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Mean Machine - Vinnie Jones, Warren Mitchell, Jason Statham, Barry Skolnick
Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Not your usual suspects.
Ex-England football hero Danny "Mean Machine" Meeham (Vinnie Jones) is jailed for a drink driving offence and on his arrival to prison, he's forced into training a team of convicts to play against the wardens. The stakes are high and preparation for the game becomes a battle of wits and muscle when faced with the dirty tricks campaign of Warden Ratchett and head con Sykes.
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Sport prison soccer football inmate guard screw cheat
Persons of interest
- Vinnie Jones .... Danny "Mean Machine" Meeham
- David Kelly .... Doc
- David Hemmings .... Governor
- Ralph Brown .... Burton
- Vas Blackwood .... Massive
- Robbie Gee .... Trojan
- Geoff Bell .... Ratchett
- John Forgeham .... Sykes
- Sally Phillips .... Tracey
- Danny Dyer .... Billy the Limpet
- Jason Flemyng .... Bob Likely
- Jason Statham .... Monk
- Martin Wimbush .... Z
- Nicholas Moss .... Hayter
- Stephen Walters .... Nitro
- Andrew Grainger .... Ketch
- Jake Abraham .... Bob
- Joseph Rye .... Walker
- Jamie Sives .... Chiv
- Omid Djalili .... Raj
- Elwin "Chopper" David .... Jerome
- Adam Fogerty .... Mouse
- Rocky Marshall .... Cigs
- JJ Connolly .... Barry the Bookie
- Perry Digweed .... Marsden
- Tracy Keenan Wynn .... Screenwriter
- Charlie Fletcher .... Screenwriter
- Chris Baker .... Screenwriter
- Andrew Day .... Screenwriter
- Barry Skolnick .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Mean machine official movie site
- Awards and film festivals:
- See also The Gridiron Gang, The longest yard
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Lock, stock and two smoking boots.
It's all in the Propaganda: soccer, prison, crime and screwing the screws. What more could you ask for?
Mean Machine is a boofy film for boofy British blokes (and blokes of other nationalities who like watching films about criminals, violence and sport) who aren't afraid to cry as long as it's over a game of footy. If you are one of these then you should see this film.
Carn the Swans!
Security censorship classification
M (Medium level violence, medium level coarse language)
Surveillance time
99 minutes (1:39 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 2 May 2002
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