Outside Bet
{{Short description|2012 British comedy film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Outside Bet
| image = OutsideBet-524x357.jpg
| director = Sacha Bennett
| producer = Carolyn Bennett
Tony Humphreys
Terry Stone
| writer = Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt (novel The Mumper);
Nigel Smith
Sacha Bennett
| starring = Bob Hoskins
Jenny Agutter
Philip Davis
Adam Deacon
| cinematography = Nic Lawson
| editing = Kate Evans
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2012|04|27||df=y}}
| runtime = 94 mins.
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = $7,500,000{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/2211-outside-bet/|title = UK Cinema Release Dates | Search | outside bet}}
| gross =
}}
Outside Bet, also known as Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper, is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012.
Plot
It is 1985. Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio, and the print workers have gone on strike. But nothing, not even a scale eight earthquake can put a dampener on a group of close friends that meet every Sunday in their regular South London pub for a pint and free flowing banter of the highest order. Set against the backdrop of a changing way of life-as Rupert Murdoch moves the printing of his newspapers from Fleet Street to Wapping-this is a tale of seven firm friends, who embark on a unique journey that eventually leads them to gamble all of their savings and redundancy money on a single race.
Cast
- Bob Hoskins - Percy 'Smudge' Smith
- Calum MacNab - Mark 'Bax' Baxter
- Jenny Agutter - Shirley Baxter
- Philip Davis - Threads
- Adam Deacon - Sam The Soleman
- Vincent Regan - Jago
- Mark Cooper Harris - Harry
- Emily Atack - Katie
- Montserrat Lombard - Becka
- Terry Stone - Johnny Gossamer
- Perry Benson - Sefton Wallace
- Dudley Sutton - Alfie Hobnails
- Linda Robson- Lil
- Rita Tushingham - Martha
- Ali Cook - Stevie
- Lucy Drive - Erica
- Rebecca Ferdinando - Cheryl
Reception
The film was not well received by critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes records 9 reviews with an average rating of 3.4/10.{{cite web| url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outside_bet_2012| title= Outside Bet (2012)| publisher= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= 2012-05-14}}
Other reviews have been more positive - Mark Kermode declared it his Film of the Week, saying he was "charmed" by the film, and also made it one of his 6 "Gems" of the year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/dec/23/hidden-gems-dvds-2012-kermode|title = Hidden gems of 2012: DVDS| newspaper=The Guardian |date = 23 December 2012| last1=Kermode | first1=Mark }}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1772422|Outside Bet}}
References
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Category:Films based on British novels
Category:British horse racing films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Sacha Bennett
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