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Made in Britain | 
 enlarge | Director: Alan Clarke
Actors: Vass Anderson, Madelenine Athansi, Allister Bain, David Baldwin, Kim Benson
Studio: Blue Underground
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 21541
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: BU1044
UPC: 827058104494
EAN: 0827058104494
ASIN: B000096IAB
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Release Date: February 28, 2006
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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.DVD Features: Available Subtitles: English Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) 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 GallerySystem Requirements:Running Time 76 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 827058104494 Manufacturer No: BU1044
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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
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 I've seen BETTER skinhead movies July 31, 2008
MissJuicebox (Cali. USA)
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. I suggest you watch those, instead of wasting time on this movie.
Ordinary. January 29, 2008
Paul C. Gunstone
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought this movie was very ordinary,i kept waiting for something to happen, maybe it's me or Tim Roth's acting !!!
DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY! December 30, 2007
PUNX~N~SKINS~OI! (LOS ANGELES,CA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
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!! And for the record skinheads are not all racist!!
 Nicely done July 16, 2007
Michael Fintzy
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
Tim Roth tour de force April 30, 2007
David OBrien (Dublin)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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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