Neds (2010)

Director:

Peter Mullan

Writer:

Peter Mullan (written by)

Release Date:

20 April 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some people need to be taught a lesson.

Plot:

Encompassed by violent street gangs, neglectful parents, bullying teachers and a dearth of positive role models, a studious but emotionally abandoned kid turns thug. |

Plot Keywords:

Homeless | Working Class | Knife | 1970s | Abusive Father

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Conor McCarron	...	John McGill
Greg Forrest	...	Young John (as Gregg Forrest)
Joe Szula	...	Benny McGill
Mhairi Anderson	...	Elizabeth
Gary Milligan	...	Canta
John Joe Hay	...	Fergie
Christopher Wallace	...	Wee T
Richard Mack	...	Gerr
Paul Smith	...	Key Man
Khai Nugent	...	Tam
Ryan Walker	...	Sparra
Lee Fanning	...	Minty
Ross Greig	...	Fifey
Greg McCreadie	...	Tora
Scott Ingram	...	Casper
Cameron Fulton	...	Crystal
Craig Kerr	...	Rebel
Martin Bell	...	Julian
Kat Murphy	...	Claire
Stefanie Szula	...	Linda
Annie Watson	...	Agnes
Zoe Halliday	...	Mandy (as Zoë Halliday)
Sara MacCallum	...	Shelagh
John Forrest	...	McCluskey Boy
Louis McLaughlin	...	Robert
David O'Brien	...	Bernard
Ross Weston	...	Danny
Claire Gordon	...	Louise
Marcus Nash	...	Patrick
Victoria Rose	...	Carole
Chelsey Hanratty	...	Eileen
Peter Mullan	...	Mr. McGill
Louise Goodall	...	Theresa
Marianna Palka	...	Aunt Beth
Steven Robertson	...	Mr. Bonetti
Leigh Biagi	...	Mrs. Cassidy
Laurie Ventry	...	Mr. Gallagher
Alex Donald	...	Mr. Halligan
Paul Donnelly	...	Mr. Hendry
David McKay	...	Mr. Holmes
Peter Lochburn	...	Mr. Johnstone
Frank Miller	...	Mr. Maloney
Stephen McCole	...	Mr. McLeod
Gary Lewis	...	Mr. Russell
Kenny O'Hara	...	Mr. Maskell
Joe Cassidy	...	Janitor
Lori McLean	...	Mrs. Brown
Linda Jane Devlin	...	Mrs. Matherson (as Linda Cuthbert)
Jason Harvey	...	Bus Driver
Alex McSherry	...	School Bus Driver
Gordon Brown	...	Gamekeeper
Robert McDevitt	...	Father Cronin (as Bob McDevitt)
Sam Hayman	...	Jesus
Douglas Russell	...	PC Connelly
Gary Hollywood	...	PC Muir
Wendy Crosby	...	Mrs. Graham
James McAnerney	...	Singing DJ
Jamie Francis Campbell	...	Desk Sergeant (as Jamie Campbell)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Findlay	...	Kelly (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Mullan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Mullan		written by

Produced by
Conchita Airoldi	....	co-producer
Peter Carlton	....	executive producer
Brahim Chioua	....	executive producer
Olivier Delbosc	....	producer
Robert How	....	line producer
Alain de la Mata	....	producer
Marc Missonnier	....	producer
Peter Mullan	....	co-producer
Carole Sheridan	....	executive producer
Lucinda Van Rie	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Craig Armstrong

Cinematography by
Roman Osin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Colin Monie

Casting by
Lenny Mullan

Production Design by
Mark Leese

Art Direction by
Caroline Grebbell

Set Decoration by
Elaine McLenachan

Costume Design by
Rhona Russell

Makeup Department
Helen Cannon	....	makeup assistant
Jessica Cruickshank	....	makeup assistant
Maxine Dallas	....	makeup assistant
Julie Dorrat-Keenan	....	makeup assistant
Kate Elliot-Muir	....	makeup assistant
Lisa Fletcher	....	makeup trainee
Craig Joseph Forrest	....	makeup trainee (as Craig Forrest)
Amy Gray	....	makeup trainee
Tahira Herold	....	hair designer
Tahira Herold	....	makeup designer
Ashley Higgins	....	makeup trainee
Claire McAndrew	....	makeup assistant
Nicola Muldoon	....	makeup trainee
Natalie Pacini	....	makeup trainee
Lucy Primrose	....	makeup assistant
Vivienne Simpson	....	key makeup assistant
Nicole Stafford	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Susana Antunes	....	post-production supervisor: Fidelite
Chris Cameron	....	unit manager
Steve Harrow	....	post-production manager: Steeple Post Production Services
Tracey Josephs	....	head of production: Film4
Fiona Lamptey	....	production manager: Film4
Fiona Morham	....	head of production: UK Film Council
Chris Nixon	....	post-production manager: Steeple Post Production Services

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sean Boyle	....	trainee assistant director
Stephen Carney	....	third assistant director
David Gilchrist	....	first assistant director
Mark Murdoch	....	second assistant director
Anthony White	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Rebecca Armstrong	....	assistant buyer
George Booth	....	stand-by props
Phil Bowen	....	construction manager
Paul Campbell	....	dressing props
John Condron	....	dressing props
Paul Curren	....	painter
Sam Curren	....	painter
Jake Drummond	....	stand-by carpenter
Derek Fraser	....	stand-by carpenter
Jane Garvie	....	painter
Fiona Gavin	....	stand-by art director
Iain Geddes	....	painter
Bill Gower	....	stand-by props
Iain Harrison	....	art department rigger
Martin Kelly	....	draughtsperson
Martin Kelly	....	graphic designer
Andy MacDonald	....	carpenter (as Andrew MacDonald)
Bob Orr	....	property master
Alan Reid	....	storyboard artist
Alex Robertson	....	carpenter
James Shovlin	....	painter
Hugh Speirs	....	stagehand
Jason Strachan	....	labourer
Zoe Wight	....	assistant art director
Ella Williams	....	art department temp
Bobby Gee	....	painter (uncredited)
Andrew 'Fred' MacMillan	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Iain Anderson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Bestwick	....	sound trainee
Colin Gregory	....	boom operator
Kahl Henderson	....	supervising dialogue editor
Skye Lonergan	....	foley artist
Douglas MacDougall	....	supervising sound designer
Micheal MacKinnon	....	foley supervisor
Kian McClure	....	sound assistant
Colin Nicolson	....	sound mixer
Chris Sinclair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Neal Skillen	....	sound assistant
Linda Wylie	....	sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Stuart Wishart	....	pyrotechnician
Perry Costello	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Richard Bain	....	digital compositor
Tim Caplan	....	visual effects producer: Union Visual Effects
James Cundill	....	digital restoration: Technicolor Creative Services
John Paul Docherty	....	visual effects designer (as Paul Docherty)
Adam Gascoyne	....	visual effects supervisor: Union Visual Effects
Max Horton	....	colourist
Pieter Van Houte	....	digital compositor
Martin Body	....	lead rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Ian Holland	....	flame artist (uncredited)
Christopher T. Page	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Nicky Walsh	....	digital fx production co-ordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Paul Donnelly	....	fight arranger
Paul Heasman	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Lucken	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Anderson	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Julie Bills	....	camera operator
David Bourke	....	rigging electrician
Phil Brookes	....	gaffer
Stuart Bunting	....	grip
Eve Carreño	....	camera trainee (as Eve Carreno)
Robin Gautier	....	libra mount operator
Alan Glover	....	steadicam operator
Jamie Harcourt	....	camera operator
Cameron Howatson	....	video assist (as Cammy Howatson)
David Hutchison	....	video assist
John Hutton	....	electrician
Iain Johnstone	....	grip (as Iain Johnston)
J.P. Judge	....	electrician
Joe Judge	....	best boy
Derek McCulloch	....	rigging gaffer
Kirstin McMahon	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Andy Nutt	....	camera trainee
Graeme Robertson	....	still photographer
Julia Robinson	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Chris Shaw	....	clapper loader
Alf Tramontin	....	steadicam operator
Alan Walker	....	electrician
Alan Marshall	....	electrician (uncredited)
Brian McGee	....	electrician (uncredited)
Lenny O'Brien	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sorcha McIlvride	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Campbell	....	costume assistant
Lola de la Mata	....	costume trainee
April Gilchrist	....	costume assistant
Maria Papandrea	....	costume assistant
Elaine Robertson	....	costume supervisor
Richard Simpson	....	costume assistant
Nat Turner	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Matthew Benns	....	digital intermediate data manager
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital intermediate producer
Clare Brody	....	digital intermediate data manager
Giles Burgess	....	first assistant editor
Lewis Carmichael	....	post-production trainee
Dan Dolan	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Richard Etchells	....	digital intermediate editor
Max Horton	....	digital intermediate colorist
Scott Liddle	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Begoña Lopez	....	digital intermediate producer
Steve Picket	....	film grader
Ben Setterfield	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Pat Wintersgill	....	digital intermediate editor (as Patrick Wintersgill)

Music Department
Andy Bradfield	....	score mixer
David Donaldson	....	score editor
Emma Ford	....	assistant: Craig Armstrong
Scott Fraser	....	composer: additional music
Scott Fraser	....	music programmer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Willie Bennie	....	vehicle coordinator
Murray Donaldson	....	driver
Roddy Garden	....	driver: props
Graham Neil	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Geraldine Atlee	....	senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council
Natalie Bass	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson (as Natalie Usher)
Justine Bernal-Camargo	....	assistant to producers: Fidelite (as Justine Bernal Camargo)
Marie Besan¸on	....	legal: Wild Bunch
Jenifer Booth	....	accountant
Sarah Booth	....	assistant accountant
Mary Brehony	....	legal: Scottish Screen
Mark Breslin	....	title designer: ISO
Colin Burrows	....	epk: Special Treats
Emma Clarke	....	senior production executive: UK Film Council
Laurence Clerc	....	chief executive officer: Fidelite
Miglet Crichton	....	location manager
Leonard Crooks	....	head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council (as Lenny Crooks)
Victoria Dabbs	....	production coordinator
Marilla De Lorgeril	....	assistant to producers: Fidelite
Harry Dixon	....	head of business affairs: Film4
Murray Donaldson	....	runner
Katy Engels	....	assistant: Peter Mullan
Jose Falcon	....	assistant to producer: blueLight
Anne Flamant	....	financial services: Neuflize-OBC
Clemence Forestier	....	business affairs: Fidelite
Lindsay Goodall	....	assistant coordinator
Glynn Henderson	....	health and safety advisor
Vince Holden	....	head of production finance: UK Film Council
Steve Joberns	....	auditor: Shipleys
Alasdair Kearney	....	production runner
Wendy Kidd	....	unit publicist
Robbie Kirkpatrick	....	assistant location manager
Virginie Lacaze	....	distribution manager: Fidelite
Alison MacDonald	....	unit nurse (as Alison MacDonald)
Kelly Manns	....	accountant: blueLight
Tim Maskell	....	location runner
Linda McClure	....	business affairs: Scottish Screen
Kevin McComskie	....	floor runner
Gregor McEwan	....	production runner
Alex McKay	....	floor runner
Sophie Minet	....	financial services: Neuflize-OBC
Steven Moore	....	production trainee
Amy Munro	....	assistant coordinator
Jamie Newton	....	epk: Special Treats (as James Newton)
Lucie Nicod	....	legal affair trainee: Fidelite
Nadjib Otmani	....	production accountant: Fidelite
Christian Otty	....	floor runner
Nicola Parker	....	location trainee
Rebecca Pick	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Gladys Rayapin	....	accountant: Fidelite
Sebastian Remy	....	production trainee: Fidelite
Antonello Sammito	....	assistant to producer: Studio Urania
Laurence Schubert	....	production finance: Wild Bunch
Pierre Selinger	....	legal: Wild Bunch
Zoë Smith	....	crowd coordinator
Sandra Stewart	....	accounts assistant
Stef Swiatek	....	unit nurse
Anne-Marie Varona	....	production finance: Wild Bunch
Thomas Vaudour	....	legal affairs: Fidelite
Dolina Macfarlane	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Christopher David Mullan	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Blue Light
• Fidélité Films
• StudioUrania

Distributors

• Cinema Mondo (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Tribeca Film (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Entertainment One (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• New KSM (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• New Video Group (2011) (Canada) (DVD)
• New Video Group (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Spentzos Films (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Teleview International (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Transmission Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Union Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Peerless Camera Company (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• A1 Fashion  costumes
• Academy Costumes  costumes
• Action Media Services  health and safety
• Angels  costumes
• BBC Propstore  prop hire
• BCC Catering  catering: Location
• BMB Clothing  costumes
• Baptys  armourer
• Chester Music  score publisher
• Clydeside Antiques  prop hire
• Cofiloisirs  production loan
• Film Medical Services  prop hire (as Film Medical)
• Freeway CAM B.V.  collection account management
• GT Facilities  facility trucks
• ISO  main and end title design
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Kodak  film stock
• Lee & Thompson  legal services
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Media Security Scotland  security
• Neuflize OBC  financial services
• Newman Hire  prop hire
• Panalux  lighting
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Savalas  sound post-production
• Serious Facilities  editing equipment
• Shelly Armourer Services  prop hire
• Shipleys  auditing: UK
• Skymore RV's  facility trucks
• Special Treats  epk
• Splashsports Services  health and safety
• Steeple Post Production Services  post-production management
• Take Two  camera
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  release printing
• Trevor Howsam  prop hire

Also Known As:

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

UK | France | Italy

Language:

English | Scots | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:18 | UK:18 (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ (2011) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company:

Blue Light

Trivia:

Many of the film's events parallels Peter Mullan's own experiences growing up in 1970s Glasgow. Mullan was part of a street gang, and tried to kill his abusive father at 14, both of which the protagonist does in the film.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The film starts in 1972. The film ends in 1974. The film starts in 1972 whilst John is leaving primary education. The disco in question happens when John is in third year at secondary school. This is autumn of 1974. So playing a song from January of 1974 is absolutely no problem.

Quotes:

Aunt Beth:They love us 'cause we tell it like it is, and we don't bow down to anybody.

Movie Connections:

Features "Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom (#1.11)" (1969)

Fantastic coming of age drama....Raw, Funny and Brutal..

Director Peter Mullan has achieved with N.E.D.S exactly what Shane Meadows achieved with This Is England, he has captured a raw coming of age drama that is honest and accurate in every way imaginable.. The film is set in Glasgow in the early 70's and it deals with the struggles of youth growing up at a time when knife culture was rife and the threat of violence lingers in the air..We follow young teenager John McGill and his low-life friends in and around Glasgow, as we follow his time at school where at the start he is a model student, however his notorious brother who is a member of a gang and who is well known amongst the other NEDS, casts a shadow over Conors life as he is soon sucked into the gang life himself, now this may seem like a cliché but trust me there are a few good surprises that rises this film above all the other British films made over the past 10 years...

Now this is the real kicker, i live in Paisley that is right next door to Glasgow and the heavy Scottish accent (Glaswegian) that is used throughout the film is a real joy to listen to, there was so many times i was laughing my ass off at how funny this film can be, but there are some harrowing moments as well, i have no idea how this film will translate over seas?? I assume they may need some subtitles over in America for the audience to understand what the youths are talking about. This is a great movie that will touch your heart for anyone that has been raised in tough neighbourhoods around the world..Great performances from the entire cast, solid direction from Peter Mullan, and a good story that needed to be told especially in Scotland, if you get the chance check it out, you'll be glad you did...