44 Inch Chest (2009)

A jealous husband and his friends plot the kidnapping of his wife's lover with the intention of restoring his wounded ego.

Director:

Malcolm Venville

Writers:

Louis Mellis, David Scinto

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ray Winstone	...	Colin Diamond
Ian McShane	...	Meredith
John Hurt	...	Old Man Peanut
Tom Wilkinson	...	Archie
Stephen Dillane	...	Mal
Joanne Whalley	...	Liz Diamond
Melvil Poupaud	...	Loverboy
Steven Berkoff	...	Tippi Gordon
Edna Doré	...	Archie's Mum
Andy de la Tour	...	Biggy Walpole
Derek Lea	...	Bumface
Ramon Christian	...	Boy on Sofa

Storyline

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife's infidelity. However, he has friends who do more than stand by -- they kidnap the wife's French lover and hold him prisoner so that Colin can restore his manhood with revenge. A kangaroo court takes place and as the situation escalates Loverboy's life hangs in the balance as Colin wrestles with revenge, remorse, grief and self pity, all the while egged on by his motley crew of friends who just want him to get on with it so they can get down the pub.

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Plot Keywords:

jealous husband | abandoned building | adultery | running | coin toss | 

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Taglines:

The Measure of Revenge

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language including sexual references, and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Código de Sangue

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£152,171 (UK) (15 January 2010)

Gross:

£152,171 (UK) (15 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prescience Media, Omni Films, Twilight Production & Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The word 'cunt' is used 48 times

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Quotes

Colin Diamond: I bet she's never farted in front of you, has she? Has she? No- I thought not. I mean, that's not romantic, is it? You just want the perfume clouds, the romance, the magicalness of it all- the false crap. Well, I've got news for you, Sonny Jim- that's not love. Love's hard work, hard graft. Love can be murder. Love is watching what she wants to watch on the tely, taking her the papers and a cup of tea on a Sunday morning in bed and inquiring to how she might be feeling, "You all right, Liz?" ...

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Connections

References Thunderbirds (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Chills and Fever"
Written by Bill Ness and Bobby Rackep
Performed by Tom Jones
Published by Hermes Music Company/Carlin Music Corp
Licensed courtesy of The Decca Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Operations

User Reviews

Just fantastic

It's so simple, but just fantastic. Dump of a warehouse, cheated husband,5 faithful friends( thugs or thugs wannabe's), and funny, brilliantly profane, smart script and actors to die for.If you are easily offended with cussing( and I never understood the nation appalled with word f..k, and in the same time in exaltation with violence in their favorite sports and news), just miss this movie. It just isn't for you and your ilk. This is a treatise on machismo and marriage and friendship, and it shows why man are the weaker sex. After all the bluster and violence, what stays is bottomless sadness. This is not "Sexy Beast", it is much better and deeper. Just fantastic...It just proves my point that I've been informed that my review contains a prohibited word. If I owned 20 guns and rifles, nobody would care. But a word that describes a common sexual practice scares everybody.