The Football Factory (film)

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The Football Factory
Promotional poster for The Football Factory.
Directed by	Nick Love
Produced by	Allan Niblo James Richardson
Written by	John King (author) (novel) Nick Love
Starring	Danny Dyer Frank Harper Tamer Hassan Roland Manookian Neil Maskell Dudley Sutton
Music by	Ivor Guest
Cinematography	Damian Bromley
Editing by	Stuart Gazzard
Distributed by	Vertigo Films
Release date(s)	May 14, 2004 (UK)
Running time	91 min. (approx.)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
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The Football Factory is a 2004 English film, directed by Nick Love and starring Danny Dyer and Frank Harper. It is based on the popular novel of the same name by John King.

The film is the first foray into film-making by video game producers Rockstar Games, credited as Executive Producers.

1 Plot
2 The Original Version
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The subject of the film is football hooliganism. The two firms that The Football Factory mainly focuses on are the Headhunters, who support Chelsea F.C., and the Bushwackers, who support Millwall F.C. Throughout the movie, the Headhunters fight with other English firms, such as those supporting Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Liverpool F.C., and Stoke City F.C..

[edit] The Original Version

It has been reported^{[citation needed]} that there are two versions of The Football Factory. The original version had a different soundtrack, and different scenes and that "the old man" was Tommy's cousin's grandfather and not Tommy's grandfather. It is unknown why two versions have been released.