Made in Britain
Directed by	Alan Clarke
Written by	David Leland
Starring	Tim Roth
Distributed by	Blue Underground
Released	February 25, 1982
Running time	73 minutes
Language	English
Budget	£1,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Made in Britain is a "state-of-the-nation" style short film (70 minutes) directed by Alan Clarke and written by David Leland. It was originally broadcast on ITV as part of a series of films called "Tales out of School". As with many Alan Clarke films the director attempts to depict English working-class life realisticially withouth moralizing or complex plots. The films use of strong language, violence, racist idiology and anti-establishment feeling makes it a thought-provoking, powerful drama. Cinematographer Chris Menges was responsible for the atmosphere. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (702x1000, 23 KB) Licensing This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the DVD in question. ... See also Alan Clark, Allan Clarke. ... David Leland (born April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England, UK) is a British director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directional debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. ... Tim Roth at the premiere of Lucky Numbers (2000) Tim Roth (born May 14, 1961 as Timothy Simon Smith) is a British film actor and director. ... Blue Underground is a company specializing in releasing authoritive editions of cult and exploitation movies on DVD. It was originally formed as a shell company to oversee making of documentaries during founder William Lustigs time at Anchor Bay Entertainment, but became an independant entity in late 2002. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also Alan Clark, Allan Clarke. ... David Leland (born April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England, UK) is a British director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directional debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. ... Current ITV logo. ... Chris Menges (born September 15, 1940 in Kingston, Herefordshire, England) is a British cinematographer and film director. ...

The film's basic plot revolves around a racist, but intelligent skinhead named Trevor, played by Tim Roth, and his constant confrontations with figures of authority. The film begins with Trevor in court on charges of throwing a brick threw a Pakistani man's window. He also has shoplifting charges from Harrods. Tim Roth at the premiere of Lucky Numbers (2000) Tim Roth (born May 14, 1961 as Timothy Simon Smith) is a British film actor and director. ... Harrods is an upmarket department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London. ...

Trivia

The opening music is "UK82" by Scottish punk band The Exploited. Scottish can refer to: Look up Scottish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary (as an adjective) things to do with Scotland (see also Scots and Scotch) (as a noun) the Scottish people. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Exploited are a seminal rock band, from the second wave of U.K. punk rock, musically defined as Crossover thrash (especially in post-1987 period). ...

Dialogue from the film was sampled heavily on Skinnyman's 2004 album Council Estate of Mind. Skinnyman (born Alex Holland) is a rapper born in Leeds, who moved to Finsbury Park, London at a young age. ...