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Watch My Back is a book by Geoff Thompson, a former British bouncer, who tells his story of the dangers he faced working as security at bars and night clubs in Coventry.

The feature film Clubbed , which stars Colin Salmon, is based on the book, [1] and was scheduled for release in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2009. [2]

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References

  1. "Colin Salmon Gets Clubbed". Empire Online Empire (magazine).
  2. "Clubbed". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 9 September 2008.