Mean Machine
Brief Synopsis
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Once a major football hero, but now famously degenerate after seeming to have thrown a crucial international match, Danny Meehan is arrested for drunk driving and assaulting an officer. He is sentenced to prison where he becomes involved in coaching a prisoner's football team. Danny relearns the joy
Cast & Crew
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Barry Skolnick
Director
Robbie Gee
Tim Perrinpaul Mari
Marc Alexander
Vas Blackwood
Danny Hibert
Film Details
Also Known As
Carton rouge
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
Paramount Vantage
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; HM Oxford Prison, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
Once a major football hero, but now famously degenerate after seeming to have thrown a crucial international match, Danny Meehan is arrested for drunk driving and assaulting an officer. He is sentenced to prison where he becomes involved in coaching a prisoner's football team. Danny relearns the joy of victory and reclaims his sense of himself as a man by coaching convicts on the prisoners team, which is eventually pitted against a team of the hated guards.
Director
Barry Skolnick
Director
Cast
Robbie Gee
Tim Perrinpaul Mari
Marc Alexander
Vas Blackwood
Danny Hibert
John Forgeham
Peter Downes
Andrew Grainger
David R Reid
Wally Downes
David Cropman
Omid Djalili
Martin Wimbush
Brian Gayles
Danny Dyer
Mark Lovell
Vinnie Jones
Ralph Brown
J.j. Connolly
Perry Digweed
Marc Egan
Geoff Innocent
David Kelly
Jason Statham
Joseph Rye
Jamie Sives
Geoff Bell
Sally Phillips
Jake Abraham
Stephen Walters
Nevin Saraya
Paul Fishenden
Nicholas Moss
Stephen Bent
David Hemmings
Charlie Hartfield
Adam Fogerty
Rocky Marshall
Jason Flemyng
Crew
Jason Alexander
Music Supervisor
Tom Anthony
Song
Fabienne Arbogast
Editing
Chris Baker
Screenplay
Alex Barber
Director Of Photography
Dave Barbour
Song Performer
Andy Bell
Generator Operator
Henri Belolo
Song
Shaun Bennet
Construction Coordinator
Nigel Black
Other
Matthew Bliss
Advisor
Steve Boag
Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Bohling
Line Producer
Bob Brozman
Song
David Buchanan
Original Score
John Burke
Generator Operator
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Craig Butters
Editor
Matthew Camacho
Other
Ed Case
Song
Jovanotti Cersosimo
Song
Jovanotti Cersosimo
Song Performer
Luca Cersosimo
Song
Guy Chambers
Song
Kenny Clark
Music Editor
Heather Clarke
Production Coordinator
Stephanie Collie
Costume Designer
Felicity Cottrell
Foley Artist
Alex Creacy
Assistant Editor
Pete Crooks
Assistant Sound Editor
Jim Davey
Visual Effects
Gary Davy
Casting
Andy Day
Screenplay
John Daynes
Other
Russell De Rozario
Production Designer
Simon Denny
Original Score
Mick Diannotti
Generator Operator
Ian Differ
Editor
Walter Donaldson
Song
Valado Dzihan
Song
Damon Earnshaw
Assistant
Billy Edwards
Props
Lindsay Edwards
Song
Rony Esher
Other
Ralph Falcon
Song
Dave Farey
Construction Manager
Jean-claude Fauchez
Production Auditor
Richard Fettes
Foley Editor
Steve Fisk
Song
Michael Flannery
Song
Charlie Fletcher
Screenplay
Fleur Fontaine
Post-Production Supervisor
Christopher Foreman
Song
Kevin Freemantle
Production Auditor
Derek French
Other
Oscar Gaeten
Song
Jamie Gambell
Sound
Pete Gates
Sound Editor
Pete Gates
Dubbing Mixer
Anthony Gilsenan
Other
Lee Gordon
Property Master
Simone Grattarola
Other
Diane Greaves
Foley Artist
Charles Green
Grader
Laura Green
Art Assistant
Georgina Gunner
Wardrobe
Dave Gurney
Camera
Carl H
Song
Mary Haddow
Script Supervisor
Eddie Hamilton
Editor
Jesse Hammond
Other
Russell Hanson
Props
Tom Harrel
Assistant Location Manager
Simon Hayes
Sound Mixer
Dave Henley
Song
Jeff Hewitt-davis
Stunt Coordinator
Sam Hodgson
Camera Assistant
Rochelle Holguin
Music Coordinator
Bob Hollow
Special Effects Supervisor
Toby Hosking
Assistant Director
Joe Howard
Art Assistant
Graham Humphries
Storyboard Artist
Sweetie Irie
Song
Craig Irving
Rerecording
Neil James
Music
Alan John
Film Lab
Mario Kamin
Song
Theo Keating
Song
Dean Kennedy
Lighting
David Kiddie
Visual Effects
Stefan Kopec
Other
Mark Lafbery
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Justin Langlands
Song
Matt Langley
Carpenter
Jenny Lawrence Smith
Set Decorator
Lucy Lebow
Makeup Artist
Simon Leppington
Visual Effects
Ashlie Love
Production
Caroline Lovelace
Assistant
John Lowery
Song
Oisin Lunny
Song
Marilyn Manson
Song Performer
Marilyn Manson
Song
Paul Mason
Production Assistant
Georgia Masters
Coproducer
Ray Mcneil
Props
Kate Mcniece
Wardrobe Assistant
Graham Mcpherson
Song
Jacques Morali
Song
Nick Moss
Production Assistant
Ben Murphy
Original Score
John Murphy
Music
Modest Mussorgsky
Song
Onkar Narang
Electrician
Julie Nightingale
Hair
Tarquin Pack
Production Assistant
Johnny Pearson
Song
Carlos Peres
Production Assistant
Cynthia Pett
Executive Producer
Sandra Phillips
Art Director
Ross Porter Ward
Assistant Editor
Perez Prado
Song
Martin Reeves
Song
David Reid
Assistant Director
Guy Ritchie
Executive Producer
Greg Roberts
Song
Kevin Robertson
Lighting Technician
Scott Rosser
Song
Albert S. Ruddy
Executive Producer
Albert S. Ruddy
From Story
Ben Russell
Production Assistant
Janos Sandor
Music Conductor
Christopher Sargent
Song
Lalo Schifrin
Song Performer
Lalo Schifrin
Song
Daniel Smith
Photography
James Aubrey Smith
Other
Shawn Smith
Song
Dulcie Spencer
Makeup
Paul Spencer
Song
Stephen Spencer
Song
Mike Stainer
Grader
Eddie Standish
Location Manager
Sam Stevenson
Casting Associate
Mark Stibbs
Electrician
Darren Stokes
Song
Tim Sullivan
Song
Matthew Symonds
Visual Effects
Gary Szabo
Other
Alan Tagg
Other
Lee Tailor
Assistant Director
Dan Toland
Production Manager
Marcus Trevor
Production Assistant
Arthur Turner
Boom Operator
Matthew Vaughn
Producer
Tom Wales
Art Director
Maria Walker
Post-Production Supervisor
Richard Welsh
Consultant
Adrian White
Other
Whitmore
Song
Peter Wignall
Camera Operator
Dayn Williams
Editor
Robbie Williams
Song Performer
Robbie Williams
Song
Terry Williams
Grip
Victor Edward Willis
Song
Will Willis
Other
Denis Wilson
Carpenter
Larry Wilson
Carpenter
Phil Wiseman
Production Assistant
Paul Wolstencroft
Production
Terry Wood
Props
Tracy Keenan Wynn
From Story
Ruth Wynne
Props
Film Details
Also Known As
Carton rouge
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
Paramount Vantage
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; HM Oxford Prison, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States February 22, 2002
Released in United States on Video July 16, 2002
Released in United States Winter February 22, 2002
Remake of "The Longest Yard" (USA/1974) directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Reynolds.
Feature directorial debut for Barry Skolnick.
Began shooting May 3, 2001.
Limited Release in United States February 22, 2002
Released in United States Winter February 22, 2002
Released in United States on Video July 16, 2002
