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    Twin Town

    • 19971997
    • UnratedUnrated
    • 1h 39min
    IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    5.7K
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    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    ComedyDrama

    Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.

    • Director
      • Kevin Allen
    • Writers
      • Kevin Allen
      • Paul Durden
    • Stars
      • Llyr Ifans
      • Rhys Ifans
      • Dorien Thomas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kevin Allen
    • Writers
      • Kevin Allen
      • Paul Durden
    • Stars
      • Llyr Ifans
      • Rhys Ifans
      • Dorien Thomas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Photos20

    Dougray Scott and Dorien Thomas in Twin Town (1997)
    Di Botcher, Huw Ceredig, Llyr Ifans, Rhys Ifans, and Rachel Scorgie in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Kevin Allen, Llyr Ifans, and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
    Dougray Scott in Twin Town (1997)

    Top cast

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    Llyr Ifans
    • Julian Lewisas Julian Lewis
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Jeremy Lewisas Jeremy Lewis
    Dorien Thomas
    • Greyoas Greyo
    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Terry Walshas Terry Walsh
    Buddug Williams
    • Mrs. Mortas Mrs. Mort
    Ronnie Williams
    • Mr. Mortas Mr. Mort
    Huw Ceredig
    • Fatty Lewisas Fatty Lewis
    Rachel Scorgie
    • Adie Lewisas Adie Lewis
    Di Botcher
    Di Botcher
    • Jean Lewisas Jean Lewis
    Mary Allen
    • Oliveas Olive
    Paul Durden
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Dodgyas Dodgy
    Kevin Allen
    Kevin Allen
    • TV Presenteras TV Presenter
    Brian Hibbard
    • Dai Reeseas Dai Reese
    Morgan Hopkins
    • Chip Robertsas Chip Roberts
    Sion Tudor Owen
    Sion Tudor Owen
    • Dewias Dewi
    William Thomas
    William Thomas
    • Bryn Cartwrightas Bryn Cartwright
    Danny Durden
    • Kazoo Playeras Kazoo Player
    • Director
      • Kevin Allen
    • Writers
      • Kevin Allen
      • Paul Durden
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    See production, box office, & company info

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    Storyline

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    Twin Town opens with wide sweeping shots of seaside Swansea; to be the place of action for the next one and a half hours. The serene setting with miles upon miles of old semi-detached housing is suddenly cleaved apart by two young lads tearing through the neighbourhood in a two tone BMW 525. Julian and Jeremy are in deep trouble. Their dysfunctional family scrapes together a living from their dole money and odd-jobs offered to their father. The boys have long since turned to drug abuse and car theft leading a happy-go-lucky life in downtown no-hoper city. In due course the plot thickens as the boys are out for revenge against wealthy club owner Bryn who is not particularly helpful in providing compensation when their father is hit by an accident when working on his premises. The boys are fairly imaginative when it comes to planning their strike, culminating in scenes which all dog-haters and karaoke loathers will love. —Alexander Weidt <demos@cs.tu-berlin.de>
    compensationcocainewelshmankilling a dogbrother brother relationship56 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Pretty shitty city.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The word "fuck" is used over 300 times.
    • Quotes

      Greyo: Dylan Thomas called Swansea "an ugly, lovely town".

      Terry: I'd call it... a Pretty Shitty City.

      Greyo: Dylan Thomas didn't do as much fucking cocaine as you, did he?

    • Alternate versions
      The American video/laserdisc version contains a pretitle scene with the Lewis twin in a Moroccan jail. They explain to the audience that Twin Town was filmed in Swansea, South Wales and not in any of the Swanseas in the US. There's also some banter about the thick accents which can be summarized as "pay attention." Director Kevin Allen plays the Moroccan jailer.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Father's Day/Twin Town/The Fifth Element/Underworld/Children of the Revolution (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener
      Written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent

      Performed by Petula Clark

      Courtesy of BMG France/Vogue

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    Not bad, but could have been a lot better
    Danny Boyle is in many ways the British answer to Quentin Tarantino. Despite Boyle not having complete authority over TWIN TOWN, his trademarks are definitely present, and many parts of this film are truly excellent. However, the film as a whole seems to lack true continuity, as it seems to be a loose, simple plot formed by sporadic situations that the writers feel are funny (in many ways they are). Which brings me on to the Tarantino connection - one has to only watch 20 minutes of his films to realise the man is in love with situations - whether they be from circumstance or dialogue. However Quentin is the true master of this kind of film-making. A lesser creator will provide interesting and funny scenes, but with a taste of incompletion left in the mouth.

    That said, TWIN TOWN is acted wonderfully, and the Swansea setting makes for some interesting and novel humour. Whereas some of the violence seems a little contrived, it is refreshing to see new kinds of film-making, and moreso to see it grow from the mind of Brits!
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    • King_Opossum
    • Aug 25, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • İkiz kasaba
    • Filming locations
      • Llewellyn Steet, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Agenda
      • Aimimage Productions
      • Figment Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $127,923
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,827
      • May 11, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $127,923
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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