Twin Town (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Kevin Allen

Writers:

Kevin Allen (writer) and
Paul Durden (writer)

Release Date:

9 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Rugby. Tom Jones. Male Voice Choirs. Shirley Bassey. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantisiliogogogch. Snowdonia. Prince of Wales. Anthony Hopkins. Daffodils. Sheep. Sheep Lovers. Coal. Slate Quarries. The Blaenau Ffestiniog Dinkey-Doo Miniature Railway. Now If That's Your Idea Of Thousands Of Years Of Welsh Culture, You Can't Blame Us For Trying To Liven The Place Up A Little Can You?

Plot:

Twin Town opens with wide sweeping shots of seaside Swansea; to be the place of action for the next one and a half hours...

Plot Keywords:

Karaoke | Drugs | Compensation | Car | Revenge

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Llyr Ifans	...	Julian Lewis (as Llyr Evans)
Rhys Ifans	...	Jeremy Lewis
Dorien Thomas	...	Greyo
Dougray Scott	...	Terry Walsh
Buddug Williams	...	Mrs. Mort
Ronnie Williams	...	Mr. Mort
Huw Ceredig	...	Fatty Lewis
Rachel Scorgie	...	Adie Lewis
Di Botcher	...	Jean Lewis
Mary Allen	...	Olive
Paul Durden	...	Taxi Driver
David Hayman	...	Dodgy
Kevin Allen	...	TV Presenter
Brian Hibbard	...	Dai Reese
Morgan Hopkins	...	Chip Roberts

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Llewellyn Steet, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK

Company:

Agenda

Trivia:

The actors who play "the twins" are, in fact, brothers, but not twins (as, indeed, are "the twins").

Quotes:

Jeremy Lewis: I'm a big, bad, bong-banging bible basher!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener

Very Good

It's quite nice to see how good this film is when you think about it. A lot of people don't really know much about Welsh films and to be honest it's because there isn't that many unless there are in welsh language. Before Dougrary Scott starred in Mission Impossible 2 and Ripley's game there was Twin Town and the same goes for Rhys Ifans who stole most of the limelight on Notting Hill as the mad masturbating Welshman Spike but it all started here with Kevin Allen's Twin Town. A hard look at Swansea life through so many different characters who you forget who is who after the first half hour but what a bunch of characters they are. Most of them actually put Wales to shame but with a funny twist of humour and violence. This came hot on the heels of Trainspotting and had a lot to look up to but I think this just as good as Trainspotting. It starts off well enough and keeps going throughout without it letting up for a second till the end credits. Even though there are some ruthless people in this you can't help but fall in love with them especially Terry played by Dougrary Scoot who is just so comic as a hard cop bully who thinks he is the man but is actually very accident prone at most times and that's what makes him great amongst other roles.

This is a so much happening here and we should look at this for what it is which is a feel good film that starts you off straight away and doesn't let you stop till the end credits.