Purely Belter

Purely Belter

Movie |

Football (soccer) | Theft

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Mark Herman
  • Cast(s): Charlie Hardwick, Roy Hudd, Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Tracey Wilkinson See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 35min
  • Music: Michael Gibbs,Ian Broudie
  • Award(s): Bronze Castle 2001 (Won)
    British Independent Film 2000 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: IF, The Look of Love
  • Story:
    Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!
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STORY

Story
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!

AWARDS

Won
Special Mention Award

Free to Fly Section | 2000 | Mark

Nominations
British Independent Film Award

Best Screenplay | 2000 | Mark

Best Newcomer OnScreen | 2000 | Greg

C.I.C.A.E. Award

2000 | Mark

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Though in the movie Gerry McCarten is a die-hard Newcastle fan, in real life 'Chris Beattie' supports Sunderland.

Most of the cast have appeared in the children's TV series Byker Grove (1989)

When Sewell and Gemma are talking in private, Gerry wants to know what they're talking about. One of his mates comments: "What are you? Inspector fucking Morse?" Inspector Morse (1987) was a highly acclaimed TV series starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately, who plays Mr. Caird in this movie.

The original title was going to be 'The Season Ticket' which was the title of the novel written by Gateshead teacher Jonathan Tulloch.

Filmed under the title Season Ticket which was the title of the novel by Gateshead teacher Jonathan Tulloch, it's about 2 boys who are staunch Newcastle supporters trying to raise money by various means to buy 2 season tickets, The joke of it being is that reality they actually support Sunderland which is where they are from.

Popular Dialogues

"Vicar: He was a loyal friend, a doting father, a loving husband who was cruelly taken from us, during a moments lack of concentration, crossing the inner-ring road, late last Thursday night. We will all miss Billy McCarten. Gerry McCarten: Thank fuck the busdriver didn't."

"Gerry McCarten: We'll do C & A's, Smiths, Boots, Marks & Sparks..."