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Mean Machine

Name: Mean Machine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2001-12-26
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.267

★ 6,3 /10 (643 Votes)

2001 EN 99 min

Overview

Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.

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Release date

26/12/2001

Votes

643

Popularity

4.4

It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!

Genres

Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

99 min

Budget

$2,750,000

Revenue

$7,310,206

Vinnie Jones

Danny Meehan

David Kelly

Doc

David Hemmings

Governor

Ralph Brown

Burton

Vas Blackwood

Massive

Robbie Gee

Trojan

Geoff Bell

Ratchett

John Forgeham

Sykes

Sally Phillips

Tracey

Danny Dyer

Billy the Limpet

Jason Flemyng

Bob Likely

Jason Statham

Monk

Martin Wimbush

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David Reid

Barman

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David Cropman

Second Barman

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Tim Perrin

Policeman

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Paul Mari

Policeman

Nicholas Moss

Hayter

Stephen Walters

Nitro

Andrew Grainger

Ketch

Jamie Sives

Chiv

Adam Fogerty

Mouse

Rocky Marshall

Cigs

Elwin 'Chopper' David

Jerome McFife

Omid Djalili

Raj

Original Soundtrack

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1-0 to the Mean Machine. Mean Machine is an English reworking of Robert Aldrich's 1974 beefcake Burt Reynolds starrer, The Longest Yard. Substituting Gridiron for Soccer, director Barry Skolnick, along with his roll call of British "faces", is only aiming for one market. That of the footie worshipping clan that primarily resides within the United Kingdom. Very much a long way from competing on the same playing field as Aldrich's superior movie, Mean Machine does have enough about it to make it an enjoyable viewing outside of the excellently constructed soccer match that fills out the …

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