The Shouting Men (2010)

Lowly Gillingham Football Club are drawn against Premiership giants Newcastle United in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. A small group of 'Gills' fans decide to make the most of their '... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Kelly

Writers:

Matt Daniel-Baker, Warren Llambias

Stars:

Craig Fairbrass, Warren Llambias, Matt Daniel-Baker

Cast

Credited cast:
Craig Fairbrass	...	Tony
Warren Llambias	...	Rod
Matt Daniel-Baker	...	Terry
Dudley Sutton	...	Charlie
Tony Denham	...	Micky
Malcolm Freeman	...	Tonto
Kelly Johnston	...	Charlotte
Tom Bonington	...	Garage Attendant (as Tom Bonnington)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Ashley	...	Receptionist
John Barnes	...	Himself
Peter Beardsley	...	Himself
Irene Bradshaw	...	Ruth
Paul Burns	...	Meat Man
Danny Campbell	...	Man at front of queue
Jordy Cernik	...	Football Suporter

Storyline

Lowly Gillingham Football Club are drawn against Premiership giants Newcastle United in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. A small group of 'Gills' fans decide to make the most of their 'game of a lifetime' by turning the journey north into a weekend away. On the eve of departure one of the group receives a visit from Terry, a man with no legs in a wheelchair, claiming he can get them a free minibus and free diesel. In return, all they have to do is take him with them!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Purple Rogue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not bad

Not a bad film, a little better than the 5.0 suggests. A good blend of characters let down only by the fact they cover every dynamic of person possible, amusing & easy storyline to follow & two or three hilarious moments. Nothing overtly great about it, but so long as you put aside the following flaws well worth a watch: 1) It's difficult to believe an entire bus full of people could all mistake Newcastle under Lyme for Newcastle, for too long we never had an understanding of where the bus was.

2) The timeline of the film & the emphasis on the opening scene (with the West Ham fans) was a peculiar angle to take. There were half-a-dozen scenes of more significance than that one (even including moments at either end of that scene). Why it was deemed that important to the film I don't know - even characters within it, never crop up again, yet have the lines to open the film & are deemed the main cast.

3) For a comedy there were a few segments with little humour - deliberately so - more character driven scenes, but at odds with the rest of the film.

But all in all, a good effort, you'll see a lot worse films of this type, than this.