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Jimmy Muir (Sean Bean) comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit, or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Encouraged by his girlfriend Annie (Emily Lloyd), he plays every week for the local amateur team. But when he's spotted by local talent scout Ken (Pete Postlethwaite), Jimmy finally has the chance to fulfil his life's ambition. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard-drinking friends, and a lifetime of bad habits... has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal? DVD contents - Original Full Length Feature, Original Theatrical Trailer, Extensive Stills Gallery, Original Cast and Crew Biographies, Introduction to the Film, Subtitles
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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: British writer-director Maria Giese filmed this independent sports drama, which centers around the wasted opportunities of young footballer Jimmy Muir (Sean Bean). Muir works in a brewery and lives with his parents and younger brother in the hard-scrabble industrial city of Sheffield, England. He loves to play soccer, but he is arrogant, disrespectful, and frequently drunk, and he has never made much of his talents. While playing for a local pub's team, Jimmy is spotted by Ken Jackson (Pete Postlethwaite), who recruits him for a higher league. Meanwhile, Jimmy embarks on an affair with a young Irish woman named Annie Docherty (Emily Lloyd), and he gets her pregnant. Jimmy gets offered a tryout with a professional club, Sheffield United. But the night before his tryout, he beds a stripper and gets roaring drunk. The next day he is useless, and he blows his big chance to make something of himself. Annie, who badly wanted him to succeed to get them both a better life, then leaves him. Jimmy finally realizes that he must change if he is going to have any kind of a future. ...When Saturday Comes (1996) ( Pint of Bitter ) (Blu-Ray)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was not expecting a lot from this film but was pleasantly surprised. It is about the life of a factory worker (Jimmy Muir played by Sean Bean) who loves his football, drinking & family. Jimmy meets the office wages clerk (Emily Lloyd) and falls for her. Then he gets offered a trial at his beloved Sheffield United. On the eve of the trial due to pressure from his mates he goes on a bender. He loses his chance of a football career and his girl. Then fate steps in when an accident happens at the mine. This time he will not make the same mistake again. He calls on Ken (Pete Postlethwaite - excellent as always)to help him train and get a second trial. Great sound track. Good northern film. Very watchable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By ReviewBlog51
Format:DVD
'When Saturday Comes' is a low budget British drama with some very good moments. Sean Bean is excellent as the film's main character Jimmy, a man who dreams of becoming a professional footballer, only to be tied down by his hard-drinking friends, his unsupportive father and his own bad habits. The film's main themes are that of courage and choices that you take that will affect your life. It is also very touching in parts and you just can't help but feel sorry for Jimmy and his brother, life isn't easy in their gritty northern town, there are only really two things to do there: work down a pit, or work in a factory. Jimmy is determined however to do something more with his life.
This film notably has very strong acting (Pete Postlethwaite is a great supporting player) and a good story. I would say that 'When Saturday Comes' will not just appeal to fans of football, there is enough here for other people to really enjoy it and enjoy it for what it is, an excellent gritty drama.
This film notably has very strong acting (Pete Postlethwaite is a great supporting player) and a good story. I would say that 'When Saturday Comes' will not just appeal to fans of football, there is enough here for other people to really enjoy it and enjoy it for what it is, an excellent gritty drama.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By T Everson
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
When Blu-rays are done properly, ideally going back to their original film elements, they can look absolutely breathtaking. This is just as true for a film from the 30s or 40s as it is for a film 10 years old. But when people are already dubious about the upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray, films like When Saturday Comes are an absolute travesty.
The film itself is not too bad. Sean Bean plays Sheffield United fan Jimmy Muir, and when he gets scouted putting in some amazing performances for his local non-league team, he gets the chance to really impress and make a debut for The Blades. But he's got a crazy brother, and his dad's a raging alcoholic, and his home life threatens his success and potential. It's a classic rags to riches story, the script itself is predictable, but Bean's always good value and he puts in a good performance here (though it's obvious he can't even pretend to know how to kick a ball!), and Pete Postlethwaite is excellent as his short-tempered manager. It's not a great football film (see The Damned United for one of those), but it's worth a watch. However, whatever you do, please do not buy it on Blu-ray. It looks more like a dodgy VHS that a cutting-edge Blu-ray, the image is soft and murky, the colours are all dull. I honesty have never seen anything as awful as this on Blu-ray, and if distributors continue to release rubbish like this people will start to lose confidence in Blu-ray, which is a shame because as I mentioned at the start of this review, if done properly they can look stunning. There's no excuse for this. I'd give it 3 stars on DVD, it only gets 1 star on Blu-ray. Avoid like the bubonic plague.
The film itself is not too bad. Sean Bean plays Sheffield United fan Jimmy Muir, and when he gets scouted putting in some amazing performances for his local non-league team, he gets the chance to really impress and make a debut for The Blades. But he's got a crazy brother, and his dad's a raging alcoholic, and his home life threatens his success and potential. It's a classic rags to riches story, the script itself is predictable, but Bean's always good value and he puts in a good performance here (though it's obvious he can't even pretend to know how to kick a ball!), and Pete Postlethwaite is excellent as his short-tempered manager. It's not a great football film (see The Damned United for one of those), but it's worth a watch. However, whatever you do, please do not buy it on Blu-ray. It looks more like a dodgy VHS that a cutting-edge Blu-ray, the image is soft and murky, the colours are all dull. I honesty have never seen anything as awful as this on Blu-ray, and if distributors continue to release rubbish like this people will start to lose confidence in Blu-ray, which is a shame because as I mentioned at the start of this review, if done properly they can look stunning. There's no excuse for this. I'd give it 3 stars on DVD, it only gets 1 star on Blu-ray. Avoid like the bubonic plague.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Rubbish supplied
I haven't played this DVD until Saturday 25/5/2013.
I still haven't seen the film because the sender supplied me with a DVD that will not play. Read more
I still haven't seen the film because the sender supplied me with a DVD that will not play. Read more
Published 4 hours ago by wusman12
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
A really enjoyable film, bit of swearing, but nothing you wouldn't hear any day of the week and not done offensively. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Sprat
1.0 out of 5 stars
Please don't judge my city and it's people by this film!
This film is quite possibly the worst I have ever seen, it's fun to watch however just the list the tired old cliches (done badly) on parade; hard drinking northern lad, slutty... Read more
Published 9 days ago by anthony peter armitage
5.0 out of 5 stars
thanks alot
delivered in a few days and in good condition i bought 2 copys 1 for me and other for a follow blade.. a must have for any sheff utd fan UTB
Published 28 days ago by carl eshelby
5.0 out of 5 stars
quality
what a film have watch this countless times and consider it to be excellent,well done for sending me this film
Published 1 month ago by stephen taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
When Saturday Comes 1995 DVD
It's great it came a few days after I had purchased it and I had never seen this film shot in my home town of Sheffield.
Published 4 months ago by Ian
5.0 out of 5 stars
great film
a great film to watch its not all about football a really good storyline could bring a tear to your eye
Published 5 months ago by callo
5.0 out of 5 stars
A favorable football movie
A favorable football movie.
sean is very pretty and is reflected lively.
sean which is not a bad person is very attractive ....... Even a bad person is charming. Read more
sean is very pretty and is reflected lively.
sean which is not a bad person is very attractive ....... Even a bad person is charming. Read more
Published 10 months ago by makio
3.0 out of 5 stars
Boys own wish fulfilment from the grim North of England.
When Saturday Comes is directed by Maria Giese who also adapts the screenplay from a story by James Daly. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Spike Owen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Blu ray?
Love the film but blu ray quality is poor and the fact it's an old film don't mean owt as my copy of stand by me is the business so the 3 stars is purely for the film
Published 17 months ago by Villa boy
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