Snatch. (2000)

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writer:

Guy Ritchie (written by)

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Stealin' Stones and Breakin' Bones

Plot:

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Mother | Set On Fire | Blood | Body In Trunk | Blood Splatter

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Ade	...	Tyrone
William Beck	...	Neil
Andy Beckwith	...	Errol
Ewen Bremner	...	Mullet
Jason Buckham	...	Gary
Mickey Cantwell	...	Liam
Nikki Collins	...	Alex
Teena Collins	...	Susi
Charles Cork	...	MC
James Cunningham	...	Horrible Man
Sorcha Cusack	...	Mum O'Neil
Mickey Dee	...	Jack the All Seeing Eye
Benicio Del Toro	...	Franky Four Fingers
Sam Douglas	...	Rosebud
Dennis Farina	...	Avi

Also Known As:

Diamonds (USA) (working title)
Lock, Stock... and Six Stolen Diamonds (UK) (working title)
Snatch (UK) (alternative spelling)
Snatch'd (USA) (working title)
The Guy Ritchie Project (USA) (working title)
Snatch: Cerdos y diamantes (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Cerdos y diamantes (Colombia) (Mexico) [es]
Snatch - Porcos E Diamantes (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Snatch - Schweine und Diamanten (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Blöff (Hungary) [hu]
Podfu(c)k (Czech Republic) [cs]
Podfu(c)k (Slovakia) [sk]
Przekret (Poland) [pl]
Snatch - Tu braques ou tu raques (France) [fr]
Snatch - hävyttömät (Finland) [fi]
Snatch - lo strappo (Italy) [it]
Snatch. (Denmark) [da]
Teemandirööv (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

104 min | USA:102 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (certificate #37533) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Greece:K-17 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (censored version) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Jester's Amusement Arcade, West Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

During the opening credits, the Hasidic-clad diamond thieves are discussing the Virgin Mary. This is a reference to Reservoir Dogs (1992), where during the opening scene the thieves are discussing the Madonna song "Like a Virgin".

Goofs:

During the ring announcement in Mickey's first fight, Turkish disappears and reappears in the ring several times between shots.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#17.1)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY

A Comedy Masterpiece

"Snatch" is fantastic; and not least because it demonstrates emphatically that the British movie industry is capable of rivaling even the best of what Hollywood can offer.

"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was one of the funniest movies released in recent years, and "Snatch" takes everything that "Lock, Stock..." did so well and does it even better.

Back are the cleverly intertwined plotlines, the hilarious one-liners, and the simultaneously intimidating and comedic London villains. So is the skillful editing, and often original cinematographic style. This time however, it all looks somewhat slicker and better funded, and alongside the British regulars are the odd American celebrity (Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro).

Everyone in the film puts in an excellent performance, but Pitt stands out as a charismatic and near-incomprehensible Gypsy boxer.

Like Ritchie's earlier film, this one takes a little while to find its feet, but once it does the pace doesn't slacken until the finale. One scene featuring three guys and a squeaking dog in a stolen car stands out particularly, and left the audience at my local cinema almost weeping as punchline after punchline was uttered.

When it comes to comedies, I cannot recommend this one highly enough. If you're after a good laugh, you won't find much to better "Snatch".