Lucky Break

Lucky Break (2001)

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?

Date of release
2001-08-24
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (39)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Peter Cattaneo

Casting

Interesting facts

Lucky Break is a 2001 crime comedy film starring James Nesbitt and directed by Peter Cattaneo.

Production

Lucky Break was the second feature film directed by Peter Cattaneo, following his 1997 comedy, The Full Monty. The film screened at both Edinburgh Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival prior to its UK theatrical release.

Anne Dudley collaborated with Stephen Fry to write and produce songs for the send-up musical "Nelson." Exterior prison scenes were filmed at Dartmoor Prison, Princetown.

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