Brassed Off: Difference between revisions

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=== Shows examples of: ===

* [[Based On a True Story]]: Grimley is a thinly veiled version of Grimethorpe, that went through a similar chain of events. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band played the music for the soundtrack.

* [[Based on a True Story]]: Grimley is a thinly veiled version of Grimethorpe, that went through a similar chain of events. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band played the music for the soundtrack.

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: The managers {{spoiler|who ordered the profitability survey in spite of having made the closure decision TWO YEARS earlier.}}

* [[Covers Always Lie]]: There are more than a few DVD releases of this film which would have you believe it's a romcom.

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* [[Harsher in Hindsight]] {{spoiler|Coal has since become economically viable since the early 1990s "Dash for Gas"}}

* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: Danny

* [[~~Its~~ All Junk]]: Danny's view of {{spoiler|the British Brass Band Championship trophy}}

* [[It's All Junk]]: Danny's view of {{spoiler|the British Brass Band Championship trophy}}

* [[Kitchen Sink Drama]]

* [[Loan Shark]]: They're after Phil, to collect the money he borrowed to support his family during the Great Strike.

* [[Post War British Politics]]: More specifically [[Margaret Thatcher]]. Described throughout using four-letter words.

* [[Precision F Strike]]: At the end of Danny's emotional "This government has systematically destroyed an entire industry" speech in the Royal Albert Hall: "Aye, they can play a bloody good tune, but what the fook does that matter?"

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: At the end of Danny's emotional "This government has systematically destroyed an entire industry" speech in the Royal Albert Hall: "Aye, they can play a bloody good tune, but what the fook does that matter?"

* [[Sad Clown]]: Pete/Mr Chuckles is a literal sad clown.

* [[Oop North]] (Well, duh!)