The Firm (1989 film)

The Firm is a 1989 British madefortelevision drama film directed by Alan Clarke and written by Al Hunter Ashton for the BBC. It stars Gary Oldman, Phil Davis, Charles Lawson and Steve McFadden in his acting debut. The film is based on the activities of the Inter City Firm billed as the Inter City Crew football firm of West Ham United during the 1970s and 1980s.

Clive Bissel nicknamed Bex, or Bexy is a married man with a baby son. His wife does not approve of his activities as a football hooligan, which contrast to his respectable job as an estate agent. Even when his baby son injures himself with a Stanley knife that Bex has carelessly left lying around, he is unwilling to give up violence as he admits it gives him a buzz. Conversely, Bexys father shows acceptance of his sons lifestyle, happily taking a group photograph of the tooled up gang and boasting of similar activities in his own era. However, he feels that Bex and his friends have gone soft because they now use weapons.Bex leverages his natural leadership qualities to cajole and encourage his peers, and he sometimes intimidates those less eager. He plays a key role in organising trips to rival firms and also has visions of a national firm that would join all the smaller firms into one, but his ideas are not accepted by other firm leaders. ........

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