Synopsis
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels follows four working-class London friends who find themselves £500,000 in debt to a dangerous crime boss after a rigged card game. To pay off the debt, they devise a plan to rob their drug-dealing neighbors, setting off a chain of hilariously violent and interconnected criminal mishaps. Guy Ritchie's sharp, stylish direction and razor-sharp dialogue launched a new era of British crime cinema.
Did You Know?
- Guy Ritchie's feature directorial debut was made for £1 million.
- Jason Statham was a real street hustler before acting.
- Vinnie Jones was a professional footballer before his acting career.
- Madonna watched the film and later married director Guy Ritchie.
- The two shotguns were actually non-functional replica props.
Iconic Quotes
- It's been emotional.
- They're armed. How armed? Er... very. They've got a Arsenal.
- We grow copious amounts of ganja here, and you're carrying a wasted girl and a bag of fertilizer. Optimistic and abusive, legal.
- Don't point that bloody thing at me! It goes off accidentally every other Tuesday.
- A minute ago this was the safest job in the world. Now it's turning into a bad day in Bosnia.
