Mean Machine (film)

Mean Machine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarry Skolnick
Screenplay byTracy Keenan Wynn
Charlie Fletcher
Chris Baker
Andrew Day
Based onThe Longest Yard
by Albert S. Ruddy
Produced byMatthew Vaughn
StarringVinnie Jones
David Kelly
David Hemmings
Vas Blackwood
Jason Flemyng
Danny Dyer
Jason Statham
CinematographyAlex Barber
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Dayn Williams
Music byJohn Murphy
Production
companies
SKA Films
Ruddy/Morgan Productions[1]
Brad Grey Pictures[1]
Distributed byParamount Pictures[1] (through United International Pictures[2])
Release date
  • 26 December 2001 (2001-12-26)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2.5 million[citation needed]
Box office$7.3 million[3]

Mean Machine is a 2001 British sports comedy film directed by Barry Skolnick and starring former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, featuring association football rather than American football.

  1. ^ a b c "Mean Machine (2001)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Mean Machine (2001)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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