Snooker’s Big New Movie Break – “Rocky Style”…
New Break Film Quote: Remember, “Talent is a gift, don’t waste it…”
And from the 1976 film Rocky, we had this line from the character Mickey describing boxer Rocky’s “wasted” talent…
From IMDB quote: “OK, I’m gonna tell ya! You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a leg breaker to some cheap, second-rate loan shark!”
In snooker flicks…
The plots are often about revenge, or the desire to break free away from something, or someone. The central character has an issue either struggling with his identity in the world, or with another.
Conflicts.
The new film Break will get its premiere release on the 22nd July in London and will air in Sheffield, the home of snooker at a drive-in as the first film to premiere at a drive-in.
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak – the film’s release, which was due at the launch of the World Snooker Championships in April is now landing later on in the summer.
The DVD release is due in end of August.
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Gangs. Knife crime. And drug violence all entwines into this new independent Brit flick, which has appearances by snooker stars such as Jack Lisowski, 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty, and Chinese star Liang Wenbo.
All stars in their own right.
This new snooker flick follows a troubled but talented young character Spencer Pryde (Sam Gittens), struggling to find himself in a world where he has been sucked into a life of crime and violence – but – a chance encounter with a Chinese pool player Vince Qlang and a club owner Ray mean Spencer has the chance to turn his life around. Actor Rutger Hauer starred in his last screen role before he died. But can the young gifted talent Spencer, break away from his current struggles and make good?
The new Break film has been described as “Rocky with a snooker cue…”
Snooker has produced very few films.
The Rack Pack…
A kind of docu-film on the life of Alex Higgins and snooker in the 1980s, is the most famous and came to fame a few years ago, and sought to entice a new audience to fall in love with snooker through learning about the controversial characters and personalities of yesteryear – especially the Hurricane.
Did it succeed?
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On the Warrior Film Productions site it’s described as “Rocky with a snooker cue” and has that British stereotypical feel about it. It has the typical rags to riches theme with a British independent twist to it.
Terri Dwyer, the film’s producer wrote on her blog: “It’s the first feature film I’ve produced and I also have the pleasure of starring in it with a ridiculously talented cast and crew.”
Added on what made her want to be involved in the project, she said: “Well, something fell through and I found myself picking the script up the next day and I couldn’t put it down! I called him straight back and said ‘I Love it!’ We’ve been firm friends and business partners since. It wasn’t long after that moment that he asked me to produce it.
“The first thing I did was bring on board Dean Fisher. I’ve known Dean for 20 years and knew he’d teach me and not just produce it and let me watch. I’ve learnt a huge amount from him and Michael and I have every faith that Break will be the success it deserves to be.”
Your favourite snooker stars who’ve appeared and will appear on-screen…
Snooker players are no stranger to screen appearances. The people’s Champion Jimmy White and John Virgo starred in a comedy film Perfect Break in 2016, where the ten times ranking event winner and six-times World finalist starred as the ‘host’ of an amateur snooker event, the Jimmy White invitational.
Perfect Break…
What if you found out you had been conned out of a major title?
The central character Bobby Stevens (Joe Rainbow) had to face his demons and his nemesis Ray Carter (TJ Herbert) in a revenge match. (Ironically, TJ Herbert, the star of Perfect Break, also stars in Break as DCI Bly).
Ironic.
In Perfect Break, their previous televised championship match some years earlier had been supposedly fixed by a very manipulating girlfriend, who possessed “hypnotic” powers.
Bobby comes good both on the baize and off and falls for another girl, Kate, and the matchmaking “annoying” daughter Sophie.
Snooker and its rawness on the screen…
Those involved in snooker films have always tried to bring rawness and a down to earthiness of the characters and worlds the characters portray. In Perfect Break, for example, Bobby has confidence issues but is just a normal guy trying to make an honest crust from something he loves, until his world is destroyed by a selfish and manipulative money-grabbing girlfriend.
Watch the trailer for Break below…
In the new film Break, the key slogan is “talent is a gift, don’t waste it.” This is a key theme running throughout past snooker films.
Wasted talent.
In the docu-film The Rat Pack, the talented Hurricane Alex Higgins was portrayed as having all the talent, but wasting it on drink and more.
In Perfect Break, Bobby makes the most of his talent by getting revenge on Carter in the Jimmy White amateur tournament final.
Break will be released on DVD in August and is available on Pre Order or Amazon Prime…
You can also watch Jimmy White in Perfect Break too.
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