Gangsters - The Essex Boys
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Gangsters - The Essex Boys |
| Original title | Essex boys |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Terry Winsor |
| script |
Jeff Pope Terry Winsor |
| production | Jeff Pope |
| music | Colin Towns |
| camera | John Daly |
| cut | Edward Mansell |
| occupation | |
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Gangsters - The Essex Boys is a British gangster film directed by Terry Winsor in 2000. The film is based on the triple murder of Rettendon .
action
Taxi driver Billy Reynolds is hired by John Dyke to drive shady characters from the English underworld in Essex . During a trip with Jason Locke, who has just been released from prison, Reynolds proves his worth and is lured away by Locke. But Locke gives birth to a sociopath who not only beats up his wife Lisa, but also magically attracts problems. Billy wins Lisa’s trust, but Lisa only plays with him. Jason and his two friends want a piece of the booming ecstasy market and put Dyke under pressure. He finally agrees. But the stuff he offers them is bad. Not only do many consumers end up in the hospital; Jason also kills a prostitute while drunk that Billy has to dispose of for him.
Jason then clashes with Dyke. In agony, he promises them one last deal that should bring everyone enough money so that they never have to do anything again. However, Jason decides to kill Dyke after the deal. What he doesn't know: Dyke has meanwhile started an affair with Lisa and in turn has found allies who can help him. He beats Jason and shoots him and his two accomplices. He lets Billy go.
When the police show up at Lisa the next day, Billy is also present. Both claim to have nothing to do with the murder. But this is not enough for Dyke, he threatens Billy on his property with a dug grave. Billy decides to take control of the drug market with Lisa, but Dyke finds out about them. He sets a trap for him, but after a shootout, Billy can go away with a large amount of drugs. He meets Lisa in a motel. When he takes a bath, Lisa disappears and leaves him to the police. Billy becomes a key witness and incriminates Dyke and his allies. Lisa has usurped the drug market.
background
Gangsters - The Essex Boys was filmed on location in Essex. The film premiered in the UK on July 16, 2000 and was shown in 54 theaters on the opening weekend. He grossed a total of 441,128 British pounds . In Germany, the film had its DVD premiere in 2009 as Gangsters - The Essex Boys and was later marketed under the title The Hooligan Gangsters - Essex Boys .
Films based on the triple murder of Rettendon were released in 2007 with Rise of the Footsoldier and in 2010 with Footsoldier 2 .
criticism
Like many British gangster films, the film is heavily inspired by Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia . To many critics he seemed a little undecided. However, the good acting performance was highlighted, especially by Sean Bean .
"New British School Tough Gangster Movie; the young gangster comments on the bleak story and its pictures from off. "
Web links
- Gangsters - The Essex Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Box office / business. Internet Movie Database , accessed July 24, 2012 .
- ^ Gangsters - The Essex Boys in the online movie database
- ^ Essex Boys (2000) Movie Review. (No longer available online.) BeyondHollywood.com, January 11, 2002, archived from the original on September 11, 2012 ; Retrieved July 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Michael Thomson: Essex Boys (2000). BBC , July 13, 2000, accessed July 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Gangsters - The Essex Boys. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 24, 2012 .
