The Martins (2001)

The Martins (2001) (DVD) (*)

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

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
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.

Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets!

An out of work, scrounger Robert Martin (Lee Evans) lives with his dysfunctional family - his long suffering wife (Kathy Burke), his accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter - in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping centre in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams of winning a holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips out!

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