Going Off Big Time

2000 British film
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
86 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Going Off Big Time is a British gangster film set in Liverpool written by Neil Fitzmaurice and directed by Jim Doyle.[1] It follows the story of gangster Mark Clayton as he reminisces on his life of crime.

Plot

Mark Clayton is hiding out at the house of his solicitor following a gangland shooting.[2] Through a series of flashbacks he reminisces on his life and how he ended up a gangster. Once a law-abiding man, he was imprisoned after accidentally hitting a police officer.[3] Bullied in prison, he is befriended by fellow prisoner, Murray, and taught to stand up for himself. Following leaving prison, Clayton struggles to live a normal life and finds himself drawn deeper into crime, culminating with the shooting of a rival gangster's son.

Cast

  • Neil Fitzmaurice as Mark Clayton
  • Dominic Carter as Ozzi Shepherd
  • Bernard Hill as Murray
  • Sarah Alexander as Stacey Bannerman
  • Stan Boardman as Arthur McCann
  • Peter Kay as Flipper

Production

The film was the first film that Neil Fitzmaurice wrote.[4] The film was shot in and around Liverpool.[5]

Release

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2000 British Independent Film Awards Achievement in production Douglas Hickox Nominated [6]
Best Newcomer (Off screen) Damian Bromley Nominated
Best Newcomer (On screen) Neil Fitzmaurice Nominated
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References

  1. ^ "Going Off Big Time | Film | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "BBC - Films - review - Going Off, Big Time". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Going Off Big Time". TimeOut. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Shennan, Paddy (5 October 2014). "Neil Fitzmaurice does his best to avoid Phoenix Nights rumours". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC - Liverpool Features - Boomtown! - Movie Locations in Liverpool". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Going Off Big Time · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 12 July 2024.