One of the most underrated films ever made

@The_Macaroon

4 жыл бұрын

Was just about to post exactly the same comment!

@Londonfogey

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, I don't know why it is isn't more popular. My guess is some people treat football like a religion and don't like it being mocked.

@SpeccyHorace

3 жыл бұрын

You're a lot funnier than the film, saying that.

@SpeccyHorace

3 жыл бұрын

@@Londonfogey No its because its not very good. That Benson and Hedges joke.......jesus.

@LimerickWarrior1

2 жыл бұрын

Saw this in the cinema stoned and drunk ahaha.

When he asks for the fans for suggestions, you can see him seriously taking it on board realising they're actually talking sense 🤣

@jamesbrown9828

Ай бұрын

That's the joke

@gruffydd1000

Ай бұрын

Oh dear.

@thefivepoints

Ай бұрын

Yes thats the joke 🤦‍♂️

@recruitmentch

Ай бұрын

@@thefivepoints no sh*t, sherlock?

@recruitmentch

Ай бұрын

@@jamesbrown9828 nooo? You sure? Why do you think i mentioned it? 🤣

"If you're old enough then you're good enough" haha

@jbri1

7 жыл бұрын

so funny

@vantheman1234

6 жыл бұрын

Classic

@weetak

4 жыл бұрын

I love this benson n hedges gig. Pissed when i was laughing

@Lanko94

4 ай бұрын

😂 he forgot about Jimmy Carlton and Tony Camel

"England lose 4-0" is one of my favourite lines in a movie ever.

@michaelheath3609

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah cos it can only ever happen in a movie......

@jameswhittingham8027

5 жыл бұрын

I just laughed for two minutes because of those 4 words.

@MrCardinal1965

4 жыл бұрын

Old skool motivation 😂

@padfla7239

4 жыл бұрын

2 nil down to the fuckin mexicans 😂😂

@LimerickWarrior1

4 жыл бұрын

They need the build up to that . the interviewer states they are 2-0 down and can Basset inspire them at half time etc. and then"England lose 4-0"

Pure genius ! Whoever wrote the script knew what it was like to be a England fan from 1974 to 2006 🤣

@stephenrichardson9540

Ай бұрын

Do you mean not turning up at Wembley for Scotland games 🤔 😀

"Youve got an effective partnership of strength and skill" " FUCK OFF! " 😂😂😂😂😂

@milkywhite2939

7 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

"Where on here does it say Benson & Hedges?" lol

@treble20

4 сағат бұрын

Yes, classic.

Pele: "Oh Christ, it's the English, let's get out of here." 😂

@nhanq

2 жыл бұрын

Pele predicts likely winners in an interview- authentic reaction! Interviewer : Anyone else? Pelé : Maybe Korea, Japan... Interviewer : Japan? What about England? Pelé : Not England though. Interviewer : But they've qualified, Pelé! Pelé : England? [laughs] kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmx8z5axgpnWqqg.html

Tommo's the best. That Benson and Hedges line still cracks me up.

@djelalniyazi4090

Жыл бұрын

lambert & butler

@shahedmc9656

Жыл бұрын

Peter Stuyvesant and 20 Players 😁 in the full version

Probably the best England manager there’s ever been 👍

Why when watching Mike Bassett can I only think of Sam Allerdyce

@DiRtYLaWs2007

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Smith Mike Bassett lasted longer in the role than Big Sam!!

@r4h4al

4 жыл бұрын

Or Graham Taylor.

@eddyg542

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom D he got us to the semi final respect the 4-4 fucking 2

@yeetwchybaban

4 жыл бұрын

@@DiRtYLaWs2007 loool

I watched this movie by chance on one of my sleepless nights on cable 20 years ago. Ever since KZread going giant I've been looking for this movie. I couldn't remember the name, the coach, I just searched countless times English movie about the world cup, and this movie refused to show, to the point I actually started doubting that I ever watched such movie on cable once. Until a few minutes ago I searched for it again and found it. Now I gonna watch it again. Thanks for this great movie from Argentina.

Ever after all these years that dressing room scene is one of the funniest things I have ever watched in my entire life. And to dryly follow it with "England lose 4-0" is just a stroke of comedy genius.

This never, ever loses its magic. Still relevant to Qatar 2022

@andrewh5457

Жыл бұрын

Can't imagine Southgate giving a half time talk like that.

@doitanywayz

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewh5457 Southgate OUT !!! Bassett IN!!! BASSET YOUR THE ONE!!!

You can tell this film was made by REAL football fans who love the game, as it hits every single nail squarely on the head! It got mixed reviews, but only a football outsider would fail to see the genius involved here. I guess there are a lot of film critics who don't follow football.

@infesticon

6 жыл бұрын

Im a fullblown outsider who doesn't get football and I can see how funny and clever this is. Im gonna seek out the entire film now.

@joelwest-ward480

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I've always said that Mike Bassett is a film FOR genuine football fans, it's got all the nuances and its perfect satire. Rubbish like 'Footballers Wives', 'Dream Team' and 'Goal' were just made to capitalize on the tabloid glitz and glamour, they have no appeal to actual football fans.

@dougfresh1980

6 жыл бұрын

alot of the scenes, and players are real life. like graham taylor argueing with the press, and tonka is a copycat of gazza. thats what makes us relate to the film

@swirlingfudge

4 жыл бұрын

Wrong. It’s fucking unfunny whether you love football or not. If you think it’s funny, you’re the kind of guy people avoid at work

@GGMatt

4 жыл бұрын

@@swirlingfudge So why are you here if you don't like the film??

Should've included the airport scene where England, Scotland, and Ireland teams fought each other 😂

@enzomaidana5369

3 ай бұрын

Best scene of a overall great comedy.

The Kipling poem has to be in the top three moments. That "England will play four-four-freaking-two" at the end was hust brilliant,

@user-dz8bj6vt1v

9 ай бұрын

Τhe best scene in movie history

@n5ryan5

7 ай бұрын

*fuckin’

@thefivepoints

Ай бұрын

Four-four-f*cking-two you mean.

“2 pints of larger and 2 flaming Sabuca’s please” delivered in a geordie accent is just pure comedy gold.

@donbrogan3158

12 күн бұрын

Por favor....😂

How did Ricky Tomlinson not get a bafta for that changing room rant... pure gold

@vkdeen7570

3 жыл бұрын

that was 100% improv as well... genius

@geoarthur6593

Ай бұрын

Up there with the best of em that scene.. laffed ma bollox aff 😅😅

@joycegibbs5267

13 күн бұрын

it's just brilliant isn't it. I can't stop watching !!

This is so quintessentially English as its filled with tragedy, despair and comedy. Love it.

At last something decent in my recommendations. I have to rewatch this now, an absolutely brilliant film.

Sam Allardyce is now manager. Expect Benson and Hedges to play against Scotland in November.

@doaraquina1464

7 жыл бұрын

looks like we'll be talking in past tense pretty soon.

@apathyintheuk265

6 жыл бұрын

Doara Quina What did you mean?

@thisthat2528

5 жыл бұрын

not for long

@BorrieBeats

5 жыл бұрын

well that was a rollercoaster since time has gone by.

@beds139

4 жыл бұрын

Scots will be fielding Whyte & Mackay.

This is one of the most positive, upbeat films I have ever seen. Mike Bassett believes in himself and the players he picks. I watch it on a regular basis. It's a feelgood film.

"Hey three cheers for Ramirez... Hip hip" - now that scene was hilarious... "Shuut uup" 😂😂😂 one of the greatest football films imo

@bradleyv2533

4 жыл бұрын

That bit kills me everytime 😂

In memory of Graham Taylor, who inspired the creation of Mike Bassett

@sammyhill69

3 жыл бұрын

The plot was loosely based on Bobby Robson and England's 1990 World Cup campaign in Italy.

@terryleddra1973

2 жыл бұрын

@Brian Mason If I remember correctly Bassett had an assistant who just agreed with everything. Just like Lawrie Mcmenemy in the Graham Taylor documentary

@terryleddra1973

2 жыл бұрын

@Brian Mason Bassett definitely has more parallels with Taylor than Robson. Watch the documentary, then the film after. Both are comedy gold. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4B2o5qiptbYpJs.html

@craigseddon4884

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryleddra1973 oh do I not like that

@drexlspivey5828

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryleddra1973 I've got a mate who is absolutely identical to Bradley Walsh's character "Slide Away by Oasis has absolutely no flaws whatsoever" "Absolutely" "But the guitar solo before the second verse drags it out a bit" "Oh definitely" "It should have been an absolute worldwide smash hit" "Absolutely" "But deservedly wasn't released as a single" "Oh definitely" He agrees with everything you say no matter how contradictory it is

Airport scene is the best scene with Scotland fighting with each other lol

@user-rc4cw4dz4l

8 жыл бұрын

Independent? Lol, ocupated by NATO anyway

@emulus7871

6 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah and the Irish: "Let's hear it for the England B Team"

@orahovavucichitlerdacicgoe7223

4 жыл бұрын

Jugs haha

@PHDiaz-vv7yo

2 жыл бұрын

@@emulus7871 cockney fellas who then start faking Irish accents- brilliant

The Benson and Hedges scene is Gold. I'm watching this tonight.

I love the moment in training when they lose their ball and practice playing with an “invisible “ ball. Bonkers

@Makkajakka

4 жыл бұрын

Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan side actually did do that for training, to help with decision-making in-game.

@weetak

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant gig. N the coach cannot tackle mexican kids to get their rotten ball

British comedy at it's best, don't think any other countries can do self deprecating humour like us

@satans_pet_penguin

5 жыл бұрын

You'd never see the American's make a film mocking themselves like this

@DisconnectedRoamer

5 жыл бұрын

@@satans_pet_penguin They always do so that's nonsense

@JSPH_AMUN

4 жыл бұрын

Oh we do that all the time in Egypt...come to think of it, I think we may have gotten that from the British when they colonised us

@Bear-Cohiba-1966

4 жыл бұрын

Americans are the best at comedy British used to be

@arturowagner4728

4 жыл бұрын

We Mexicans can also make fun of ourselves pretty well...

"Oh christ it's the English" kills me everytime

Up there as one of my fav films ever. So so underrated.

I'm not into football but I loved this film. My favourite bit is when someone finds all the little notes under the office door mat!

@enlightenedone7141

Ай бұрын

Genius!!!

One of my favourite bits is when they do the open top bus trophy tour in Norwich and end up on the ring road

Morning after the Denmark game. Oh KZread algorithm, you’ve thrown me a doozie

@TheAndypne

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this movie so many times and it just gets better and better. I’m definitely going to have to watch it again before we play in the final on Sunday 😀⚽️

Might watch this underated film again, one of the best football movies ever

England did actually have a real life Mike Bassett. It only lasted 67 days in real life.

@TheIkaraCult

Жыл бұрын

67 days and a pint of gravy. Glory days

@monsterzinc

Жыл бұрын

100% record though 😁

Brilliant film with a brilliant cast especially the fantastic Ricky tomlinson. From Ireland too and this film is definitely in my top 5 comedy's ever. Brilliant.

Just seen this film and pissed myself laughing through out. As a Scotsman it was a breath of fresh air to see a film having a light hearted dig at the England football team and their World Cup exploits. It’s good to see you can take the piss out yourselves. Even the dig at the Scots in the airport with the religious element was bang on haha. Comedy gold.

@feckafeck1

6 жыл бұрын

haha fair play m8 its bit of a myth that we think England are good.We know were average and other countries who hate us (some warranted/ some bullshit) say were overrated! you have to be rated to be overrated and we certainly aren't expecting anything other than an early exit! We are very self deprecating, as are you, its just nationalism (are own and other countries blind hatred) and loud idiots are the only things heard when the majority are expecting the worse and having fun. Im dreading this world cup but it will be fun to see the mistakes/goal keeping errors and genuine ineptness that makes it worth while.

@SuperDougie89

6 жыл бұрын

feckafeck1 I must admit I always root for England when they play. It’s the media that bum them up and then kick them when they’re down. I think it’s that that most Scot’s hate the papers and media but at the end of the day I’d rather have you’s do well than Crouts or the French. Anyways this was a gem a film.

@feckafeck1

6 жыл бұрын

same m8 trust me the english don't hate the scots. they respect you. People confuse the rich and the government with the everyday joe. Good luck and respect to you lads. top fellas with or without the uk ect. I think your lads should have more confidence, good players and shouldn't be afraid of failure. You have to be in it to win it haha! No point being a realist in a cup!!

@SuperDougie89

6 жыл бұрын

feckafeck1 well at the end of the day we’ve got more in common with you than any other country. People up here mibi don’t like being governed by London but that could be said about lots of places in England too. Anyways I’m getting political now and I don’t want to come across as a bore haha. Good luck in the World Cup. I think getting through to the last 16 is a success. Hope the fans stay safe as well. I wouldn’t like to be over there. I wouldn’t feel safe.

@feckafeck1

6 жыл бұрын

I'm with you m8 fuck London its like another country haha u guys should get out when u can. Top man take care pal.

His half time gee up had me in stitches.

4-4 bloody 2! Another classic line. Brilliant film really brings it home!

It's a pity they couldn't get the money for the second movie

@duneideannaer5990

4 жыл бұрын

Jane Gavin ye’whaaaa???? There was gonna be a sequel? That’s depressing cos I love this movie!!! “Ye fenian Bastards.......” “here, ahm a fenian?” -Fight amongst Scots ensues.......

@GormanStudios

4 жыл бұрын

id chip in to a crowd fund to get a 2nd movie.

@chrismedford2819

4 жыл бұрын

There was a tv series but this time he was a club manager.

The bar scene is terribly funny. Bassett telling that Pele is a failure because of the 1970 miss. Brilliant.

It starts off with Mike dialing back the injury time board to zero and just gets better. A brilliant movie.

How can you not love this film, sums the England team and fans to the ground. Quotes like 'one on one with bastardo' vs Argentina because of the handball back in '86 & 'think it was a handball Martin.. Against Argentina! No chance!' Brilliant! Only a non football fan would criticise this film.

I always believed this was a comedy film, not a 2016/17 premonition!

brilliant film, I can imagine the late great Graham Taylor going through something like this in the early 90s with England

Oh christ its the English LOL

@zodrob7

6 жыл бұрын

Remi That's what that black guy said.

@OtherSideOfTheVoid

6 жыл бұрын

'"that black guy" is the greatest footballer of all time you inconsequential tosser

@StoodStill

6 жыл бұрын

OtherSideOfTheVoid Was he hell! Scoring in the Brazilian leagues was a piece of piss!

@OtherSideOfTheVoid

6 жыл бұрын

you belong in either a lunatic asylum or jail

@DisconnectedRoamer

5 жыл бұрын

@@OtherSideOfTheVoid messi and ronaldo are white actually

"You're not gonna pick 20 Players are you Mike?" Comedy gold 👍👍

3 cheers for Ramirez

This was on ITV last night! Best football film ever

@davidisrael8537

4 жыл бұрын

Recorded it and watching it this afternoon.

Been meaning to watch this film for ages, seeing this has made me determined to watch it tonight, hilarious😂😂

Honestly one of my favourite films ever

The last one was bloody hysterical!!!

Beautiful. This is the beautiful game they talk about. Being an England supporter. Nothing quite like it.... So tragic, so painful, so misleading, so infuriating, so hopeful, so unlucky, so dreadful,... It becomes beautiful in and of itself. FIN.

I always watch this once every 2 years.

Where was Mike at the euros? Could of done with that speech at half time against Iceland

@kisbie

7 жыл бұрын

That whole speech was apparently improvised by Ricky Tomlinson off the top of his head.

@WillS.TheSuperReds.

6 жыл бұрын

Probably wouldn't have made no difference.

@AH-be6bu

5 жыл бұрын

‘England lose 4-1’

@upupnaway5926

4 жыл бұрын

Ruy vas veri veri angwi

@L8scouser24

4 жыл бұрын

He was probably shopping In one (Iceland)😉

I’d forgotten how good this is.

Awesome pep talk!

Can somebody please tell me what's going on? I have no interest in football, I'm in my 70s, it's 2 o'clock in the morning, and I think I've just wet the bed in hysterics.

It's amazing how two actors Dean Lennox Kelly (Tonka) and Sean Gilder (Journalist) in this movie would go on to be in the comedy drama Shameless a few years later as Kev Ball and Paddy Maguire.

The 2 best football movies...this and The Damned United ..

Three cheers for Mike Bassett

One of my favourites of all time, seen it dozens of times, but if it's on tele, I'm watching it, if I see a clip on KZread, I'm watching it

Seriously underrated film

Best half-time team talk ever.

The best film ever for me. So true about the England team. They can only win beacuse other teams lose :D

Hilarious movie😂 . He plays the manager so well and funny

Fantastic movie , footballs version of spinal tap but with more laughs. It is one of the funniest films ever if you understand football 🤣

@joelww2501

2 жыл бұрын

“Footballs version of Spinal Tap” is probably one of the greatest descriptions I’ve ever seen 😂 Mike Bassett is the perfect football film, it’s made by football fans, for football fans.

One of the very best 💯

England will be playing four four fucking two.

Absolutely love this film ❤️👌🤌

Love every minute of it, I howled in the cinema

That rufus smalls couldn’t hit the side of a Renault Espace 😂😂😂 best line in film history!!!

where does it say benson and hedges on that Lambert And Butler 😂

@djelalniyazi4090

4 жыл бұрын

weres dunn and hill

Ricky's audition to become the next England manager

Anything Ricky Tomlinson is in I would watch (inc brookside). I have never seen him in anything he has not improved basically because what you see is how he really is. He is not a Hampstead luvvie actor, the guy is down to earth and incredibly funny.

Got the film and tv series on dvd - always a great watch

@barbosaguzman6101

Жыл бұрын

Upload em mate :D

My fav part from the film is when whacko is the captin and he leads our the team and gets them hyped by putting his fist through the wall shouting lets Fu**ing kill em 😂

Look, if Pele make a cameo in your film, you know it's a Great Film!

Should’ve had the scene where they run into the Republic of Ireland squad and someone shouts out: “. Oh look, it’s the England B Team!” 😂😂😂

Absolutely brilliant film

Absolute comedy classic, from the benson and hedges gag to the clever similarities to certain 90's England footballers. It starts on a funny note too where the coach driver ends up going down the wrong road!! I still like the dressing room speech as england are down 2-0, passion more than likely very relevant to today in 2024.

I can't believe this movie scored 40% in tomatoes netter in rotten tomatoes. Bastards. This is my favorite movie about football and one of my favorites that I can watch again and again

Love this film.

Class, this film is brilliant

Ron Benson.... Plymouth argyle ( made me proud as fuck )

He’s a great actor

Hes still Norwich's best ever manager.

Oh Christ here’s the English! Haha that’s what everyone thinks of us haha!! I love it! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

One of the best spoof movies ever , it’s up there with Spinal Tap. Hilarious

Can't believe the airport scene wasn't in there, it sums up the British Isles perfectly...

“What about pace Mike? Tonka looked knackered after 20 minutes “ “Ah but what a 20 minutes eh “

Ricky Tomlinson is a comedy legend 😂

One of the best British films ever made. Pure genius - Pure England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

this film is hilarious. Scene number 1, I can't stop watching, just brilliant !!

Classic from a class actor,cast,,,,,,,and I'm a Scotsman

Loved the set up in Mike Bassett the tv series when he’s managing a club side from the Wirral They were sponsored by a local waste disposal company. Wirral Rubbish 😂😂

great film love it.

Outstanding film.

Amazing team talk