Information
| Year: | 2000 |
| Rating: | 6.7(6273) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Paul McGuigan |
| Actors: | Malcolm McDowell David Thewlis Paul Bettany Kenneth Cranham Jamie Foreman Saffron Burrows |
| "The King is dead, Long live the King" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Paul McGuigan | |
| Actors | |
| Malcolm McDowell | as Gangster 55 |
| David Thewlis | as Freddie Mays |
| Paul Bettany | as Young Gangster |
| Kenneth Cranham | as Tommy |
| Jamie Foreman | as Lennie Taylor |
| Eddie Marsan | as Eddie Miller |
| Andrew Lincoln | as Maxie King |
| Doug Allen | as Mad John |
| Razaaq Adoti | as Roland |
| Cavan Clerkin | as Billy |
| David Kennedy | as Fat Charlie |
| Johnny Harris | as Derek |
| Anton Saunders | as Trevor |
| Alex McSweeney | as Bloke In Tailor's |
| Martin Wimbush | as Judge |
| Binky Baker | as Dodgy Geezer |
| Martyn Read | as Rough Diamond |
| Johnnie Ould | as Scarey |
| Don McCorkindale | as Smashing Bloke |
| Ralph Collis | as Stocky |
| Charles Anderson | as Brute |
| Arthur Nightingale | as Toilet Attendant |
| Jack Pierce | as Jack The Lad |
| Gary McCormack | as Giggler Bennett |
| Sean Chapman | as Bent Cop |
| Mark Montgomerie | as Thug Car #1 |
| Dave Ould | as Eric |
| Simon Marc | as Freddie's Attacker |
| Tony Denham | as Club Manager |
| Wayne Matthews | as Youth 1 |
| Tony Bowers | as Youth 2 |
| Danny Webster | as Youth 3 |
| Ian Boo Khoo | as Gambler |
| João Costa Menezes | as Witness |
| Lance Patrick | as Witness - Snooker player |
| Actresses | |
| Saffron Burrows | as Karen |
| Emma Griffiths Malin | as Julie |
| Georgina Bull | as Fat Charlie's Girl |
| Jo-Anne Nighy | as Roland's Girl #1 |
| Simone Bowkett | as Roland's Girl #2 |
| Caroline Pegg | as Flo |
| Lisa Ellis | as Waitress |
| Nadine Leonard | as Mel |
| Jo McInnes | as Lesley |
| Lorraine Stanley | as Attacker's Friend |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 24 May 1999 - 23 July 1999 |
| Gross: |
USA - 5,514 USD (16 June 2002) UK - 354,513 GBP (14 September 2000) Germany - 149,388 EUR (7 March 2001) |
| Plot: | In 1999, an old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls 1968, when he was a young punk, and he joined Freddie Mays' gang, his envy of his mob boss and his betrayal. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"The Good Life" Written by Sacha Distel and Jack Reardon Published by Prosadis S.A. Performed by Neil Hannon Music Arranged and Recorded by John Dankworth Neil Hannon appears courtesy of EMI Records Ltd "Lazy Sunday" Written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane Performed by The Small Faces Published by EMI United Partnership Ltd "Va Ba Ba Boom" Written by Edward White and Edward Cooper Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Performed by Edmundo Ross Courtesy of the Decca Record Company Ltd. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing Division Part of the Universal Music Group "Mercy Mercy Mercy" Written by Josef Zawinul, Gail Levy and Vincent Levy Published by Zawinul Music (BMI) Performed by Saffron Burrows "Kill" Written by Norman Sleek Published by Blackhill Music Ltd Used by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Albertos y Los Trios Paranoias Courtesy of Demon Records Ltd Licensed by kind permission from Bruce Mitchell Productions "Utopia" Written by Lo Licences courtesy of Songton/John Fiddy Music "Bert's Apple Crumble" Written by David Hadfield Used by kind permission of Universal/Dick James Music Ltd Performed by The Quik Courtesy of the Decca Record Company Ltd Licenced by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing Division Part of the Universal Music Group "Ten Guitars" Written by Gordon Mills Used by kind permission of Valley Music Ltd Administered by Universal Music Publishing Performed by Engelbert Humperdinck Courtesy of the Decca Record Company Ltd Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing Division Part of the Universal Music Group "Why" Written by Pete De Angelis & Robert P. Marcucci (as Bob Marcucci) Used by kind permission of Universal/RCA Music Ltd Performed by Anthony Newley Courtesy of the Decca Record Company Ltd Licencsed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing Division Part of the Universal Music Group "Who's Making Love" Written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis , and Raymond Jackson Published by Irving Music Ltd Administered by Rondor Music (London) Ltd. "Blockbuster" Written by Nicolas Chinn (as Nicky Chinn) and Michael Chapman Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd Performed by The Sweet Courtesy of RCA Records/BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd |
Goofs
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DATE: Freddie Mays is shown living in a groovy flat in the Lauderdale Tower of The Barbican in London in the late 60s; however the building was not completed until 1974. DATE: The scene where a man is hanging from the balcony of a large block of flats was filmed on the Heygate estate in London. Work on this estate did not begin until around 1970 and the estate was not complete until 1974. Even then, it would have taken another year or two to populate the estate. There is a similar estate just down the road called the Aylesbury, but that wasn't completed until much later. DATE: In various shots you can see brand new street lamps. These would not have been around in 1968. Continuity: When Gangster 55 is telling Freddy Mays to shoot him and the camera is showing his back you can see the gun that Freddy is holding on the couch. The next shot Freddy Mays puts the gun on the couch and leaves. Continuity: The two actors who play the "gangster" at the two points in his life are 7 inches different in height. When paired with the older versions of the same character later in life, there are few if any scenes when Malcolm McDowell (the shorter actor) is standing beside them. Surprisingly, they did not attempt the old Hollywood box or trench technique. Continuity: Beyond the height differential, the two actors playing "Gangster" have very different eye color. This is especially noticeable, as they continually ask people to "look them in the eye". Fact errors: Exactly an hour into the film, the young Gangster states that he is carrying a "Beretta" on his way to kill Lennie. It is actually a Browning P-35 "Hi-Power," the same weapon he has carried throughout the movie. |
Quotes
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[repeated line] Young Gangster: Look into my eyes. Look into my fucking eyes. [Young Gangster and Roland are at the door] Eddie Miller: Who is it? Young Gangster: It's the big bad wolf. [Young Gangster kicks the door in] Lennie Taylor: [Sarcastically] Come in. Young Gangster: Don't mind if I do Lennie. [Shoots Lennie in the stomach] [last lines] [voiceover] Gangster 55: One day I'll catch up with you. You want a war? I'll give you a fucking war one arm tied behind me back. I'll shoot you - blow you to kingdom come. They'll need a dustpan and brush to scrape you off the walls. Make mincemeat out of ya. Pie and mash, puddles of blood. I'll leave you lying there. Go rot, the lot of you. Calling me a cunt? Young Gangster: Calling me a cunt? You calling me a cunt? You cunt. I'll fucking kick you. I'll kick fuck out of ya. I'll kick you to- fuck you. F... Fuck you! Gangster 55: Rip your face off. I'll fucking... I'll, I'll fucking... burn ya. [scene shifts from apartment to rooftop - voiceover continues] Gangster 55: Freddie Mays. Freddie Mays! I don't need ya, Freddie. Who am I? Gangster 55: [shouting out loud] I'm Superman! King fucking Kong! I can pick you up and throw you a million miles. I'm number one. Number fucking one. I'm number one. Number fucking one. Number one! Number one! Number one! [scene flashes back and forth between the rooftop and the night of Lennie's murder] Young Gangster: [screaming] Aaaarrrrhhhh! Gangster 55: Number one! Number one! Number one! One One One One! Number fucking one! I'm number one. Young Gangster: Fuck you! Lennie Taylor: [sound of gunshot] Ahhhh! Oh God! Gangster 55: Number one. [song "The Good Life" begins as scene fades out] [first lines] [song "The Good Life" begins as scene opens at boxing match; crowd noises] Gangster 55: [laughing] What? With Scotland Yard breathing down me neck? Fuck off. Do me a favor! [laughter] Karen: You're not a bad looking bloke. Young Gangster: Bad looking bloke? Darlin'... I'm a prince. Gangster 55: And you, Mr. Freddie Mays, you had to go swimming in her eyes. Dancing in her hair. You had to slip into her mouth, slide over her tongue. Fall down her throat, deep down into her belly. Right into her blood. You had to fall asleep wrapped around her beautiful, beating heart. Eddie Miller: [Young Gangster puts an axe on the table] What's that? Young Gangster: That? That's my favourite axe, Eddie. Gangster 55: What do you take me for, a cunt? |
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