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Mean Machine
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Mean Machine is a 2001 comedy drama and prison film originating from the United Kingdom and the United States. Directed by Barry Skolnick and written by Charlie Fletcher, the movie stars Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, and Ralph Brown. Produced by Matthew Vaughn and SKA Films, the film focuses on association football and features a score by John Murphy.
The runtime is 99 minutes. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. The production had a budget of 2750000 and generated revenue of 7310206. Critical reception included a review score of 4.9/10, 45/100, and 33%, alongside an IMDb rating of 6.4 and a TMDb vote average of 6.3. The tagline describes the plot as being about pride inside.
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Film · TMDB
6.3Disgraced 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.
Cast
- Vinnie Jones as Danny Meehan
- David Kelly as Doc
- David Hemmings as Governor
- Ralph Brown as Burton
- Vas Blackwood as Massive
- Robbie Gee as Trojan
Themes
- prison
- sports
- prison warden
- amateur football (soccer)
- remake
- football (soccer)
- football (soccer) coach
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- association football
- Screenwriter
- Charlie Fletcher
- Cast member
- Geoff Bell
- Composer
- John Murphy
- Producer
- Matthew Vaughn
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 511491
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.paramountclassics.com/meanmachine
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- publication date
- 2002-09-19
- title
- Mean Machine
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 33%
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