Mean Machine poster

Mean Machine( 2001)

TV-MAComedyDrama
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It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vinnie Jones

      Danny Meehan

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      David Kelly

      Doc

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      David Hemmings

      Governor

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      Ralph Brown

      Burton

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      Vas Blackwood

      Massive

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      Robbie Gee

      Trojan

    7. cast image

      Geoff Bell

      Ratchett

    8. cast image

      John Forgeham

      Sykes

    9. cast image

      Sally Phillips

      Tracey

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      Danny Dyer

      Billy the Limpet

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      Jason Flemyng

      Bob Likely

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      Jason Statham

      Monk

    13. cast image

      Martin Wimbush

      Z

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      David Reid

      Barman

    15. cast image

      David Cropman

      Second Barman

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      Tim Perrin

      Policeman

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      Paul Mari

      Policeman

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      Nicholas Moss

      Hayter

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      Stephen Walters

      Nitro

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      Andrew Grainger

      Ketch

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      Jamie Sives

      Chiv

    22. cast image

      Adam Fogerty

      Mouse

    23. cast image

      Rocky Marshall

      Cigs

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      Elwin 'Chopper' David

      Jerome McFife

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      Omid Djalili

      Raj

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Jun 28 2016
    1-0 to the Mean Machine. Mean Machine is an English reworking of Robert Aldrich's 1974 beefcake Burt Reynolds starrer, The Longest Yard. Substituting Gridiron for Soccer, director Barry Skolnick, along with his roll call of British "faces", is only aiming for one market. That of the footie worshipping clan that primarily resides within the United Kingdom. Very much a long way from competing on the same playing field as Aldrich's superior movie, Mean Machine does have enough about it to make it an enjoyable viewing outside of the excellently constructed soccer match that fills out the l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2750000.00

    Revenue

    7310206.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • sports
    • prison warden
    • amateur football (soccer)
    • remake
    • football (soccer)
    • football (soccer) coach