Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) is a popular British crime film both written and directed by Guy Ritchie. The movie not only gained international recognition for Ritchie, but also marked the feature film debuts of actors Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones, both known for their previous careers as a diver and footballer, respectively. With a modest budget of $1.35 million, the film proved to be a major hit by earning over $28 million at the box office. Its plot revolves around a group of friends who plan to pull off a heist after one of them loses £500,000 in a rigged game of three-card brag against a notorious crime boss.
Long-time friends and small-time London criminals Eddie, Tom, Soap, and Bacon pool their resources to gather a considerable sum of £100,000. The money is for Eddie’s participation in one of ‘Hatchet’ Harry Lonsdale’s high-stakes three-card brag games. However, the game ends up being rigged and the group finds themselves in debt to Harry for a whopping £500,000. They have just a week to come up with the funds. In response to this predicament, Harry sends his debt collector Big Chris to approach Eddie’s father JD. This is because Harry has ulterior motives – he wants JD’s bar as payment for the debt owed. Meanwhile, Harry also has his sights set on acquiring two valuable antique Holland & Holland shotguns that are up for auction.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Nick MoranEddie  Jason StathamBacon  Dexter FletcherSoap  Steven MackintoshWinston  Vinnie JonesBig Chris  Lenny McLeanBarry 'the Baptist'  StingJD |
Jason FlemyngLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) is a popular British crime film both written and directed by Guy Ritchie. The movie not only gained international recognition for Ritchie, but also marked the feature film debuts of actors Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones, both known for their previous careers as a diver and footballer, respectively. With a modest budget of $1.35 million, the film proved to be a major hit by earning over $28 million at the box office. Its plot revolves around a group of friends who plan to pull off a heist after one of them loses £500,000 in a rigged game of three-card brag against a notorious crime boss.
Long-time friends and small-time London criminals Eddie, Tom, Soap, and Bacon pool their resources to gather a considerable sum of £100,000. The money is for Eddie’s participation in one of ‘Hatchet’ Harry Lonsdale’s high-stakes three-card brag games. However, the game ends up being rigged and the group finds themselves in debt to Harry for a whopping £500,000. They have just a week to come up with the funds. In response to this predicament, Harry sends his debt collector Big Chris to approach Eddie’s father JD. This is because Harry has ulterior motives – he wants JD’s bar as payment for the debt owed. Meanwhile, Harry also has his sights set on acquiring two valuable antique Holland & Holland shotguns that are up for auction.
