Mean Machine

Mean Machine

6.3IMDb Score
Released:2001-12-26
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Duration:99 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Barry Skolnick
Actors:Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown, Vas Blackwood
Production:SKA Films

Overview:

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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