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The Match

  • 19991999
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
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6.2/10
1.4K
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The Match (1999)
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Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.
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1.4K
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    • Mick Davis
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    • Max Beesley
    • Richard E. Grant
    • James Cosmo
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    • Richard E. Grant
    • James Cosmo
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    Max Beesley
    Max Beesley
    • Wullie Smith
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Gorgeous Gus
    James Cosmo
    James Cosmo
    • Billy Bailey
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Tommy
    Iain Robertson
    Iain Robertson
    • Danny Van Boy
    Sally Howitt
    Sally Howitt
    • Carol McGhee
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Rosemary Bailey
    Isla Blair
    Isla Blair
    • Sheila Bailey
    Michael Nardone
    Michael Nardone
    • Dingus
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Big Tam
    Samantha Fox
    Samantha Fox
    • Patsy
    • (as Sam Fox)
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Scrapper
    Jonathan Watson
    Jonathan Watson
    • Charlie
    Paul Doonan
    • Lefty
    Mark O'Hare
    • Righty
    Gary McCormack
    • Growler
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    • Trivia
      The bar scene took five takes.
    • Goofs
      When Wullie is about to take the penalty shot, the sky goes from sunny to completely overcast between scenes.
    • Connections
      References A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello
      Written by Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill

      Performed by Simple Minds

      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

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    8/10
    A Delightful and Exciting Dramatic-Romantic Comedy
    Wullie Smith (Max Beesley) is a handicapped young man with a serious trauma: his brother Johnny died when they were young while climbing a mountain because of his fault. He works as a milkman in a tiny city in Scotland and has a crush on Rosemary Bailey (Laura Fraser). However, he is too shy to declare his love to her. Every night, Wullie meets his friends in a pub called `Bennys'. This place is the fruit of a bet made one hundred years ago, against another pub, `Le Bistro'. In that time, their owners firmed a stake: Bennys would never win Le Bistro in one hundred soccer games along one hundred years. The winner of the bet would take possession of both pubs. In the present, Bennys has lost the previous ninety-nine games, and needs desperately to win the last game. I bought this DVD maybe two years ago in a sale offer, and I have not paid attention to it until today. I have just seen it, and it is a delightful and exciting movie. The story is indeed a comedy, but has also drama and romance. The cast has a great performance and makes the viewer cheers in many situations. I am Brazilian, land of the soccer (The British invented this game, and we improved it), and five times world champion, and I love soccer. This movie has absurd, such as the couch, who is handicap, decides the game shooting a penalty in the end of the match, but who is caring to that? The important thing is `the good guys' win `the bad guys', and this is achieved. It is a very funny situation, because in Brazil, we soccer fans have a saying, which is: `Penalty is so important that the president of the club should be responsible for shooting it'. Therefore, for us Brazilians, it is very funny the foregoing mentioned situation. Pierce Brosnan has a surprisingly participation in the end of the story. This film is highly recommended for fans of soccer. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): `A Aposta' (`The Bet')
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      • August 13, 1999 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Straiton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Allan Scott Productions
      • Irish DreamTime
      • Propaganda Films
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Dolby Digital

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