A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.|Mar. 05, 1998|United Kingdom|105 Min.|R
Genre: Comedy;Crime
Description: In London, a group of longtime friends and small-time criminals named Eddie, Tom, Soap, and Bacon gather £100,000 to enter a high-stakes card game organized by a notorious figure, “Hatchet” Harry Lonsdale. Eddie, a skilled card player, joins the game, but it turns out to be rigged. They end up owing Harry £500,000 and are given one week to repay the debt. Harry sends his debt collector, Big Chris, often accompanied by his son, Little Chris, to ensure payment. Simultaneously, Harry sets his sights on a pair of valuable antique shotguns up for auction. He hires two inept thieves, Gary and Dean, to steal them, but they accidentally sell the guns to a local fence, Nick “the Greek.” Harry’s enforcer, Barry “the Baptist,” forces the thieves to retrieve the shotguns. Meanwhile, Eddie overhears his neighbours, a gang led by a ruthless man named “Dog,” planning a heist on cannabis growers. Eddie and his friends decide to rob the gang after their heist. They acquire weapons, including the antique shotguns, from Nick. The neighbours’ heist is successful despite mishaps, and they return with cash and cannabis. Eddie and his friends ambush them, stealing the loot. They later sell the cannabis to a violent gangster, Rory Breaker, unaware that it was stolen from Rory’s own growers. Rory tracks them down, leading to a dangerous confrontation.
Cast director: Guy Ritchie
Cast actor: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Sting, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Rowe, Lenny McLean, P.H. Moriarty
Original name: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels