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The Business

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
15K
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Roland Manookian and Tamer Hassan in The Business (2005)
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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, ... Read allFrankie 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
15K
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    • Nick Love
    • Nick Love
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Tamer Hassan
    • Geoff Bell
    • Nick Love
    • Nick Love
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Tamer Hassan
    • Geoff Bell
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    • 105User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Frankie
    Tamer Hassan
    Tamer Hassan
    • Charlie
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Sammy
    Georgina Chapman
    Georgina Chapman
    • Carly
    Eddie Webber
    • Ronnie
    Adam Bolton
    • Danny
    Linda Henry
    Linda Henry
    • Shirley
    Roland Manookian
    Roland Manookian
    • Sonny
    Arturo Venegas
    • Mayor
    Camille Coduri
    Camille Coduri
    • Nora
    Martin Marquez
    • Pepe
    Andy Linden
    • Joe
    • (as Andy Linton)
    Sally Watkins
    • Mum
    Eduardo Duro
    • Carlos
    Tracy Kirby
    Tracy Kirby
    • Laura
    • (as Tracey Kirby)
    Alexis Coello Montena
    • Columbian 1
    Rachid Alihealni
    • Columbian 2
    Andy Parfitt
    • Andy
    • (as Andrew Parfitt)
      • Nick Love
      • Nick Love
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the film, Ronni is seen to be wearing a camouflage shirt. This shirt was part of a uniform issued in the British Army known as Soldier 95. As the name suggests this uniform was issued in the mid 1990s and so would not have been available in the early 80s.
    • Quotes

      Frankie: My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it?

    • 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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    7/10
    OK, but nothing you haven't seen before.
    This is an OK gangster romp, very English, and not sure if it will translate well across the Atlantic.

    Set in Margaret Thatcher's 80s, the storyline is pretty much the same as every other Gangster movie. Someone with nothing, works their way up the food chain, only to come crashing down again. Frankie starts out as a waster in South London, and becomes a big player in Spain's Costa Del Sol.

    The location, costume, soundtrack and cars are fantastic, really transporting you back to the 1980s, but there are a few duff performances thrown in from some of the actors.

    The are a few good lines and quotes in there, but nothing different from Nick Love's previous film, The Football Factory. Basically it is Football Factory in the sun.

    It was enjoyable, but pales in comparison to something like GoodFellas.
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    • dj_taz_099
    • Sep 5, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2005 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Calle Apodaca, La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Vertigo Films
      • Monkey Productions S.L.
      • Powder Films
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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