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Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor. The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit.
Nov 1, 1996 · A film about a brass band in a northern English village facing the closure of their coal mine and their band. Follow their struggles, humor and romance as they compete in a national contest and challenge the government.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Mark Herman
- 1996-11-01
Jul 20, 2016 · Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) is a retired miner in poor health and directs the Grimley Colliery Band, the pride of the small British town of Grimley. With a national championship coming up, Danny is...
- 2 min
- 50K
- Miramax
Pete Poselthwaite and Ewan McGregor star as father and son in this comedy about a Yorkshire mining town turning to music for inspiration when faced...
- 2 min
- 135.4K
- Film4
Jul 28, 2011 · Learn how the phrase "brassed off" meaning disgruntled or annoyed may have arisen from the Royal Navy's use of cleaning brasswork as a punishment, or from the earlier expression "brass monkey". See various sources and examples of the usage and meaning of this slang term.
- This NGram suggests brassed off came later than brass monkey , as used in the expression cold enough to freeze the balls/nose off a brass monkey ....
- The OED reckons it came from "Service slang", and cites 'browned off' as a comparison. The earliest use there is 1941; taken together with the Ngra...
- Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English , fifth edition (1961) has this roundabout explanation for the origin of the phras...
- "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense.
- Brassed off comes from the over cleaning of brass, with a rag and abrasive polish, which resulted in the brass being rubbed through to the base met...
- My understanding of the phrase is that it originated from the practise of sharpening an engineer's twist drill. The sharp cutting edge was dulled....
Oct 28, 2016 · Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald Brassed Off (1996) Official Trailer 1 - Ewan McGregor Movie The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which...
- 2 min
- 109.6K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
In a village in Northern England, Danny (Pete Postlethwaite), the conductor of a colliery brass band, has difficulty maintaining the morale of his musicians when the economic future...
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- Comedy, Drama
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