Essex Boys

– Billy has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Essex Boys (2000)

Billy has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason, a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know that Billy has his eyes on Jason's own wife, Lisa. When an ecstasy deal goes bad, Jason vows revenge on the boss, while Billy looks to take out Jason. Before long, bodies start turning up

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Producing Country:
UK
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Essex Boys (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jul 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Terry Winsor

Writer:

Jeff Pope, Terry Winsor

Main Actors:

Charlie Creed-Miles, Sean Bean, Gareth Milne, Alex Kingston

Plot:

The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, three drug dealers well known to the police, were lured to Workhouse Lane, Rettendon. There they were blasted to death with a shot gun while sitting in their Range Rover. They had been lured to their deaths on the pretext of a lucrative drugs deal. The three bodies were found the following morning, 7 December 1995.

Gross profit:

$239,131

Production:

Miramax

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%