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Mike Bassett: England Manager

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Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.
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After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.

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  • Director
    • Steve Barron
  • Writers
    • Rob Sprackling
    • Johnny Smith
  • Stars
    • Kevin Piper
    • Ricky Tomlinson
    • Malcolm Terris
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  • Director
    • Steve Barron
  • Writers
    • Rob Sprackling
    • Johnny Smith
  • Stars
    • Kevin Piper
    • Ricky Tomlinson
    • Malcolm Terris
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    • 48User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Kevin Piper
    • Norwich Newsreaderas Norwich Newsreader
    Ricky Tomlinson
    Ricky Tomlinson
    • Mike Bassettas Mike Bassett
    Malcolm Terris
    Malcolm Terris
    • Phil Copeas Phil Cope
    Philip Dunbar
    • Sussex Repas Sussex Rep
    Lloyd McGuire
    Lloyd McGuire
    • Midlands Repas Midlands Rep
    Sidney Livingstone
    • Yorkshire Repas Yorkshire Rep
    Ian Lindsay
    • Manchester Repas Manchester Rep
    Tony Nyland
    Tony Nyland
    • Derby Repas Derby Rep
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    • Gordon Lightfootas Gordon Lightfoot
    Danny Tennant
    • Jason Bassettas Jason Bassett
    Amanda Redman
    Amanda Redman
    • Karine Bassettas Karine Bassett
    Martin Bashir
    • Intervieweras Interviewer
    Iain Rogerson
    • Ticket Collectoras Ticket Collector
    Angela Curran
    • Margaretas Margaret
    Phill Jupitus
    Phill Jupitus
    • Tommo Thompsonas Tommo Thompson
    Sean Gilder
    Sean Gilder
    • Independent Journalistas Independent Journalist
    Nigel Lindsay
    Nigel Lindsay
    • Mirror Journalistas Mirror Journalist
    Mark Burdis
    • Mail Journalistas Mail Journalist
    • Director
      • Steve Barron
    • Writers
      • Rob Sprackling
      • Johnny Smith
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    Storyline

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    The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to Mike Bassett, a scruffy and loud-mouthed lout whose claim to football fame is leading a previously undistinguished team to a league championship. Bassett insists that England will win the World Cup under his leadership, but that's before he replaces his star player with a once-gifted footballer who has since developed a drinking problem, and hired a one-time car salesman as his assistant. After stunning losses to Poland and Belgium, Bassett goes from a favorite of both fans and the press to one of the most hated men in England; hoping to whip his team into shape, he subjects them to the high-tech training methods of eccentric Dr. Shoegaarten, which injures more players than it helps. Despite Bassett's ineptitude, England manages to qualify for the World Cup tournament thanks to group opponents Turkey losing their final game, and he flies to Rio with his team in hopes of somehow turning their bad luck around. —Anonymous
    • pixelated nudity
    • norwich england
    • london england
    • mockumentary
    • england
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He Knows F.A. About Football.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Sport
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Irish players in the Rio airport are all (except one) actually native Brazilians. The Scottish team is made up of few Scots on holiday (who the film makers some how managed to find) and rest are local extras and filming crew.
    • Goofs
      La Bombonera stadium (Estadio Alberto J. Armando), where the game against Mexico is placed, is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, not Brazil. It's owned by Boca Juniors.
    • Quotes

      Interviewer: Half time, and England trail Mexico by 2-0.

      Mike: Have you heard what the crowd are fucking shouting? "Fuck Bassett!" "Bassett's a cunt!" "Bassett's a bastard!" "Bassett's a wanker!" They shouldn't be fucking shouting at me, they should be shouting at you, and do you know why? Because it's fucking half-time, and we're fucking 2-0 down to the fucking Mexicans! What the fuck's wrong with you? Get your fucking fingers out! Where's your bottle fucking gone?

      [hurls piece of equipment at the goalkeeper]

      Mike: And fucking pay attention you cunt, when I'm fucking talking to you! If you don't wanna wear the shirt, fucking take it off! There's thousands of kids out there who'd die to put that fucking shirt on. Get back on the fucking field, show those bastards what you can fucking do, or you can fuck off home on the fucking plane! You got that?

      Interviewer: England lose 4-0.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 British Spoof and Satire Movies (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      It's On My Head, Son, Not Off My Head, Son
      Written by Keith Allen

      Sung by Lily Allen (uncredited), Jenny Frost and Liz McClarnon (as Atomic Kitten)

    User reviews48

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Graham Taylor: England Manager (Do I Like That!)
    Nobody wants the England manager's job so the Football Association appoint Norwich City's Mike Bassett (Tomlinson) mainly on the strength of his team's victory in the third rate Clutch Cup! Bassett might not be the world's most tactically astute manager, but the journeyman ex-player possesses an undoubted love and passion for the beautiful game and an ambition (with the notable influence of Rudyard Kipling) to win the World Cup!!!

    Grossly unsubtle and saturating hits on it's obvious targets, MB:EM is nevertheless a frequently likeable, occasionally hilarious and poignantly accurate journey on the roller-coaster that is following an under-achieving football giant towards potential footballing Shangri-La. The barbs against the FA despite being razor sharp become tediously repetitive and the character assassination of Paul Gascoigne verges on slanderous but, despite these qualms, the basic premise and the story's foundations are undeniably heartfelt and evocative: The crap qualifying; the false promise borne from results beyond our control; the singular world-beating performance and the 'bridge to far' appearance against feted opposition. All these elements fit snugly into the mockumentary style and, together with Tomlinson's energetic, frenetic and ultimately sympathetic performance (the 'forlorn loser in the hotel bedroom' scene towards the end is class pathos) create a worthy cinematic addition to our (attempts at) understanding of why twenty two men kicking a sphere around a field might cause us such replete apoplexy!

    And it erases When Saturday Comes from the record of last great (!) English football pic!
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    • Jul 2, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Majk Baset, selektor Engleske
    • Filming locations
      • Apollo Pub, Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Artists Independent Productions
      • Film Council
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,022,865
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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