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The Football Factory

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 31m
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6.8/10
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The Football Factory (2004)
An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.
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An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
31K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,518
7,224
  • Director
    • Nick Love
  • Writers
    • John King(novel)
    • Nick Love
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Frank Harper
    • Tamer Hassan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nick Love
  • Writers
    • John King(novel)
    • Nick Love
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Frank Harper
    • Tamer Hassan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 121User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
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    Photos52

    Danny Dyer at an event for The Football Factory (2004)
    Danny Dyer at an event for The Football Factory (2004)
    Nick Love at an event for The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory (2004)
    Frank Harper in The Football Factory (2004)
    Frank Harper in The Football Factory (2004)
    Tony Denham, Danny Dyer, Roland Manookian, and Neil Maskell in The Football Factory (2004)

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    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Tommy Johnsonas Tommy Johnson
    Frank Harper
    Frank Harper
    • Billy Brightas Billy Bright
    Tamer Hassan
    Tamer Hassan
    • Fredas Fred
    Roland Manookian
    Roland Manookian
    • Zeberdeeas Zeberdee
    Neil Maskell
    Neil Maskell
    • Rodas Rod
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Bill Farrellas Bill Farrell
    Jamie Foreman
    Jamie Foreman
    • Cabbieas Cabbie
    Tony Denham
    • Harrisas Harris
    • (as Anthony Denham)
    Calum MacNab
    Calum MacNab
    • Raffas Raff
    John Junkin
    John Junkin
    • Albert Mossas Albert Moss
    Sophie Linfield
    Sophie Linfield
    • Tamaraas Tamara
    Kara Tointon
    Kara Tointon
    • Tamekaas Tameka
    Michele Hallak
    • Shianas Shian
    Daniel Naylor
    • Terryas Terry
    Alison Egan
    • Barbaraas Barbara
    Adam Bolton
    • Adamas Adam
    Philip Dunbar
    • Judgeas Judge
    Ronnie Large
    • Refereeas Referee
    • Director
      • Nick Love
    • Writers
      • John King(novel)
      • Nick Love
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A showing of the movie in Malmö, Sweden led into a brawl in the cinema between supporters of rival soccer teams Malmö FF and Helsingborg IF. The movie was banned from cinemas after the brawl.
    • Goofs
      During the fight against Millwall, we see Raff on the floor with blood and bruises on his face. However, when the police arrive, we see Raff taunting them with no signs of being hurt at all.
    • Quotes

      Tommy Johnson: What else are you gonna do on a Saturday? Sit in your fuckin' armchair wankin' off to Pop Idols? Then try and avoid your wife's gaze as you struggle to come to terms with your sexless marriage? Then go and spunk your wages on kebabs, fruit machines and brasses? Fuck that for a laugh! I know what I'd rather do. Tottenham away, love it!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Real Football Factories: London (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      A Place Called Acid Part 3
      Written by Rennie Pilgrem

      Performed by Rennie Pilgrem

    User reviews121

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Nick Love's First And Perhaps Last Great Film
    An auteur is regarded as a director who has a running theme throughout their resume . For example Robert Aldrich is considered a " sadistic " director and whileis films may be tame compared to the video nasty era the likes of TOO LATE THE HERO and ULZANA'S RAID do still come across as compellingly blood thirsty and violent . The films of Martin Scorsese usually involve protagonists being caught in an existentialist quicksand where the more they try and find their goal in life the more they sink into a problem of their own making . Let's not get too caught up in the auteur theory however because much of it is simply down to movie studios assigning scripts to well suited directors " Hey Marty , we've got a script here featuring a deranged loner wanting to join the mob . Bob and Leonardo have already signed on the dotted line . You interested ? " . Nevertheless it's obvious that Nick Love in the years ahead will be honoured in this fashion if only because his films feature blackly comical stories of working class British males fed up with the state of the nation

    In terms of style and execution THE FOOTBALL FACTORY isn't a million miles away from the likes of TRAINSPOTTING and TWO SMOKING BARALLS . It's very quirky , rather episodic , fairly violent and oh so bloody entertaining . You could say it contains all the flaws of recent British movies like an overuse of the words " FAHKIN' " and " KANT " but we are talking about the notorious Chelsea headhunters football hooligans and there are admittedly some unlikely coincidences involved such as two of the headhunters burgling a house that belongs to... but unlike Love's later OUTLAW you never feel at how contrived these plot twists are which probably says much of the film's entertainment factor . It could also be that the original source was strong in the first place since I get the feeling that Love totally fails as a screenwriter of original material , certainly the problem with OUTLAW was an underdeveloped script with very underwritten characters who lacked a recognisable motive . Here it's obvious but never overstated that the motivation of becoming a hooligan is to belong to something . And unlike in OUTLAW when something funny happens in THE FOOTBALL FACTORY you genuinely do laugh instead of scratching your head wondering if in fact it's supposed to be funny

    I have to confess that I've seen the feature films of Love back to front . I saw OUTLAW when it opened in the cinema in March , I saw THE BUSINESS a couple of months after that and saw THE FOOTBALL FACTORY for the first time last week . If Nick Love had released his films in that order then I would have said that here is a film maker who is really hitting his stride as his films just get better and better . Unfortunately what this means in reality is that Love is on a downhill curve and that nothing has come close to matching THE FOOTBALL FACTORY . One can only hope that the big screen remake of THE SWEENEY , a TV show well remembered for its mixture of black comedy and violence , will see a return to form for an underrated auteur
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    • Nov 11, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Фанати
    • Filming locations
      • Bermondsey, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Vertigo Films
      • Rockstar Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,228,003
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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