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Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is a member of a violent Chelsea hooligan firm. His friends and fellow hooligans include Tommy's best friend Rod King (Neil Maskell), the hot-tempered Billy Bright (Frank Harper), and impulsive younger members Zeberdee (Roland Manookian) and Raf (Calum MacNab).
1 day ago · FOR most film fans, Danny Dyer’s football hooligan character Tommy Johnson was his ultimate role. But the former EastEnders actor almost missed out on the part in classic Noughties film The ...
May 12, 2023 · The movie, starring Danny Dyer as main character Tommy Johnson – a bored Chelsea hooligan who lives for violence, was criticised even before release in a 2004 article published by The Guardian who claimed it would “revive the spectre of hooligan gangs.”
- ‘The Football Factory’ (2004) Released in the UK on 14 May 2004. Starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Frank Harper and Neil Maskell. Loosely based on a book of the same name by John King.
- ‘Green Street Hooligans’ (2005) Released on 9 September 2005. Starring Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. Focuses on West Ham hooliganism. ‘Green Street Hooligans’ tells the story of an American college student, Matt Buckner, who finds himself immersed in the world of English football hooliganism.
- ‘Cass’ (2008) Based on a true story. Released in the UK on 1 August 2008. Starring Nonso Anozie, Natalie Press and Reece Allen. ‘Cass’ is a 2008 British drama, loosely based on the true story of Cass Pennant, a former football hooligan and influential figure in the hooligan subculture.
- ‘I.D.’ (1995) Released on 15 May 1995. Starring Reece Dinsdale, Warren Clarke, Sean Pertwee and Richard Graham. The film is set in London, but a lot of it was filmed in Rotherham and Sheffield.
Dec 11, 2014 · John King's "Football Factory," eventually adapted into that Nick Love film, was a fictional account of Chelsea Headhunters that examined a group living a 9-5 existence lifted by the thrill...
We follow the Chelsea-supporting hooligan Tommy, who’s hooked on a cocktail of fighting, drinking and womanising. His girlfriend and family try to get him to leave his firm behind, but the film shows how the lure of adventure and a sense of belonging can be too strong for some.
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The hooligan classics: Millwall, West Ham, Chelsea… Best movies are about English hooligans. Despite their national team’s countless failures, Englishmen never miss the opportunity to remind the world that they invented football.
