Mean Machine
“It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!”
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
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Cast
25 people
Vinnie Jones
Danny Meehan
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David Kelly
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Tracey
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Jason Flemyng
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Jason Statham
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Barry Skolnick Director · Tracy Keenan Wynn Writer Charlie Fletcher Writer
Worldwide gross $7.3M · Budget $2.8M · United States release December 26, 2001
Box office
Budget
$2,750,000
Worldwide gross
$7,310,206
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Marv
Production
Paramount Classics
Studio
SKA Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 26, 2001
Theatrical
United States · December 26, 2001
Theatrical
Australia
February 15, 2002 · Theatrical
France
June 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
September 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
October 5, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
April 4, 2002 · Theatrical
October 11, 2002 · Physical · Blu ray
July 19, 2005 · TV · Veronica
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