Rent Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)
3.2 of 5 from 105 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
Lock, Stock and Snatch superstar Vinnie Jones teams up with premiere acting veteran Keith Allen for British true crime thriller 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins', a brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious gangland murders in British history. As well as Jones, outstanding as fearsome doorman Bernard O'Mahoney, and Allen as formidable nightclub owner Dave Simms, the film features some of the cream of the crop of home-grown actors including Craig Fairbrass returning as notorious drug-dealer Pat Tate, Terry Stone back as Tony Tucker, P.H. Moriarty, Billy Murray, Michelle Collins, George Russo, the brilliant Roland Manookian, and genius cameos from reality TV royalty Chris Hughes and the late, great Heavy D. Jam-packed with foul-mouthed and often hilarious dialogue, explosive moments of violence, and a gripping plot that tells it like it happened, 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins' is a must-see for anyone after an authentic crime biopic that hits like a knuckle-duster polished to a high shine. This is Blow, Essex style, and it will knock your socks off. - Actors:
- Vinnie Jones, Craig Fairbrass, George Russo, Terry Stone, Emma Butt, Bronson Webb, Keith Allen, Rachel Warren, P.H. Moriarty, Michelle Collins, Billy Murray, Katie Jarvis, Roland Manookian, Josh Myers, Kirsty J. Curtis, Sam Gittins, Ade Dimberline, Jessie Vinning, Emily Haigh, Chas Symonds
- Directors:
- Nick Nevern
- Producers:
- Andrew Loveday, Terry Loveday, Terry Stone, Richard Turner
- Writers:
- Andrew Loveday, Nick Nevern
- Aka:
- Rise of the Footsoldier Origins: The Tony Tucker Story
- Studio:
- Signature Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/12/2021
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Cast Interview
- Making of Origins
- Directors Commentary
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Reviews (2) of Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
Final destination - Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins review by AER
This promises to be the last film about 'The Essex Boys' and I'm happy with that. These films offer a morbid curiosity into the weirdly boring legend of Pat Tate, Tony Tucker, and Craig Rolfe. Actor/producer Terry Stone has left no 'stone' unturned in this five film series that has employed just about every British actor (at the shallow pay-to-play end of the pool) and I'm not sure I believe anybody when they say this series has abated. Mediocre acting, repetitive scenes, and a long running time make this a fait-a-complis. If you are still watching by the fifth film, like I am, you've got yourself to blame, Terry Stone and his mates are only fulfilling an appetite that they think exists - they are business men. It's still doo-doo.
1.5 out of 10 - Rise of the zzzzz
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Interesting - Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins review by Rm
I'd never even heard of this series before but the film is perfectly watchable without knowing anything else. It starts off really well but does slow a bit as it decends into some serious violence. But overall a decent and fascinating film about Essex drug culture with some hardened and realistic characters. There's an extension clip during the credits which completes the story.
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