With ricky tomlinson, amanda redman, bradley walsh, philip jackson. With amanda redman, bradley walsh, ricky tomlinson, dean gaffney. Movie info the great british obsession with football soccer to americans receives a thorough skewering in this mock documentary look at perhaps the most hapless coach in the history of. Quite frankly mr shankly the best film about football ever made, mike basset is the manager england have needed so many times in the past 50 misery soaked years since 66. You can get actors in detail, such as ricky tomlinson, amanda redman, bradley walsh, philip jackson, phill jupitus, dean lennox kelly, martin bashir, robbie gee, pele, kevin piper, robert putt, malcolm terris, philip dunbar, ulrich thomsen, lloyd mcguire and so on. There are plenty of nods and injokes to actual players and managers from across the years and the movie does tackle some issues away from the pitch quite well. England manager 2001 trivia 12 add new the irish players in the rio airport are all except one actually native brazilians. Followed everywhere he goes by a documentary crew, bassett gets off to a rocky start when his boys lose to poland, and he doesnt fare much better in. Most candidates decline the position, and the fa must offer it to inept mike bassett ricky tomlinson, who accepts. We watched the film with someone whod never seen it before to find out.
While not exactly a criticallyacclaimed hit, mike bassett became a cult classic especially among football fans who had grown up watching england during the late 1980s. With only three games left for england to qualify for the world cup in brazil, disaster strikes. When the england manager has a heart attack, footballs top brass turn to mike bassett basically no one else wanted the. There are loads and loads of funny moments in this film and i promise you even if you are not a football fan you will like this a lot. England manager has gained popularity as a cult film among english football fans. Jul 15, 2008 mike bassett england manager starring ricky tomlinson. The manager of englands national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. The scottish team is made up of few scots on holiday who the film makers some how managed to find and rest are local extras and filming crew. He makes a series of bad decisions and loses his first two games as england manager. Manager is a british television comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 september 2005 on itv.
When phil cope malcolm terris, the manager of the england football team. Sep 27, 2001 brit character actor ricky tomlinson steps up to the starring plate with dandy results as mike bassett. But as the world cup has evaded england so have the oscars and emmys for the wonderful mike basset england manager. When the england manager has a heart attack, footballs top brass turn to mike bassett basically no one else wanted the job. The film follows mike bassett ricky tomlinson, who is appointed england manager from a lower football league after managing a team that wins the mr clutch cup. Bassett calls on recovering alcoholic but maverick playmaker kevin tonkinson, hardhitting defender gary wackett and outofform striker rufus smalls to get the three lions to the world. Bassett insists that england will win the world cup under his leadership, but thats. His dismal efforts see him go from national treasure to most hated man in england in record time but the chance of. The film follows mike bassett ricky tomlinson, who is appointed england manager from a lower football league after managing an obscure team that wins the league cup. Mike bassett comes out of retirement to help englands new german manager, but soon finds himself in. Mike bassett comes out of retirement to help englands new german manager, but soon finds himself in the hotseat again. England manager in high quality video with movie synopsis mike bassett. It became something of a cult classic which lives on through the continued strife of the england team and temporarily resurfaces during each international tournament. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to mike bassett ricky tomlinson, a scruffy and loudmouthed lout whose claim to football fame.
If you dont follow international football soccer, a lot of it might be lost on you. The movie then follows bassett in a documentary style whilst. England manager is an hilarious british comedy that stars ricky thomlinson. Mike bassett is the ever optimistic manager of the england football side. Loved and loathed by the fans in equal measure, and always under pressure to produce results, mike struggles to. England manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by steve barron, following the fortunes of the manager of division one football english footballs second tier club norwich. His team struggles to a goalless draw in the final. When phil cope malcolm terris, the manager of the england football team, suffers a heart attack during the qualifying rounds of the world cup, the football association opts to replace him with norwich fc manager mike bassett ricky tomlinson. Footballs top brass turn in desperation to mike bassett, manager of a minor league club.
Mike bassettengland manager starring ricky tomlinson. With only three games left for england to qualify for the world cup in brazil, the team manager suffers a nearfatal heart attack, forcing footballs top brass to turn in desperation to mike bassett ricky tomlinson, the royle family, a rough and rude minor league club manager with a lousy track record and low hopes for victory. England manager the making of one of footballs most loved films. Bassett is an old school manager who thinks tactics are small white mints and who writes his team on the back. British television journalist martin bashir, musician and comic keith allen, and international football sensation pele all appear as themselves to lend mike bassett. The film follows mike bassett ricky tomlinson, who. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. England manager, a thoroughly enjoyable, mainstream mockumentary that does for bad soccer. The current england manager has a heart attack and when the fa can find no one else to do the job, bassett gets it. The manager suffers a nearfatal heart attack and oddly enough nobody else seems to want the job. England manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by steve barron, following the fortunes of the manager of division one football.
Mike bassett comes out of retirement to help england s new german manager, but soon finds himself in the hotseat again. England manager, a thoroughly enjoyable, mainstream mockumentary that does for. The great british obsession with football soccer to americans. One of the best ever britishbased movie car gags perhaps the only britishbased movie car gag, come to think of it has to be the daewoovauxhallopel setup from mike basset. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to mike bassett, a scruffy and loudmouthed. England manager, and stars ricky tomlinson in the title role, steve edge as his assistant, and amanda redman as his long suffering wife, karine. Being a vauxhall astra, and being the rubbish company car of the england manager. This then, is basically what mike bassett england manager is lampooning. Brit character actor ricky tomlinson steps up to the starring plate with dandy results as mike bassett. But when england manager phil cope suffers a heart attack, the football association surprisingly turns to oldschool norwich boss mike bassett to save the day. Summary an inept soccer coach is unexpectedly chosen as englands new manager.
Neil maskell, known from the football factory film, appears as a clubzine reporter. England manager is a mock documentary about a new england manager and the trials and tribulations he goes through during qualification and subsiquant world cup in brazil. Former norwich manager, mike bassett is given the unenviable task of getting england through a world cup competition in this faux documentary. There are plenty of nods and injokes to actual players and managers from across the years and the movie does tackle some issues away from the. The manager of england s national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. England manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by steve barron, following the fortunes of the manager of division one football club. In the film england beat argentina 10 in the group stage of the world cup finals. The adam croziertype character and his relation to the manager was a fantastic. Bassett ricky tomlinson is the norwich manager and has just guided his team to the league cup. When the england manager has a heart attack, footballs top brass turn to mike bassett basically no one else. Featuring cameos from barry venison, gabby yorath, atomic kitten and pele. England manager is a british film about a lowerleague manager who is given the england job in the buildup to the world cup, and after scraping through qualifying, he pushes through all sorts of ineptitude and the team bungle their way through the first games of the tournament, amidst intense media pressure and anger from the fans. Interim manager potentially remains in the works, but the original incarnation undoubtedly had the greatest impact. England manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by steve barron.
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