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Writers (WGA):
Tracy Keenan Wynn (earlier screenplay "The Longest Yard")Charlie Fletcher (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 December 2001 (UK) moreTagline:
Not Your Usual Suspects morePlot:
A soccer star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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"He Doesn't Have My Permission to Die Yet!": Twelve Evil Movie Wardens (From IFC. 3 September 2009, 7:43 AM, PDT)
Live action Wacky Races!
(From Comicmix. 31 July 2009, 4:46 AM, PDT)
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Need more of these from our British cousins! more (72 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vinnie Jones | ... | Danny Meehan |
 | David Kelly | ... | Doc |
 | David Hemmings | ... | Governor |
 | Ralph Brown | ... | Burton |
 | Vas Blackwood | ... | Massive |
| Robbie Gee | ... | Trojan |
| Geoff Bell | ... | Ratchett |
| John Forgeham | ... | Charlie Sykes |
| Sally Phillips | ... | Tracey |
 | Danny Dyer | ... | Billy the Limpet |
 | Jason Flemyng | ... | Bob Likely |
 | Jason Statham | ... | Monk |
| Martin Wimbush | ... | Z |
| David Reid | ... | Barman |
| David Cropman | ... | Second Barman |
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Rated R for language and some violence.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Norway:15Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: During the explosion in the final scene, the wall can be seen to flex, indicating that it is made of something more flimsy than a real prison wall. moreQuotes:
Danny Meehan: I'll tell you something, I didn't start off out as a youngster looking to sell my country out.Massive: None of us planned to be here, mate.
Chiv: But you're forgetting one thing. You're a hero in Scotland.
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Ooh La La moreFAQ
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I could understand not liking this movie if someone was expecting Citizen Kane (and if you were, you should be flogged). For a straight to video/cable movie, it had great prod. value, sharp dialogue, and a great supporting cast of Guy Ritchie characters. Throw in some solid football and you have a film to help you forget the worries of your day. The commentary by the two Bobs alone makes it worthwhile. Jones is good, but Statham steals the show in almost all of his scenes. Like the original (The Longest Yard), it was made to entertain the audience, not to provoke some deep introspective thought on the existence of God. See it, rent it, buy it! If you cant discern the heavy British slang, throw on the subtitles. If you don't have a DVD player, how in the hell are you managing to read this?