The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.
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Mark HermanWriter:
Mark Herman
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| Pete Postlethwaite | ... | Danny | |
| Tara Fitzgerald | ... | Gloria | |
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Andy | |
| Stephen Tompkinson | ... | Phil | |
| Jim Carter | ... | Harry | |
| Philip Jackson | ... | Jim | |
| Peter Martin | ... | Ernie | |
| Sue Johnston | ... | Vera | |
| Mary Healey | ... | Ida | |
| Melanie Hill | ... | Sandra | |
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Lill Roughley | ... | Rita |
| Peter Gunn | ... | Simmo | |
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Stephen Moore | ... | McKenzie |
| Kenneth Colley | ... | Greasley (as Ken Colley) | |
| Olga Grahame | ... | Mrs. Foggan | |
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In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And who's side is Gloria actually on? Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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yorkshire | bare chested male | nudity | male nudity | male rear nudity |Taglines:
Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 May 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brassed Off! See more »Filming Locations:
British Waterways Wharf, Friars Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£1,674,359 (United Kingdom), 15 November 1996Opening Weekend USA:
$52,534, 26 May 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$2,560,471, 10 August 1997Company Credits
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Andy: Oy, you're fucking management!
Gloria: No, that's what you're doing.
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Based on the theme from the second movement of "Concierto de Aranjuez"
Written by Joaquín Rodrigo
Solo flugel - Paul Hughes
Published by Ediciones Joaquin Rodrigo, Madrid
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The advertising slogan on the back of the coach that the band use reads: "Arkwright Travel - New York, London, Paris & Grimley - But mainly Grimley". See more »Goofs
When Gloria is playing the Concerto de Aranjuez, the second measure after the Flugelhorn comes in, she plays a note with the second valve that should be played with the first valve. The written note is a B-flat for Flugelhorn (concert A-Flat). Playing with the second valve would produce a B natural, a half step higher. See more »Quotes
[Andy discovers that Gloria is from the corporate office]Andy: Oy, you're fucking management!
Gloria: No, that's what you're doing.
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Crazy Credits
The beginning of the closing credits is headed by the silouhette of a trumpet. See more »Alternate Versions
The American release removes the scene where Phil explains that he was a scab (voted for pit closure). See more »Soundtracks
En Aranjuez con tu amorBased on the theme from the second movement of "Concierto de Aranjuez"
Written by Joaquín Rodrigo
Solo flugel - Paul Hughes
Published by Ediciones Joaquin Rodrigo, Madrid
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This is British Cinema at its very best and has been my favourite film of all time since I first saw it on the big screen. I cannot think of two more powerful performances committed to celluloid than those of Peter Postlethwaite and Stephen Tompkinson. There is so much emotion in "Brassed Off" that anyone who fails to be moved must have a heart of stone...if indeed they have a heart at all. People I know (or reviews I have read) that didn't like the film have criticised the intense political messages within it, but in my opinion these folk are missing the point entirely. It's true that there is a fierce undercurrent of anti right wing leaning running through the movie, but to portray the characters any other way would be factually inaccurate. Some may view Thatcher as a Saint, but characters like those in Brassed Off can only ever view her as an evil tyrant. Anyway I'm going off on a tangent now. My point is this: Brassed Off is a very humane picture that paints a picture of early eighties folk who have been robbed of their livelihood, yet still manages to be funny, charming, heartwarming, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. A truly wonderful film.