Yeah, my food was ready so I didn't finish my point.

The point was that it's pretty easy to make a mainstream audience feel good about a little kid playing baseball. The people who play football tend not to be gentlemen. The image that surrounds it is one of violence and thuggery so it's hard to shake that. I would find it interesting if they made a film about Justin Fashanu though.

You just gave me an idea.

Although with the Gareth Thomas film coming out it would be seen as direct competition. But you're right, that would be a great story.

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By Shola | Permalink | On 03 November 2012 - 02:23 AM

The Firm, Green Street, The Football Factory.

You're the worst.

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By Fantastic | Permalink | On 03 November 2012 - 04:05 AM

You just gave me an idea.

Although with the Gareth Thomas film coming out it would be seen as direct competition. But you're right, that would be a great story.

Yeah. It's a sad story which lifts in the middle and then ends in tragedy. They could also use it to make a serious point about homophobia in football and by extension in society.
Or they could just make another film about geezers beating the shit out of each other outside a pub. Either or.

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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 03 November 2012 - 14:56 PM

Yeah. It's a sad story which lifts in the middle and then ends in tragedy. They could also use it to make a serious point about homophobia in football and by extension in society.
Or they could just make another film about geezers beating the shit out of each other outside a pub. Either or.

I've ordered the Fashanu biography. It would be a very difficult story to turn into film, but I'd like to give it a try. I'd need to contact Jim Read in order to get his permission to adapt it for the screen. There's definitely enough texture there to make it poignant.

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What royalties can I expect for coming up with the idea? Any kind of executive role?

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Decided to watch The Damned United now.

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No mention of Mean Machine?

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By Crane | Permalink | On 02 November 2012 - 18:32 PM

So glad this has reached the second page and no one has mentioned Green Street.

Oh wait, Cocksock has. Typical.

Uh, do I even need to be sorry about that? I liked the movie, you didn't, different tastes. Didn't even watch more than 3 football movies, and I only remember two, and those are the two Green Streets...

By Tommo. | Permalink | On 02 November 2012 - 18:34 PM