| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2004. |
| Cast |
Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, Leo Gregory, Geoff Bell, Kieran Bew, Henry Goodman, Christopher Hehir, Terence Jay, Ross McCall, Francis Pope, Rafe Spall. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Alexander Buono ; edited by Paul Trejo ; music by Christopher Franke. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language and some drug use. |
| Summary |
Matt, banished from Harvard when his roommate sets him up as a drug-bust patsy, relocates to England, reconnecting with his sister Shannon. The naive Yank quickly finds himself passed off to Shannon's brother-in-law. Pete is a member of a 'firm'-thugs who with their ferociously bloodthirsty, off-the-pitch street battles are emblematic of the testosterone fueled psychosis of British football hooliganism-"supporting the home team," West Ham United. At first the butt of jokes, Matt is inexorably sucked in by these mad, bad, dangerous-to-know Hammers fans and into the black hole of thuggery, first hoisting incalculable pints, singing indecipherable anthems, preparing, again and again, to war on the terraces of the home turf for nothing much at all. |
| Contents |
Underground clash -- Harvard to London -- Two younger brothers -- You might learn something -- blowing bubbles -- Working the crowd -- Stand your ground -- Firm history -- Messing things up -- How Americans bruise -- Bovver causes a bother -- Train ride to a trap -- Sneak attack -- Guest appearance -- Draw -- Undercover journer? -- Steve's old life -- Put right in it -- Die and we're even -- Shannon's decision -- Outsiders -- Gathering forces -- War on the wharf -- From rage to tragedy -- Ticket back. |
| Note |
Special features: The Making of Hooligans (6 min.) [featurette]; One Blood (4 min.) [music video]. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
West Ham United (Soccer team) -- Drama.
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Soccer hooliganism -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Soccer fans -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Violence in sports -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Soccer -- England -- Drama.
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Soccer hooliganism -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, British.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Alexander, Lexi.
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Brimson, Dougie, 1959-
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Pritzker, Gigi.
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Del Prete, Deborah.
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Zuckerman, Donald.
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Shelov, Joshua.
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Wood, Elijah, 1981-
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Hunnam, Charlie, 1980-
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Forlani, Claire.
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Odd Lot Entertainment.
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Take Partnerships.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419825968 |
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9781419825965 |
| Standard No. |
012569760295 |
| Music No. |
76029 Warner Home Video |
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