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Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writer:

Guy Ritchie
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Flemyng ... Tom
Dexter Fletcher ... Soap
Nick Moran ... Eddy
Jason Statham ... Bacon
Steven Mackintosh ... Winston
Nicholas Rowe ... J
Nick Marcq Nick Marcq ... Charles
Charles Forbes Charles Forbes ... Willie (as Charlie Forbes)
Vinnie Jones ... Big Chris
Lenny McLean ... Barry The Baptist
Peter McNicholl Peter McNicholl ... Little Chris
P.H. Moriarty ... Hatchet Harry
Frank Harper ... Dog
Steve Sweeney ... Plank
Huggy Leaver Huggy Leaver ... Paul
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Storyline

Four Jack-the-lads find themselves heavily - seriously heavily - in debt to an East End hard man and his enforcers after a crooked card game. Overhearing their neighbours in the next flat plotting to hold up a group of out-of-their-depth drug growers, our heros decide to stitch up the robbers in turn. In a way the confusion really starts when a pair of antique double-barrelled shotguns go missing in a completely different scam. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines:

They lost half a million at cards but they've still got a few tricks up their sleeve See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content | See all certifications »

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Trivia

The scene where Big Chris is in Harry's office and Harry is showing him one of the shotguns contains a subtle subtext. Harry asks Chris if he wants to hold the shotgun, thus leaving his fingerprints on it. Demonstrating that Harry would have no reservation in having Chris implicated as a murder suspect should he become surplus to requirements. Chris shows his professionalism by declining the offer. See more »

Goofs

When Tom speaks with Nick the Greek about buying weapons, Nick the Greek is playing a fruit machine. The sound of the machine is heard, but it clearly isn't working. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bacon: Right. Let's sort the buyers from the spyers, the needy from the greedy, and those who trust me from the ones who don't, because if you can't see value here today, you're not up here shopping. You're up here shoplifting. You see these goods? Never seen daylight, moonlight, Israelite. Fanny by the gaslight. Take a bag, c'mon take a bag. I took a bag home last night. Cost me a lot more than ten pound, I can tell you. Anyone like jewelry? Look at that one there. Handmade in Italy, ...
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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, the character names in the cast list are shown entirely in lower-case letters with no initial capital letters. See more »

Alternate Versions

In the director's cut, theres also a scene prior to Big Chris coming in to Harry's when he'll be told about the boys' debt. The Baptist questions if Chris is loyal, and Harry tells a story and we see Big Chris knock 2 guys out in an elevator collecting a debt. See more »


Soundtracks

Liar, Liar
Performed by The Castaways
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment Inc.
Licensed from K-Tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd
Written by James Donna
© Celann Music Co.
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
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Brilliant script, brilliant cinematography, great acting and soundtrack
5 November 1999 | by jedidpSee all my reviews

Best comedy in years, friend turned me on to this hilarious comedy of errors and glad she did. The film is damn near flawless, forces you to pay attention to the twists and turns through it's witty dialogue. Wonderfully photographed with brilliant camerawork but not overdone. Worth several sittings and we could learn alot in Hollywood from this one....


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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1998 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

GBP960,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$143,321, 7 March 1999

Gross USA:

$3,753,929

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,753,929
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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