The Flying Scotsman (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Douglas Mackinnon

Writers:

John Brown (writer) and
Simon Rose (writer) ...

Release Date:

26 April 2007 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Hope made him a dreamer. Heart made him a hero.

Plot:

The true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championship only to have his title stripped from him and his mental health problems which he has suffered since.

Plot Keywords:

Bicycle | Bi Polar | Courier | Scot | Based On True Story

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	11:45 AM	SHOW
Fri. July 17	7:00 AM	SHOW
Wed. July 22	8:45 AM	SHOW

Cast

Jonny Lee Miller	...	Graeme Obree
Sean Brown	...	Young Graeme Obree
Joseph Carney	...	Child Gang Leader
Crawford McInally-Kier	...	First Child Bully
Jan Plazalski	...	Second Child Bully
Niall Macgregor	...	Graeme's Father
Julie Austin	...	Graeme's Mother
Morag Calder	...	First Office Receptionist
Billy Boyd	...	Malky
Laura Fraser	...	Anne Obree
Jean Marie Coffey	...	Woman at Finish Line
Christopher Anderson	...	Baby Ewan
Brian Cox	...	Douglas Baxter
Ron Donachie	...	Scobie
Morven Christie	...	Katie

Also Known As:

Flying Scotsman - Allein zum Ziel (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements and strong language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Company:

ContentFilm International

Trivia:

David Tennant was cast in this film but had to drop out because of changed dates.

Possibly the best Sports Movie I have ever seen

Were this to have been a sports movie, it would have still been very much worth the ticket. However, the personal story and the battles he had to fight turned this into something so much more. I took my wife, my son and his girlfriend to see this and we all came away feeling the same. 3 of us knew so much about Graeme Obree, but my son's girlfriend had never heard of him, and has no interest in most sport, especially not cycling. That we all loved it says they got that balance right. The cast were excellent with Jonny Lee Miller playing Obree to perfection. Ably supported by Billy Boyd and Brian Cox and Laura Fraser as his wife. This film may do something to raise the profile of amateur cycling. However, even more importantly, it may highlight the issues associated with mental illness. Try to see it, you will not regret it.