Essex Boys is a crime thriller directed by Terry Winsor. Starring Sean Bean and Alex Kingston .
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| Essex boys | |
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| Genre | Thriller crime film drama |
| Producer | Terry Winsor |
| Producer | Jeff Pope Pippa Cross Paul Frift |
| Author script | Jeff Pope Terry Winsor |
| In the main cast | Sean Bean Alex Kingston Charlie Creed Miles Tom Wilkinson |
| Operator | John Daily |
| Composer | Colin Towns |
| Film company | Granada film productions |
| Duration | 102 minutes |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Year | 2000 |
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The plot of the film is based on the Rettendon killings that occurred in December 1995.
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Artistic Features
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Story
Criminal Jason Lock, who spent 5 years in prison for armed robbery, returns to his native Essex . Jason begins to work for the local businessman Peter Chase, and Jason, in turn, works Billy, a young driver, on behalf of whom the story is being narrated in the film. Gradually, Billy gets stuck in the criminal life of Essex and becomes an accomplice in Jason Locke's many crimes.
Cast
- Sean Bean - Jason Lock
- Alex Kingston - Lisa Lock
- Charlie Creed Miles - Billy Reynolds
- Tom Wilkinson - John Dyke
- Billy Murray - Perry Alley
- Larry Lamb - Peter Chase
- Michael McKell - Wayne Lowell
- Holly Davidson - Susie Welch
- Terence Rigby - Henry Hobbs
- Sally Hurst - Beverly
- Gary Love - Detective
Production
Filming took place from February 28 to April 26, 1999. The main shooting location was Essex County, in particular, the city of Southend-on-Sea . [one]
Artistic Features
Andrew Spicer, in his book Film Noir, referred to the film as "a wholly noir tale of deceit and betrayal." [2]
BBC Michael Thomson believes that Winsor, working on Essex Boys , was inspired by the movie Good Fellows (1990). [3]
Notes
- ↑ Kent Film Office. Kent Film Office Essex Boys Article .
- ↑ Essex Boys (2000)
- ↑ Thomson, Michael Essex Boys (13 July 2000).
Links
- Essex Guys at the Internet Movie Database
- Essex Guys at Rotten Tomatoes