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The film premiered on 2009.
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[[File:harrybrown_2342.jpg|frame|He's had enough.]]
In this 2009 film, [[Michael Caine]] stars as Harry Brown, a [[Badass Grandpa|widowed pensioner]] and [[Retired Badass|ex-Royal Marine]] who lives on a [[Council Estate]] terrorised by [[Teens Are Monsters|feral teens]]. After an old friend confronts a bunch of them and is killed, he decides that enough is enough and is off to go chav-hunting. In essence, he's the British version of [[Death Wish
The cast is noted for being very diverse, ranging from professional actors to actual and former gangsters, prostitutes and drug dealers. There is also an aspiring lawyer who also acts. Michael Caine himself lived not far from where the movie was shot and chose to do the project to raise awareness about English sink estates <ref> [[Separated
▲[[Michael Caine]] stars as Harry Brown, a [[Badass Grandpa|widowed pensioner]] and [[Retired Badass|ex-Royal Marine]] who lives on a [[Council Estate]] terrorised by [[Teens Are Monsters|feral teens]]. After an old friend confronts a bunch of them and is killed, he decides that enough is enough and is off to go chav-hunting. In essence, he's the British version of [[Death Wish (Film)|Paul Kersey]].
▲The cast is noted for being very diverse, ranging from professional actors to actual and former gangsters, prostitutes and drug dealers. There is also an aspiring lawyer who also acts. Michael Caine himself lived not far from where the movie was shot and chose to do the project to raise awareness about English sink estates <ref> [[Separated By a Common Language|translates to American]] as "the projects"</ref> and the lifestyle lived in them.
An interview between Michael Caine and [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]] can be found [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-29-2010/michael-caine here].
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Harry is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III that borders on Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Invoked by one of the chavs during an interrogation.
* [[Ballistic Discount]]: Attempted by Harry and [[Averted Trope|averted]] by the gun dealer who doesn't want him touching the guns until he's paid for them. {{spoiler|Then Harry draws the dealer's attention to the [[Distracted
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
** [[Retired Badass]]: A former Royal Marine.
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* [[Reckless Gun Usage]]: Most of the thugs are ridiculously negligent with their firearms - the drug dealer who Harry goes to buy weapons from takes the cake, though.
** Not terribly surprising when you consider just ''how'' strung out and generally messed up he is.
** This also extends to [[Pants-Positive Safety|both Noel and Harry concealing firearms in their waistbands]] and {{spoiler|Noel and another gang member shooting wildly into darkness, [[I Just Shot Marvin in
* [[The Reveal]]: The identity of the [[Big Bad]], {{spoiler|Sid. The spoiler being so short was a spoiler in itself, so I'm adding some text}}.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
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