Product Information
The true story of a man who stumbled into a lucrative career as one of Europe's biggest drug dealers comes to the screen in this comedy-drama based on the autobiography by Howard Marks.Product Identifiers
ProducerLuc Roeg
EAN5030305514907
eBay Product ID (ePID)102219323
Product Key Features
ActorElsa Pataky, Jack Huston, Christian Mckay, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Chloe Sevigny, Crispin Glover, Omid Djalili, Jamie Harris
Film/TV TitleMr Nice
DirectorBernard Rose
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time116 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2011
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary by director Bernard Rose\Commentary by Howard Marks\Deleted scenes\Cast and crew interviews\Behind-the-scenes\Howard and Rhys on Stage, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerPhilip Glass
Additional InformationThe true story of a man who stumbled into a lucrative career as one of Europe's biggest drug dealers comes to the screen in this comedy-drama. Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) was a young Welshman studying at Oxford when he discovered there was something unusual about his dorm room -- it had a secret passageway that led to a storage space used by one of the school's top marijuana dealers. Marks and the dealer struck up a friendship as he became an enthusiastic customer, and a few years later, when plans to bring a large cache of hashish into England via Germany went haywire, Marks stepped in to help and was introduced to a circle of big league marijuana traffickers. Marks quit his job as a teacher to become a full time drug wholesaler, and while his new career cost him his first marriage, it introduced him to Judy (Chloe Sevigny), a lovely woman who became the love of his life. As Marks' business grew, he gained some interesting new associates, including an Irish Republican Army operative (David Thewlis) who knew how to get past customs agents, an intelligence agent (Christian McKay) working on both sides of the law and a wildly eccentric American marijuana kingpin (Crispin Glover). Mr. Nice was adapted from the autobiography by the real-life Howard Marks; Marks is good friends with Rhys Ifans, who was cast to play him in the film.
ReviewsTotal Films - A faithful, fun [à] adaptation of a shaggy-haired, shaggydog story., Empire Magazine - A solid, entertaining life-of-crimer which benefits from some stylistic touches and a faithful, convincing central performance., Daily Telegraph - [O]ffers something close to a career-best opportunity for Rhys Ifans..., Radio Times - It makes a change to see a movie about criminality that doesn't romanticise male bonding and violence.
ScreenwriterBernard Rose
AuthorHoward Marks
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleMr Nice
Consumer AdviceContains frequent drug use