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Here are some interesting notes about Green Street
Hooligans, which have appeared in various trivia questions on Internet
boards or could well appear.
- Green Street Hooligans was originally called
The Yank and later Hooligans before settling into its
distribution name as we see it today.
- Green Street Hooligans was not picked up for
distribution in the US and has been billed as "The Film Hollywood
Doesn’t want you to see." Despite its awards and general excellence,
the film did not fit the marketing bilge that most Hollywood productions
require to fill seats and sell popcorn.
- Green Street Hooligans received its US premiere
in NYC on 9/9/05 after the producers decided to self-distribute under
the name OddLot Entertainment. This came after several grass-root FANS
initiatives, one of which started in the Always & Forever: Elijah
Wood Forum by a member (webname) Deenan, who incited enough
interest to mount a nationwide, petition to get a distributor. The core
group of this movement was honored with personal invitations to the
NY Premiere to hob nob with Elijah Wood and cast. The distributors and
cast were so proud of this grass roots effort they dubbed the thousands
of fans who rallied behind the release HOOLIFANS.
- Charlie Hunnam (Pete) shot to fame playing an underage
hustler in the gay British sit-com Queer As Folk. He then went
on to star in the critically acclaimed film Nicholas Nickleby.
- The Tattoo of the Green Street Elite Firm are faux
in the film; however, Charlie Hunnam has a tattoo on his back which
is displayed in the film, and Elijah Wood has a famous tattoo on his
lower stomach (which was not displayed).
- Terrence Jay, who plays nemesis Jeremy Van Holden,
performs the rousing song One Blood, the main theme for the film.
- Elijah Wood sings the Firm’s song: I’m Forever Blowing
Bubbles, which is one of the few times in his nearly 40 films Elijah
Wood sings. The most substantial outing along these lines is in Forever
Young with a lovely rendition of You are my Sunshine.
- Rafe Spall, who plays Swill, is the son of renowned
british actor Timothy Spall (Topsy-Turvey, Harry Potter)
- Elijah Wood surpasses his personal best for use of
the F word in this film at 13 times even more than in Ash Wednesday).
Personal Note and Trivia.
This reviewer is a HOOLIFAN and traveled 150 miles
on September 9, 2005 to be the first US Citizen to purchase the first
ticket sold in the United States at 11:10 AM at the Regal 14 Stadium Theatre
in New York City. I hope to have Elijah Wood autograph this time stamped
stub for my personal collection some day before I reach the clearing at
the end of the path.
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