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Mean Machine

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

63
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R 2001 · 1h 39m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Vinnie Jones · David Kelly · David Hemmings
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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
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 16, 2002
Box Office
$7.3M
Budget
$2.8M
Return
2.7x
Director
Barry Skolnick
Producers
Georgia Masters, Adam Bohling, Albert S. Ruddy
Music
John Murphy
Studio
Marv
Keywords
prison prison warden sports amateur football (soccer) remake football (soccer) football (soccer) coach
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Cast

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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
Jason Flemyng
Bob Likely
Jason Statham
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
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Pride Beyond the Game of Football
Taglines It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!
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Unconventional Characters in a Unique Story
Taglines Not Your Usual Suspects
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