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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Year:

1998

Duration:

107 min | 120 min (director's cut)

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

IMDB rate:

8.2

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 13 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1998-08-28

Filming Locations: 13-15 Park Street, London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $143,321 (USA) (7 March 1999)

Gross: $3,650,677 (USA) (23 May 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jason Statham

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Jason Flemyng

Tom

Dexter Fletcher

Soap

Nick Moran

Eddy

Steven Mackintosh

Winston

Nicholas Rowe

Nick Marcq

Charles

Charles Forbes

Willie (as Charlie Forbes)

Vinnie Jones

Big Chris

Lenny McLean

Barry The Baptist

Peter McNicholl

Little Chris

P.H. Moriarty

Hatchet Harry

Frank Harper

Dog

Steve Sweeney

Plank

Huggy Leaver

Paul

Ronnie Fox

Mickey

Tony McMahon

John

Stephen Marcus

Nick The Greek

Vas Blackwood

Rory Breaker

Sting

Jake Abraham

Dean

Rob Brydon

Traffic Warden (as Robert Brydon)

Stephen Callender-Ferrier

Lenny

Steve Collins

Boxing Gym Bouncer

Elwin 'Chopper' David

Nathan

Vera Day

Tanya

Jimmy Flint

Don

Alan Ford

Alan / Narrator

Sid Golder

Phil (as Sydney Golder)

Alex Hall

Slick

John Houchin

Doorman

Derek Howard

Policeman

Danny John-Jules

Barfly Jack

Bal Jusar

Gordon

Tim Maurice-Jones

Drowning Man

Victor McGuire

Gary

Mark Mooney

Serg

Suzy Ratner

Gloria

David Reid

Samoan Jo

Graham Stevens

Policeman

James Tarbuck

John O'Driscoll

Andrew Tiernan

Man In Pub (as Andy Tiernan)

Richard Vanstone

Frazer

Matthew Vaughn

Yuppy In Car

Did you know?

Trivia

On Vinnie Jones' first day of filming, he had just been released from police custody - he had been arrested for beating up his neighbor.

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The character of Big Chris was allegedly based on real life ex-gangster Dave Courtney.

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Matthew Vaughn: The film's producer appears as the yuppie dragged out of the car by Dog.

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Goofs

When Hatchet Harry and Barry the Baptist are killed, neon lights can be seen against the dark background through the window behind Harry, but they would only be visible at night, though the event occurs in daytime as seen in the next shot outside the building when Eddie and Tom enter.

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When Winston opens the security gate, he leaves the keys in the gate, then after Dog butts him and drags him to the stairs, Winston still has the keys in his hand. When he gets to the top of the stairs, the keys are no longer in his hand.

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During the closing sequences of the film where Tom is seen wearing a woolen hat, his long hair is visible at the back in many shots. This is despite his character having short cropped hair throughout the rest of the film. (see trivia)

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Quotes

John: Jesus, Plank, couldn't you have got smokeless cartridges? I can't see a bloody thi - Ah! Shit! I've been shot!

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Soap: Rory Breaker? That psychotic black dwarf with an Afro?

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Mickey: How'd you think I'm doing? He's fucking nearly chopped my arm off.

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Faq

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?

The Director's Cut of 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', a British crime comedy, has been around England on VHS and DVD for several years now. This version very much goes deeper into characters and in many cases focuses a bit more on their past. The plot, too, becomes a bit smoother because of the new scenes. There is a total of 25 cuts equaling 11 mins. 46 secs. runtime difference. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Is "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" based on a novel?

No. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is based on a screenplay by English director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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