Dont be flustered by the beginning of the long good friday, the roughedged british gangster film that opens today at the baronet. Harold shand, the london crime boss at the center of the long good friday, is more than an antihero. With bob hoskins, helen mirren, paul freeman, leo dolan. It was completed in 1979, 2 but because of release delays, it is generally credited as a 1980 film. Harold shand bob hoskins is a businessman with great ambitions. An upandcoming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the americans are in town. The long good friday movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Check also the date of good friday in 2021 and in the following years. Bob hoskins, in his breakthrough film role, stars as a london racketeer fast losing control of his gangland empire. John mckenzies the long good friday was gritty, uncompromising, and utterly brilliant.
It really is to no surprise that over the years many filmlovers have had the nerve to call john mackenzies the long good friday the british godfather. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies. Everything you need to know about the long good friday movie. John mackenzies stylish thriller is a marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the atlantic. The long good friday movie trailer and videos tv guide. A beat up old saab convertible was the perfect car for miles to drive, perfect. It was voted at number 21 in the british film institute s list of the top 100 british films of the 20th century, and provided bob hoskins with his breakthrough film role. If you cant make sense of the first scenes, you wont be alone. Cast in credits order verified as complete paul freeman. May 06, 2015 the long good friday is back in cinemas june 19th, released as a steelbook on may 4th and as a limited edition boxset may 18th. The long good friday, which is a masterful and very tough piece of filmmaking, eventually does answer these questions. In the late 1970s, cockney crime boss harold shand bob hoskins, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the american mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of london into the possible venue for a future olympic games.
The long good friday watch full episodes and clips. It was completed in 1979, but because of release delays, it is generally credited as a 1980 film. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of turin by creating a traffic jam. The long good friday brings together john mackenzie, barrie keeffe, barry hanson, actor derek thompson, casting director simone reynolds to. In the long good friday, the felt life hoskins packs into shands bowlingpin body and pinsetters voice enables mackenzie to resurrect the british gangster film. See more ideas about the long good friday, good friday and 1980s films. Very rarely is the 1980 john mackenzie film the long good friday ever. In the late 1970s, cockney crime boss harold shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the american mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of london into the possible venue for a future olympic games. The long good friday soundtrack from 1982, composed by francis monkman. Harold, a prosperous english gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. The long good friday is heralded as one of the best british gangster films of all time, starring academy award nominee bob hoskins. May 22, 2007 a look at the the long good friday behindthescenes crew and production team. It was completed in 1979 but, because of release delays, it is generally credited as a 1980 film.
Toggle navigation toggle search box 12 months a year, day by day. Released by silva screen in 2016 containing music from the long good friday 1982. Omnibus 1982 missing believed wiped barry norman duration. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jun 12, 2001 the long good friday soundtrack from 1982, composed by various artists, francis monkman. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. Mike hodges, 1971 or the brash energy of lock, stock and two smoking barrels d. The godfather and the long good friday both are superb but the lgf shows exactly what we can do on much smaller budgets. The long good friday, class of 1984, lola, pink floyd the. The long good friday theatrical trailer 1980 youtube.
I have rarely seen a movie character so completely alive. It might not have quite the iconic value of get carter d. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the long good friday near you. Mar 17, 2006 sideways was the first film i saw where i noticed this, only sideways got it right. As much as such similes often miss the point, mislead future viewers and stand as an offense to the uniqueness of movies, with mackenzies 1979 thriller it seems obvious that were dealing with an amazing gangster film fully capable. If, like me, you actually remember that era, the film s visuals and context will likely give you a pang. The storyline bowls you along as does the wonderful music, the acting is superb hoskins deserved an oscar and the use of faces from the east end is a. Released by dressed to kill in 2001 containing music from the long good friday 1982. A superb script and great turns from bob hoskins and helen mirren are the making of john mackenzie. Hes such a character, such an overcompensating cockney, sensitive to the.
The long good friday is a film directed by john mackenzie with bob hoskins, helen mirren, eddie constantine, dave king, year. Feb 25, 2000 handmade bought the rights to the long good friday for. The neighbourhood was london in the late seventies, the idea a terrorism and gangsters movie. The london of bob hoskins and the long good friday. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the long good friday 1982.
The long good friday the current the criterion collection. A smooth and efficient film about some pretty rough characters, the long good friday deserves its status a modernday crime classic. But hes a mass of contradictions, and there are times when we understand him so completely we almost feel affectionate. But the point of the film isnt to analyze harold shands problems. The long good friday follows entrepreneurial mob boss harold shand academy awardnominee bob hoskins, mona lisa, who runs an underworld empire but his. The long good friday rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The long good friday john mackenzie 1982 bob hoskins gives a stunning, doggedly tough yet profoundly pained performance in john mackenzies londonbased gangster flick the long good friday that sometimes manages to elevate the pictures generally diffuse drama to shakespearean levels. The long good friday was a film raging at what was about to happen to the country, the story of gangsterism thatcherism captialism coming facetoface with terrorism idealism. The story is satisfyingly complex and, i admit, it took one or two viewings for me to recognise who was who and for all the narrative pieces to click into place thats more my at the time nineteen year olds fault than the movies. Maybe thats what critical parlance has characterised as inner conflict, and theres a great example to be found of this in john mackenzies 1980 brit gangster saga, the long good friday, especially in the form of the late, very great character actor, bob hoskins.
Movies wed book if we owned a movie theater, 1982 2 thoughts on the long good friday, class of 1984, lola, pink floyd the wall, 1982 clarke smith. The long good friday 1980 movie online movie the long good friday 1980 for free watch the long good friday 1980 full streaming movie film the long good friday 1980 full subtitle. The long good friday 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With the legitimate help of cops and city councilors, shand controls a criminal. Everything you need to know about long good friday movie. Good friday in 1982 is on friday, april 9 second friday of april. Completed in 1979, the year of margaret thatchers first general election win, and. Director john mackenzie worked in both films and television. And i have rarely seen a movie character so completely alive. In 1982, two years after the film came out, hoskins took bbc film critic barry. H arold shand, the london crime boss at the center of the long good friday, is more than an antihero. The long good friday is a british gangster film starring bob hoskins and helen mirren.
It was voted at number 21 in the british film institutes list of the top 100 british films of the 20th century, and provided bob hoskins with his breakthrough. Although the long good friday is firmly rooted in a very different era early 1980s britain is another country entirely the film still feels fresh and uncompromisingly tough. The leisure suits, the wide lapels, the feathered hair, the sideburns, the pornstache. The london of bob hoskins and the long good friday onlondon. Villa elephant on the river, grosvenor road, pimlico, london the exterior of harolds casino is a private home, 15 catherine place, sw1, one of a street of handsome townhouses tucked away and forgotten in victoria between victoria station and buckingham palace. Born in edinburgh, scotland, he got his start directing feature films during the. It was completed in 1979, but because of release delays, it is generally. Harold, a prosperous english gangster, is about to close a. It was completed in 1979, but because of release delays, it.
In the nineteenth century there was a genre of socialproblem fiction that came to be known as the conditionofengland novel. Directed by john mackenzie, the film features a cast that includes bob hoskins, helen mirren, dave king and bryan marshall. Popular videos the long good friday the long good friday topic. Bob hoskins, in his breakthrough role, stars as a london racketeer fast losing control of his gangland empire. After suggesting harolds kingdom, havoc and citadel of blood, the long good friday was chosen, due to its similarities to raymond chandlers the long goodbye and the easter setting. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Harold bob hoskins, a prosperous english gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. The long goodbye satirizes the changes in society between the 1950s, when the privatedetective genre was popular, and the 1970s, when the film was released. Criterion presents the long good friday in an exclusive widescreen transfer. The original title was the paddy factor but this was changed after fears that it would give away too much of the film s plot. This film is well done from its start to its memorable.
The long good friday 1980 plot summary 2 an upandcoming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat. Movies like the long good friday if you like the long good friday you are looking for serious, captivating and realistic movies about with ira, danger, gangsters, car bomb, crime, crime boss and crimes themes of crime, drama and mystery genre shot in uk. Chris griffin, denis obrien, george harrison, barrie keeffe. The long good friday 1982 traileraddict movie trailers. Hearkening back to the era of the kray twins british organized crime era of the 1960s, the long good friday is a brutally violent look inside the world of british gangsters. I cant help thinking of this as a conditionofengland film. The long good friday 1980 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Likewise, in the long good friday, a rolls phantom, a jag xj and a bright red mercedes convertible with matching hub caps are absolutely spot on. The long good friday 1979 the criterion collection. Guy ritchie, 1998, but for many the long good friday represents the highwater mark of the british gangster film, its reputation resting not just on a startling central performance from bob hoskins, but on its nearprophetic illustration of emerging. The storyline weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including midlevel political and police corruption, ira fundraising, displacement of. But the story moves along smartly, the direction is very good and the lighting and photography excellent. Movie the long good friday full episode video dailymotion. A mysterious syndicate is trying to muscle in on his action, and.
Released in 1980, the long good friday, directed competently by john mackenzie, conveys all the turmoil, fears and aspirations of seventies london. Hes the antichrist, uniting bourgeoisie and barbarians in a simultaneous pax and pox brittanica. The storyline bowls you along as does the wonderful music, the acting is superb hoskins deserved an oscar and the use of faces from the east end is a brilliant touch. Top 100 nude celebrities top 100 movies top 100 tv shows top 100 videos. The long good friday now streaming on filmstruck bob hoskins, in his breakthrough film role, stars as a london racketeer. A miami crime boss finds his empire targeted by an unknown group. Find out when and where you can watch the long good friday on tv with the full listings schedule at. Three men get shot causing car crashes at a banger race from the british movie the long good friday. With a bravura performance by a thenunknown bob hoskins as harold, an ambitious small time gangster trying to ruthlessly. Original theatrical trailer for the movie the long good friday from 1980 starring bob hoskins, helen mirren and paul freeman. A marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the atlantic, john mackenzies noirish thriller crackles with electricity. Search results for the long good friday dvd netflix. Why on earth they could not have done a decent job and got them all on the.
Jan 11, 2016 the actual time scheme seems a bit plastic, and its not clear how long after good friday the later events are occurring. The long good friday, british gang story the new york. The long good friday is a superb example of fine feature film craft in all aspects of production. Mar 01, 2009 a look at the long good friday behindthescenes crew and production team. Long before guy ritchie reinvigorated the british gangster film with his inside track on londons gangland underworld this was arguably the best film of that genre when released back in 1980. Twenty years on, the long good friday is a british classic. Ten years later, after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to paris for his execution. Handmades film library was acquired last year by equator, a film sales company hoping to move into production.
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