Mean Machine (2001 film)

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Mean Machine (2001 film) is a British sports comedy-drama about a disgraced former soccer star who leads a team of prison inmates in a high-stakes match against their guards.

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instanceOf film
sports comedy-drama film
adaptationOf The Longest Yard (1974 film)
linked to: The Longest Yard
basedOn The Longest Yard (1974 film)
linked to: The Longest Yard
castMember Danny Dyer
David Hemmings
David Kelly
Jason Flemyng
Jason Statham
John Forgeham
Ralph Brown
Robbie Gee
Sally Phillips
Vas Blackwood
Vinnie Jones
characterRole Danny Dyer as Billy the Limpet
David Hemmings as Governor
David Kelly as Doc
Jason Statham as Monk
Sally Phillips as Tracey
Vinnie Jones as Danny Meehan
linked to: Vinnie Jones
cinematographyBy Alex Barber
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Barry Skolnick
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Eddie Hamilton
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre comedy-drama film
sports film
hasTheme corruption
second chances
teamwork
leadActor Vinnie Jones
mainCharacter Danny Meehan
musicBy John Murphy
narrativeFocus redemption through sport
originalLanguage English
partOf British prison film tradition
plotSummary A disgraced former professional footballer leads a team of inmates in a match against the prison guards
producer Guy Ritchie
Matthew Vaughn
productionCompany SKA Films
releaseDate 2001-12-26
releaseYear 2001
runtime 99 minutes
screenwriter Charlie Fletcher
Chris Baker
setting British prison
sportDepicted association football

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