United Kingdom / Dec 26, 2001 / 15
It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Forgeham | Sykes |
| Sally Phillips | Tracey |
| Danny Dyer | Billy the Limpet |
| Jason Flemyng | Bob Likely |
| Jason Statham | Monk |
| Martin Wimbush | Z |
| David Reid | Barman |
| David Cropman | Second Barman |
| Tim Perrin | Policeman |
| 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 |
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| Omid Djalili | Raj |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mean Machine |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SKA Films |
| Release date | 26 dicembre 2001 |
| Executive producer | Cynthia Pett-Dante, Albert S. Ruddy, Guy Ritchie |
| Production | Georgia Masters, Adam Bohling, Matthew Vaughn |
| Writer | Charlie Fletcher, Chris Baker, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Andrew Day, Albert S. Ruddy |
| Editing | Eddie Hamilton, Dayn Williams |
| Cinematography | Alex Barber |
| Assistant directors | Barry Skolnick |
| Camera operators | Alex Barber |
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| Additional photography | Alex Barber |
| Production design | Russell De Rozario, Jenny Lawrence-Smith, Tom Wales |
| Art direction | Tom Wales, Jenny Lawrence-Smith, Russell De Rozario |
| Set decoration | Jenny Lawrence-Smith, Tom Wales, Russell De Rozario |
| Music | John Murphy, Simon Hayes |
| Sound | John Murphy, Simon Hayes |
| Costume design | Stephanie Collie |
| Makeup | Stephanie Collie |
| Hairstyling | Stephanie Collie |
| Budget | 2.750.000 € |
| Revenue | 7.310.206 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 26, 2001 / R
Australia / Feb 15, 2002 / M
Netherlands / Apr 04, 2002 / 16
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Hungary / May 23, 2002
France / Jun 19, 2002 / U
Germany / Sep 19, 2002 / 12
Digital
Japan / Oct 05, 2002 / G
Physical media
Netherlands / Oct 11, 2002 / 16 / Blu ray
TV
Netherlands / Jul 19, 2005 / 16 / Veronica
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