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The Guv'nor: Directed by Paul Van Carter. With Lenny McLean, Jamie McLean, Martin Askew, Guy Ritchie. A feature documentary about the life of Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his only son, Jamie.
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- Paul Van Carter
- 2016-10-05
Best known for playing the younger Stryker in the X-men movies, Slit in Mad Max: Fury Road and young punk Jed in the first Jack Reacher. It’s a bonus that he has quite a likeness to McLean, and...
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A camera crew follow Lenny McLean’s son Jamie, as he retraces his upbringing in London’s East End. Friends and family who knew Lenny contribute their memories of Lenny’s notorious life. The most recognisable contributor is the director of the “Sherlock Holmes” films, Guy Ritchie, who cast Lenny in his most famous film role as “Barry the Baptist” in...
Following his violent and abusive upbringing in post-war East London, Lenny McLean discovered that he had a talent for fighting. His reputation grew rapidly throughout his teenage years as an aggressive and violent bare-knuckle fighter. His “hardman” status led to him becoming an enforcer and debt collector, even working for the infamous Kray famil...
Whilst he trains at a local boxing gym, Lenny’s son Jamie describes a softer, more complex side to his father’s public persona. Jamie had recently been released from prison himself for a violent assault. As part of the documentary he wants to explore why his father had such a violent side to him. Lenny is shown in various television interviews disc...
Having read Lenny McLean’s book of the same name, I was fairly familiar with his life story. This fascinating and insightful documentary into his life comes at the story from the slightly different perspective of those who were closest to him, especially his son Jamie. There are moments that are difficult for Jamie to discuss, but also some very to...
McLean became known as “The King of Bouncers” around many of the clubs and pubs in London.Lenny boasted that he could beat anybody, in either a legitimate match or in an unlicensed match with or without gloves and reputedly sent out challenges to many famous fighters of the day, includi...In 1992 Lenny decided to release an album of Elvis Presley covers entitled “Lenny Sings…”. He claimed, “The King meets The Guv’nor – It’s sure to be a winner”. The lead single “Blue Suede Shoes” fa...During the filming of Guy Ritchie’s “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” Lenny was struck ill by what he believed to be the flu. He was subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer which had metastasis...The Guv'nor is very uneven and looks as if it was made quickly and cheaply, but it offers a perspective on Lenny that goes beyond the caricature of the lovable East End "hard man".
Oct 3, 2016 · Instead of a much-desired Dick Van Dyke biopic, The Guv’nor tells the life story of Lenny McClean, the famous bare-knuckle boxer, bouncer, author, actor, and part-time flower arranger.
The Guv'nor, a documentary about McLean's life, as seen through the eyes of his son Jamie, was released in 2016. [20] The drama film My Name Is Lenny was released in 2017, featuring Australian actor Josh Helman in the title role, and Michael Bisping as Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw.
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I liked this movie a great deal. Fascinated really. It would pair incredibly well with pretty much any Alan Clarke movie, but particularly Scum. The violence and brutality from the very first scene are stunning.
