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Made in Britain (1981)

Starring: John Bleasdale, Brian Hayes (II) Director: Alan Clarke Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: John Bleasdale, Brian Hayes (II), Sharon Courtney, Terry Richards, Joan Ware
  • Directors: Alan Clarke
  • Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Blue Underground
  • DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
  • Run Time: 76 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000096IAB
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,634 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • Audio Commentary #1 with Star Tim Roth
  • Audio Commentary #2 with Writer David Leland and Producer Margaret Matheson
  • Archive Interview with Star Tim Roth
  • Poster & Still Gallery

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Written by David Leland and directed by Alan Clarke, Made in Britain is a slice of horrible but not inaccurate life from 1982. It holds a terrific early performance from Tim Roth as a skinhead with a swastika caste-mark tattoo, who constantly bares shark-like teeth as he spits embittered, articulate defiance at caring social workers and truncheon-wielding policemen alike. Sixteen-year-old Trevor (Roth) is remanded to an assessment center before sentencing, but remains determined to disobey the rules imposed on him by any authority figures and spends the whole 73-minute play challenging the system to smack him back down, by vandalizing the Job Centre, using his case-file as a toilet, stealing cars, victimizing members of the "immigrant community" and shouting bile at people. The cycle that will lead him to an adult life in prison is explained to him with blackboard diagrams, but he believes he's better off keeping his hatred burning than toeing the line to end up as a no-hoper in a society that prizes obedience over conscience. It was originally televised as one of four Leland-filmed dramas about different aspects of the British education system, which made it seem less monomaniacal in its focus on an extreme case. There's no denying that it's an honest portrait of a monster calculated to terrify even the most concerned liberals which still manages to celebrate his self-destructive defiance. A film for television rather than a TV play, it has very strong language but the violence is all in Roth's face. --Kim Newman


Product Description

Academy Award(r) nominee Tim Roth (RESERVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION) made his unforgettable film debut as Trevor, a ferocious teenage skinhead whose random acts of racism, vandalism and violence send him on a snarling spiral through England's justice system. This is the unsparing portrait of youth fueled by rage and hate prowling an empire ruled by repression and despair. It remains a shattering cinematic experience that could only be MADE IN BRITAIN.

This uncompromising classic directed by Alan Clarke (SCUM) from a searing screenplay by David Leland (MONA LISA, WISH YOU WERE HERE) features gritty cinematography by two-time Oscar(r) winner Chris Menges (THE MISSION, THE KILLING FIELDS) with music by anarchist icons The Exploited.


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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Roth tour de force, April 30, 2007
Directed by Alan Clarke and scripted by David Leland, this is an excellent one off play/film about a deliquent 16 year old called Trevor played by Tim Roth who refuses to conform to the laws. He gets in trouble with authority but doesn't heed the warnings until he is finally 'dealt with' by the powers that be. At the end of the film, we see a frightened but not cowed teenager who must face punishment for his crimes. I remember seeing this film when it aired on Channel 4 in the UK in the 1980s. At the time, it had a big impact on me as I was a teenager myself. Down through the years it is still being hailed as a very important piece of work regarding its social commentary and is mentioned in the same breath as Alan Clarke's other play 'Scum'. It also bears striking similarities to Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' and Shane Meadows' new film 'This Is England'.

The best part of this film is the performance of Tim Roth who showed his talent at a young age in this his first major film. Roth has gone on to excel as a movie star since then. It really is worth watching this. Roth appears in nearly every frame of this 73 minute film and it makes for compelling viewing.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done, July 16, 2007
Excellent movie. Although Trevor is way way over the top, I find this story very believable. I've known skins and punks, with better lives, that are/were just as untame as Trevor. Many other skinhead movies portray skinheads with a smile, as they get ready for violence. Giving friends a "high five" (actually or metephorically). Trevor keeps that pissed off look on his face. He is truly angry, as was the majority of lower class England. Although he was a racist, this story illustrated the deeper root. Angry, young, and poor.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Roth,in a class by himself!, January 17, 2009

Tim Roth has been on a higher acting plane,since his official debut
in MAID IN BRITAIN.He is an artist,an acting genius whose life is his work,to the delight of the international film audiences.
" Maid in Britain" is similar to Prime Suspect episode "The Street,"with Steven MacIntosh.I do not want to spoil the film.
bear022013
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1.0 out of 5 stars I've seen BETTER skinhead movies
I can't believe I wasted my money on this movie. It was not interesting at all, but rather boring.
'This is England' and 'Romper Stomper' are better movies. Read more
Published 16 months ago by MissJuicebox

1.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary.
I thought this movie was very ordinary,i kept waiting for something to happen, maybe it's me or Tim Roth's acting !!!
Published 22 months ago by Paul C. Gunstone

1.0 out of 5 stars DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!
This movie is f**king stupid!! Please don't waste your time and money! If you want to watch a good skinhead movie watch romper stomper!! Read more
Published 23 months ago by PUNX~N~SKINS~OI!

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