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The Martins (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tony Grounds

Written By:
Tony Grounds

Actors:
Lee Evans ..... Robert Martin
Kathy Burke ..... Angie Martin
Linda Bassett ..... Anthea
Eric Byrne ..... Little Bob
Terri Dumont ..... Katie
Frank Finlay ..... Mr. Heath
Lennie James ..... Police Constable Alex
Jack Shepherd ..... Detective Inspecter
Mark Strong ..... Doug
Lloyd Harvey ..... Security guard
Tameka Empson ..... Mo
Paddy Considine ..... Hatfield Recorder Editor
Ronnie Fox ..... Traffic warden
Alison Egan ..... Jan
Owen Brenman ..... Teacher

Synopsis:

A man who wants to give his family the good things in life decides to start stealing them in this dark comedy from England. Robert Martin (Lee Evans) is a working-class loser -- or at least he might be working-class if he had a job -- who is obsessed with entering contests, certain a big prize will finally make its way to him. Robert has entered a sweepstakes hoping to win an all-expenses-paid vacation on the Isle of Man, and when a well-off couple (Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Frank Finlay) are declared the winners, Robert concludes he deserves the prize far more than they do, and decides to simply take it away from them. Martin packs up his long-suffering wife, Angie (Kathy Burke); his strident mother-in-law (Linda Bassett); his 14-year-old daughter, Katie (Terri Dumont), who happens to be pregnant; and his surprisingly well-adjusted eight-year-old son, Little Bob (Eric Byrne), and they head off for the nightmare vacation of a lifetime. Ray Winstone and Mark Strong also appear in the supporting cast.

Robert Martin is a complete loser -no job, no prospects, and he can't even win at any of the competitions he enters. He loves his wife and is fiercely proud of his kids, a heavily pregnant 14-year-old and a son who's dead last in his class. This is the kind of family people cross the street to avoid. And when Robert loses a local newspaper promotion for a dream holiday, he snaps, taking matters into his own hands to ensure his family plus mother-in-law get the vacation they deserve.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 October, 2008.

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