The Match
It's a game of two pubs!
1999 | 95m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mick Davis |
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| Writer: | Mick Davis |
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| Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 13, 1999 |
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| Director: | Mick Davis |
| Writer: | Mick Davis |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | scotland, sports, football (soccer), british pub |
| Production Companies | Propaganda Films, Irish Dreamtime, Allan Scott Productions, Rafford Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Max Beesley | Wullie Smith |
| Isla Blair | Sheila Bailey |
| James Cosmo | Billy Bailey |
| Richard E. Grant | Gorgeous Gus |
| Laura Fraser | Rosemary Bailey |
| Ian Holm | Big Tam |
| David Hayman | Scrapper |
| Tom Sizemore | Buffalo |
| Neil Morrissey | Piss Off |
| David O'Hara | Mechanic |
| Iain Robertson | Danny Van Boy |
| Michael Nardone | Dingus |
| Bill Paterson | Tommy |
| Gary Lewis | Dead Eye |
| Ron Donachie | Happy Feet |
| Pierce Brosnan | John MacGhee |
| Samantha Fox | Patsy Kennedy |
| Sally Howitt | Carol McGhee |
| Jonathan Watson | Charlie |
| Andy Gray | Arrow |
| Paul Doonan | Lefty |
| Mark O'Hare | Righty |
| Gary McCormack | Growler |
| Hope Ross | Anna Smith |
| Russell Barr | Nancy No Pants |
| Chris Symes | English Harry |
| Edward McQuillan | Pasty Face |
| Alan Shearer | Himself |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mick Davis | Writer, Director |
| Colin Nicolson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
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| Pierce Brosnan | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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This movie can be harmless fun as long as you can lower your expectations more than a little. The entire premise of the film seems more than a little dubious to me. Why would owners of two pubs 100 years before make a bet based on one of them winning 99 matches in a row? Was one of the teams so bad ... and with no hope of ever getting better that making such a long-term bet based on the next 100 games made sense? Or, more likely, was this a plot gimmick dreamed up by the scriptwriters to create cheap but instant suspense? Yes, that was my conclusion also. Still, the movie was entertaining enough to keep me watching, though just barely. If you like escapist romantic comedies, give this one a try, and let it wash over you.