Top billed cast

1. 

   Vinnie Jones

   Danny Meehan

2. 

   David Kelly

   Doc

3. 

   David Hemmings

   Governor

4. 

   Ralph Brown

   Burton

5. 

   Vas Blackwood

   Massive

6. 

   Robbie Gee

   Trojan

7. 

   Geoff Bell

   Ratchett

8. 

   John Forgeham

   Sykes

9. 

   Sally Phillips

   Tracey

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2016-06-28

1-0 to the Mean Machine.

Mean Machine is an English reworking of Robert Aldrich's 1974 beefcake Burt Reynolds starrer, The Longest Yard. Substituting Gridiron for Soccer, director Barry Skolnick, along with his roll call of British "faces", is only aiming for one market.

That of the footie worshipping clan that primarily resides within the United Kingdom.

Very much a long way from competing on the same playing field as Aldrich's superior movie, Mean Machine does have enough about it to make it an enjoyable viewing outside of the excellently constructed soccer match that fills out the ...read the rest

Recommendations

1. The Longest Yard67%
2. Gridiron Gang70%
3. Final Score60%
4. Looking for Eric65%
5. Brubaker70%
6. Lock Up67%
7. The Spitfire Grill65%
8. Kiss of the Spider Woman69%
9. Grimsby59%
10. The Unforgivable74%
11. I.D.66%
12. Beast62%
13. Any Given Sunday68%
14. Convict65%
15. Analyze That58%
16. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing73%
17. In Hell66%
18. Nowhere to Run65%
19. Undisputed III: Redemption75%
20. Cool Hand Luke77%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,750,000.00

Revenue
$7,310,206.00

Keywords

• prison
• sports
• prison warden
• amateur football (soccer)
• remake
• football (soccer)
• football (soccer) coach