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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 26, 2001
Box Office
$7.3M
Budget
$2.8M
Return
2.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 16, 2002
Theaters
1
Quotes
See all →Pride Beyond the Game of Football
Taglines
It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unconventional Characters in a Unique Story
Taglines
Not Your Usual Suspects
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →V
Vinnie Jones
Danny Meehan
D
David Kelly
Doc
D
David Hemmings
Governor
R
Ralph Brown
Burton
V
Vas Blackwood
Massive
R
Robbie Gee
Trojan
G
Geoff Bell
Ratchett
J
John Forgeham
Sykes
S
Sally Phillips
Tracey
D
Danny Dyer
Billy the Limpet
Jason Flemyng
Bob Likely
Jason Statham
Monk
M
Martin Wimbush
Z
D
David Reid
Barman
T
Tim Perrin
Policeman
P
Paul Mari
Policeman
N
Nicholas Moss
Hayter
S
Stephen Walters
Nitro
A
Andrew Grainger
Ketch
J
Jamie Sives
Chiv
