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Going Off Big Time
2000 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Going Off Big Time is a British gangster film set in Liverpool written by Neil Fitzmaurice and directed by Jim Doyle.[1] It follows the story of gangster Mark Clayton as he reminisces on his life of crime.
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Plot
Mark Clayton is hiding out at the house of his solicitor following a gangland shooting.[2] Through a series of flashbacks he reminisces on his life and how he ended up a gangster. Once a law-abiding man, he was imprisoned after accidentally hitting a police officer.[3] Bullied in prison, he is befriended by fellow prisoner, Murray, and taught to stand up for himself. Following leaving prison, Clayton struggles to live a normal life and finds himself drawn deeper into crime, culminating with the shooting of a rival gangster's son.
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Cast
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Mark Clayton
- Dominic Carter as Ozzi Shepherd
- Bernard Hill as Murray
- Sarah Alexander as Stacey Bannerman
- Stan Boardman as Arthur McCann
- Peter Kay as Flipper
Production
The film was the first film that Neil Fitzmaurice wrote.[4] The film was shot in and around Liverpool.[5]
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