Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 21 wins & 21 nominations total
- Enrique
- (as Alvaro Monje)
- Spanish Official
- (as Gerard Barray)
- Felipe's Friend 1
- (as José Ma. Cano Ramos)
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- TriviaRay Winstone travelled to Spain two weeks before filming commenced to get as deep a tan as he could in the time possible and to eat as much as he could to bulk up considerably. He called it "the best rehearsal time I've ever had in my life."
- GoofsA cord is clearly visible around the rabbit's leg during the rabbit hunting scene.
- Quotes
Don: Shut up, cunt. You louse. You got some fuckin' neck, ain't you? Retired? Fuck off, you're revolting. Look at your suntan, it's leather, it's like leather man, your skin. We could make a fucking suitcase out of you. Like a crocodile, fat crocodile, fat bastard. You look like fucking Idi Amin, you know what I mean? Stay here? You should be ashamed of yourself. Who do you think you are? King of the castle? Cock of the walk?
[He gut-punches Gal]
Don: What you think this is the wheel of fortune? You think you can make your dough and fuck off? Leave the table? Thanks, Don, see you, Don, off to sunny Spain now, Don, fuck off, Don! Lying in your pool like a fat blob laughing at me, you think I'm gonna have that? You really think I'm gonna have that, ya ponce. All right, I'll make it easy for you. God knows you're fucking trying. Are you gonna do the job? It's not a difficult question, are you gonna do the job, yes or no?
- Crazy creditsGoodbye Sweet Cavan
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider/Sexy Beast/Songcatcher (2001)
- SoundtracksPeaches
Performed by The Stranglers (1977)
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Written by Hugh Cornwell (as Cornwell)/ Jean-Jacques Burnel (as Burnell) / Dave Greenfield (as Greenfield) / Jet Black (as Black)
Complete Music Ltd.
Ben Kingsley portrayal of a nasty bastard is amazing his delivery is to the point and scary, His character has a slight smile and staring eyes that drill into you and talking himself into a frenzy makes him even more horrible to cope with.
What is shown in this film is very quick editing combined with sound continuity so the cuts are invisible and unintrusive, strong use of colour, using a low key to make even the sun of Spain seem dark and a style unseen before, the lack of cliché ridden cockney slang makes this film even more credible.
When the film first starts we get a dream like underwater shot which you are not expecting, a metaphor for 'living the dream' possibly, but throughout the film the increasing amount of surrealism adds another layer to this almost perfect British gangster film.
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- Also known as
- Сексуальна бестія
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,946,056
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $170,356
- Jun 17, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $10,048,987
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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