UK:15MOVIEmeter: 
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Richard Griffiths' character rides a Velocette motorcycle moreGoofs:
Factual errors: At the start of the film several school subjects are mentioned, including Media Studies. Media Studies is a relatively new subject that certainly wouldn't have been taught in provincial Sheffield in 1983. moreQuotes:
Dakin: How do you think history happens?Tom Irwin: What?
Dakin: How does stuff happen, do you think? People decide to do stuff. Make moves. Alter things.
Tom Irwin: I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Dakin: No? Think about it.
Tom Irwin: Some do... make moves, I suppose. Others react to events. In 1939 Hitler made a move on Poland. Poland defended itself.
Dakin: ...gave in.
Tom Irwin: Is that what you mean?
Dakin: No. Not Poland anyway. Was Poland taken by surprise?
Tom Irwin: To some extent. Though they knew something was up.
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A very good film - not setting black against white but looking at flawed people and complex arguments. Also brilliantly funny.
Not quite as good as the play because some balance was lost - I think this was due to pressure of time, A lot of the classroom debate and argument was shortened, the glimpses into the present were omitted so that Irwin's descent into pure spin was not seen and a couple of the boys characters weren't fleshed out enough. This combined to throw the obviously shocking scenes, such as Hector's behaviour, too much into the centre of the film. The classroom performances also jarred as a bit too theatrical, whereas on stage they were believable, apt and very funny.
Worryingly realistic sets I thought I'd put the smell of school classrooms well behind me - and memorable performances from the entire cast. Jamie Parker, Andrew Knott, Samuel Barnett and Frances de la Tour were the standouts for me, but I still can't decide whether it was their performances or the characters they played.