Mike Bassett: England Manager

Name: Mike Bassett: England Manager
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Released: 2001-09-28
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Bradley Walsh, Philip Jackson, Amanda Redman, Ricky Tomlinson

– Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 29 Minutes

Release Year:

2001

Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring Cameos from Barry Venison, Gabby Yorath, Atomic Kitten and Pele.When the England manager has a heart attack, footballs' top brass turn to Mike Bassett (basically no one else wanted the job). England lose Mike's first two games in charge. His team struggles to a goal-less draw in the final qualifying match but, thanks to a fluke result elsewhere, England qualify for the finals in Brazil.In South America things go from bad to worse. Pressure is mounting for Mike. An embarrassing drunken performance caught by a new photographer seals his fate as the most unpopular Englishman ever.However, Mike makes an impassioned plea for the country to get behind him - fans, press, players.... even his wife. Can Mike turn the tide and bring football home ? ..

Styles:

Not Serious, Feel Good, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

21st Century, Contemporary

Producing Country:

Filming Locations:

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, England, Europe

Genre:

Sport, Comedy

Release Date:

28 Sep 2001

Language:

English, Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Steve Barron

Story Written By:

Rob Sprackling, Johnny Smith

Main Actors:

Bradley Walsh, Philip Jackson, Amanda Redman, Ricky Tomlinson

Plot:

The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to Mike Bassett, a scruffy and loud-mouthed lout whose claim to football fame is leading a previously undistinguished team to a league championship. Bassett insists that England will win the World Cup under his leadership, but that's before he replaces his star player with a once-gifted footballer who has since developed a drinking problem, and hired a one-time car salesman as his assistant. After stunning losses to Poland and Belgium, Bassett goes from a favorite of both fans and the press to one of the most hated men in England; hoping to whip his team into shape, he subjects them to the high-tech training methods of eccentric Dr. Shoegaarten, which injures more players than it helps. Despite Bassett's ineptitude, England manages to qualify for the World Cup tournament thanks to group opponents Turkey losing their final game, and he flies to Rio with his team in hopes of somehow turning their bad luck around.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.9/10