Six Bend Trap

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Six Bend Trap
Directed byMike McCarthy
Written byMike McCarthy
Produced by
  • Geoff Stalker
  • Heidi Boulton-Stalker
Starring
CinematographySteve O'Brien
Edited byFrank Saul
Release dates
Running time
135 minutes [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Six Bend Trap [a] is a 2006 independent comedy crime film written and directed by Mike McCarthy in his directorial debut. [4] The story centres on the world of greyhound racing, where three friends become embroiled in a feud between a powerful businessman and an ex-greyhound trainer.

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The film was the first independent high definition film made in the United Kingdom, funded completely by the Middlesbrough-based Ironopolis Film Company. [5] Director McCarthy and producer Stalker conceived the idea for a film set in Middlesbrough after a chance meeting in an Arizona restaurant, aiming to "give people a better impression of Teesside". [6]

The film was shot in six weeks on location in Middlesbrough and Saltburn-by-the-Sea, with a budget of £4.5 million. [1] An additional scene was filmed at Peterborough Greyhound Stadium. [7]

The film was shown at the 2006 Marché du Film. [8]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Later retitled Thugs, Mugs and Dogs for the DVD release [3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Home-grown premiere". Teesside Live . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Six Bend Trap". Cineuropa . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gangster Dave Courtney bags £15million Hollywood film deal". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Six Bend Trap". British Council . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Teesside Tarantino". The Northern Echo . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Teesside film aims for Cannes festival". The Northern Echo . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Looking back: Do you remember the fire at Peterborough's Greyhound Stadium?". Peterborough Telegraph . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "A world premier!". Teesside Live . Retrieved 4 April 2025.


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