The Football Factory (2004)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

John King (novel)
Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

What else you gonna do on a Saturday?

Plot:

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Violence | Cockney Accent | Racial Slur | Reference To Ikea

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Tommy Johnson
Frank Harper	...	Billy Bright
Tamer Hassan	...	Fred
Roland Manookian	...	Zeberdee
Neil Maskell	...	Rod
Dudley Sutton	...	Bill Farrell
Jamie Foreman	...	Cabbie
Tony Denham	...	Harris (as Anthony Denham)
Calum McNab	...	Raff
John Junkin	...	Albert Moss
Sophie Linfield	...	Tamara
Kara Tointon	...	Shie
Michele Hallak	...	Shian
Daniel Naylor	...	Terry
Alison Egan	...	Barbara

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, brutal violence, drug use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | France:-16 (DVD) | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Vertigo Films

Trivia:

A showing of the movie in Malmö, Sweden led into a brawl in the cinema between supporters of rival soccer teams Malmö FF and Helsingborg IF. The movie was banned from cinemas after the brawl.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Tommy Johnson's Grandfather is seen wearing a poppy and getting ready to attend Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Sunday is in November, the 3rd round FA Cup games are held the first weekend in January.

Quotes:

Tommy Johnson: Jesus! I was expecting a bowl of cornflakes and a quick wank...

Movie Connections:

Features Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Miss Lucifer

Was it all worth it?...'course it f***ing was!

Being German I'm not really into the Hooligan way of life. I'm just fond of the Brit way of making films and this one is just brilliant. Of course you can argue about whether the director Nick Love is showing the life of some football thugs too positive and without the "never do this, kids" attitude, but...this is just a great piece of film. It has terrific acting (especially Frank Harper does a great job), splendid camera and editing and a more than suiting soundtrack. Watched it with some pals and it was just great fun. The scene where Rod tells his girlfriend's parents about his inner thoughts is a highlight. So if you're able to shut out all thoughts of moral and you're just interested in 90 minutes of quality film-making of today...watch this. It's definitely all worth it!