Snatch
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (2001) 103 mins NR

8.2 (128,567 votes) Top 250: #162
When jewel thief, Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro), takes a slight detour to London on route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and comic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and... a stray dog. Snatch, Guy Ritchie's brilliant follow up to his critically acclaimed Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, exposes us to his hip and helter-skelter view of London's gangster underbelly. Ritchie's characteristic fast-paced and constantly twisting story features a madcap ensemble cast of larger-than-life characters, including Jason Statham, an unlicensed boxing promoter; Stephen Graham, his bumbling sidekick; Alan Ford, the local underworld kingpin; Dennis Farina, Franky's no-nonsense boss; Vinnie Jones, a legendary t...

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Cast and Crew
Dennis Farina  ...... 
Brad Pitt  ...... 
Jason Statham  ...... 
Vinnie Jones  ...... 
Benicio Del Toro  ...... 
Rade Sherbedgia  ...... 
Director  .....  Guy Ritchie
Producer  .....  Matthew Vaughn; Michael Dreyer; Stephen Marks
Writer  .....  Guy Ritchie
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The exterior shot prior to the scene where Turkish, Tommy, and Gorgeous George are playing cards in the caravan before the last fight is obviously taken from the beginning of the movie since it shows the door in place and Charlie outside cooking sausages. (In several scenes in between the door is clearly standing against the caravan after Turkish pulled it off.) (more)

Trivia:
The producers couldn't afford enough extras for the boxing match sequences. Whenever a camera angle changed, the extras had to move around to create an impression of a crowded house. (more)

Filming Locations:
Jester's Amusement Arcade, West Ealing, London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Turkish: [narrating] My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My parents to be were on the same plane when it crashed. That's how they met. They named me after the name of the plane. Not many people are named after a plane crash. That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but I know he was really named after a famous 19th century ballet dancer.
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations (more)