The Business (2005)

Frankie is sent from London to Spain to make a delivery to Charlie, who likes the kid and shows him the ropes including the use of guns and drugs. Frankie likes the sun, pools and the cute, bikini clad girls and stays in Spain.

Director:

Nick Love

Writer:

Nick Love

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Geoff Bell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Dyer	...	Frankie
Tamer Hassan	...	Charlie
Geoff Bell	...	Sammy
Georgina Chapman	...	Carly
Eddie Webber	...	Ronnie
Adam Bolton	...	Danny
Linda Henry	...	Shirley
Roland Manookian	...	Sonny
Arturo Venegas	...	Mayor
Camille Coduri	...	Nora
Martin Marquez	...	Pepe
Andy Linden	...	Joe (as Andy Linton)
Sally Watkins	...	Mum
Eduardo Duro	...	Carlos
Tracy Kirby	...	Laura (as Tracey Kirby)

Storyline

Frankie decides he's had enough with his life as a street thug living on a South London estate, and jets off to spain where he meets big time businessman Charlie, who's currently running the hottest bars in the land and also a South London bank robber and drug kingpin. From here on in Frankie signs up to a lifetime of crime, women and drugs and works his way from the bottom to the top of the Spanish cocaine empire with Charlie and Fellow bank robber and drug kingpin Sammy who does not give Frankie the best reception.

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Plot Keywords:

oral sex | panties | femme fatale | drugs | spain | 

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Taglines:

This firm will blow you away

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and drug content, violence and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK]

Country:

UK Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Biznes

Filming Locations:

Calle Apodaca, La Línea de la Concepción

Box Office

Budget:

£2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£531,267 (United Kingdom), 4 September 2005, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo Films, Monkey Productions S.L., Powder Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The DVD features an alternate ending where Frankie meets Carly at the border. There she promptly tells the border guard where to find drugs in Frankie's car.

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Goofs

The same taxi and driver that takes Frankie from the airport to meet Charlie is the one that drives him back to the airport, many days later.

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Quotes

Frankie: [Talking about Sammy] The geezer was so hard even his nightmares were scared of him.

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Crazy Credits

At the end the credits say that Frankie went to Hollywood as in "Frankie goes to Hollywood". There are some connections between Frankie the character and "Frankie goes to Hollywood" the band in the movie.

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Dude 98 Reviews: City Rats (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Real Life
Written by Freddy Bastone
Performed by Corporation of One

User Reviews

The Business: Slick Flick

This film was very well made. Nick Love using the same style of Direction as in his other work, most notably the Football Factory, managed to keep me entertained throughout! The film set in the Thatcher Era and uses a delicate balance of Humour, Violence and a wicked soundtrack to keep the viewer entertained. However, i feel the Script and Screenplay died out towards the End. The film starts very well and flows nicely, but towards the end of the film the purpose dies out and you find yourself saying 'what next'. The ending wasn't well written and leaves a lot to be answered in the plot, but up until the last 20 minutes this film is very well made! If you've seen Football factory then you know what sort of Film to expect and what sort of performances Danny dyer and Tammer Hassan will put in. I would recommend it as it was thoroughly entertaining but don't expect any Scorsese gangster masterpiece!