The film marked the next chapter for 80s Casual Classics with numerous styles that featured in the film still key to our business 10 years later.
The coming of age film focuses heavily on the clothing worn by the casuals from this particular era from classic brands such as Fila, Sergio Tacchini, adidas, Diadora and Ellesse to name a few. We all surely remember the bag of tools and Yeti pillow bashing scene! Dom, played by Calum McNab, looks up to the top boy of the firm, Bex, played by Paul Anderson (Top Boy & Peaky Blinders) but soon realises what a complete psychopath he really is. That something he is looking for involves dressing head to toe in brightly coloured sportswear and an exclusive insight into the dark world of organised football violence between rival firms West Ham and Millwall, which still exists to this day. After bringing us other cult classics such as Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), The Football Factory (2004 ) & The Business (2005), The Firm steps back in time to around 1984 and the story of a bored teenager from the Eastend of London who is searching for more.
The firm 2009 full#
Packed full of cockney slang, clashes and classic 80s clobber, The Firm saw Love focus on the British casual subculture of the early 80s with more sportswear on set than you thought was previously possible. This September marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Nick Love’s The Firm from 2009.
The firm 2009 movie#
Yes see this movie if your interested in the subject matter, but if you haven't seen the original and want to watch a proper football hooligan movie, check that out instead.“Put that yellow Sergio in the bag for me n’all and send it over to the office”, Bex (Paul Anderson) – The Firm. However, the film is well acted, does feel quite indie and very British, though the trailer for that new Michael Caine movie was most likely the most excited i got in the whole 2 hours. Im actually very surprised that this merits an 18 certificate. There isn't much talk about the beautiful game or the teams the firms themselves support, there isn't much in the way of beatings, and if I'm honest, not a great deal of violence. thinking about it this movie doesn't have a great deal else. Oh and there is a lot of profanities if you like that sort of thing in a movie. This film does however contain Elise tracksuits, Adidas trainers, some bad haircuts and a decent soundtrack. If you are going to see this in the hope that its another Football Factory/Green Street/Rise Of The Footsoldier orgy of football and people bashing the crap out of each other, you will be sadly disappointed. Paul Anderson does a pretty good job as Bex Bissle, however the performance can only be described as lacklustre when compared to the tower of menace and intensity that Gary Oldmans original incarnation produced. Sadly, i have to report that I'm quite disappointed. I have seen the original, so when i saw this first advertised, i almost wet myself with anticipation. If you have seen the original version of this, then the chances are you will really want to see this.