Every scouser i ever met has been lovely… at one situation of my life if it hadnt been for the lovely teens from liverpool idve been bullied by the welsh endlessly.. love you all from Liverpool xxx
Great film well put together I'm an old Rhondda Boy and this film is a true picture of many working class communities that have disappeared I was lucky to have witnessed the camaraderie and spirit of the Rhondda, but being born in the early 60's also witnessed the closure of every single Colliery I joined the military in 79 as did many of my new mates who also came from crumbling working class communities we were left with no choice with a basic education and desperate for work we took the Queens shilling. My heart goes out to people who had to face the redundancies with no new job prospects and live with that heartless Bitch Thatcher who ruined those cherished communities.
It always amazed me how close dad's in Liverpool were to their son's. I ran away from approved school with a lad from Dingle,we ended up at his house at night. The sister went to fetch her dad from the pub, and he came in,sat down, and said,"Gary son,you're breaking my heart. you're killing me, son." They ended up hugging each other. My father would have chased me with a cricket bat,shouting, "you'll get my boot up your arse." This was very touching,looking at the family, we could have done without the orange juice robbers, even if it really happened.
A lot of familiar faces in this film, I miss having the down to earth film making we used to have in this country, especially the actors from Liverpool who used to have a more genuine look on camera, anyway great watch Love to you all
That was an amazing but sad story, great work. Just shows the talent this city has. RIP to them both an may the family find peace. I'll share this so other people can be aware.
Just stumbled upon this film and thoroughly enjoyed it. A very touching, yet true portrayal of how the communities we once had have gone to desolation, drugs and apathy. Looking at the end credits, I presume this was a true story with the producer playing a cameo role? That must have been a hard job to do. But a great contribution that may just hopefully make a difference and open the eyes of the opiated nation to whats really going on in our once strong communities.. I truly hope so. Great effort. Great film. Thank you!
Liverpool has been Lied about so much by the Media, when I went to Liverpool I was expecting something like the Bronx slums. The city was nicer than my city, the city centre was absolutely lovely.. Don't believe all you read
Jim (Eddy) is one of a kind. One of my old Krav Maga training partners. He decided to hang his gloves up at age 71, when I asked him why, he said his age is starting to catch up with him! Was always in awe of how he could keep up in sparring with people half his age, and in most cases outwork them.
I worked on the edge lane regeneration project. Tinning up the houses. Some of the things I witnessed in those crack houses will haunt me forever. Memories of some of the maddest, funniest shit I've ever seen too. 12 years ago capital of culture. Seems like yesterday
So here I am from facebook after Jonny Hirst pointed it out. It was almost bedtime and saw the running time of 45 minutes. I said to myself OK, I'll watch a few minutes then get myself off to bed and watch the rest tomorrow. However, once I started watching I was hooked and watched it all the way through (Now my wife is going to kill me) It was a great film with great acting and the DoP, Director and the rest of the crew did a great job. There were some errors but all in all, it was brilliant and well worth a watch. Well done!
Very sad, how places crumble & society have the good & the bad. The dog got put to sleep when it was the owner a nasty cruel guy gets manslaughter & he was the one who was responsible. The world is so messed up! R.I.P Eddy 🌹
Brilliant and universal in every way I cannot believe it is such an independent film...The characterization of Eddy made us all want him to be our Father and Grand Dad. Your depiction of all of every character was great/.. Keep making films. I am sorry for your loss ...thank you again for sharing.
Brilliant this Jonny. Very powerful indeed! I met you a while back & you told me about this film. Glad to finallly watch it! Please make more of this ilk......Eddie
Gritty Liverpool drama telling it as it is...."In it together, my arse" The local council should be ashamed of themselves not to invest in the outer areas instead of focusing on the city centre. Well done Jonny Hirst and Lewis Jones. Make more stuff you class act!
Sadly a story that every town can relate to. Hopefully one day, we'll look back and say this is how it used to be and so pleased it isn't like that now. 😞
so proud of jonny my friend also my flat gets a nod nezt to ians barbers in woolton .good job I cleaned my windows cant wait for him to do.another .the premire was great .
Please watch and share...ask your self why ..WHY.. do we have to endure this in,OUR POOL OF LIFE..and it is not only Our City...ALL UK ..WAKE UP PEEPS.......NOW FFS.
Jonny I've tweeted this out for ya mate as our ant has too... Its so powerful this film and deserves alot more credit. You and Jimmy did brilliantly.. Heartwrenching but such a great watch Much love to you mate xx 💕
Hi thanks for shareing such a moving and devistating vlog of the situation that is ever ongoing, I had some friends that live on webster road I lived in Borrowdale road I was born in sefton general hospital now a ASDA have family and freinds in the cemetry the area was good in the 80s but now sad sad sad sorry to see the death of Eddy Hirst and belated condolences to his family peace from Spain
I had friends who lived in borrowdale rd in the late 70s at the top end by the railway line. He became a streaker lol, he jumped onto Fred’s weather map in the Albert dock bollocko on live tv, I won’t mention his name. 😂
I enjoyed that film. It was engaging and thought provoking but it didnt do much to dispel the myth of the Scouse stereotype. There was too much of the usual unemployed/skint/violent/pictures of The Beatles bollocks for me. I live at the other end of the M62 in Hull and it is an equally deprived area that has been on its arse for years so I understand where you are coming from but not everybody here is a drug addict, dealer or a violent bully. The victim and his family were an oasis in the desert of humanity but were sinking in the filth that surrounded them. I will be thinking about the questions raised by this film over the next few days and its impact on me. Whoever wrote and directed this film has definitely got something and in terms of landing a message, job done.
I guess they changed a few details for effect. They probably wanted to illustrate the loving relationship they had so we get a sense of what a smashing guy Eddy was.
Just watched it due to my nephew Anthony Hayes being in it. Was also surprised to see other people I personally know. What a very sad story and Very moving.
A hard grafted film done with no support of the usual helping hands of certain productions, a coming together of creative individuals hoping to enhance themselves and each other , and bring a light to overlooked issues, the production could be on another level given access to the departments of well paid creatives hopefully more to come with a realisation of what can be achieved in all avenues, x
Im from Liverpool and sorry am I missing something? The narrative was poor, the use of music was poor, the audio was poor, some acting was good but some of it was poor again and alot of the scenes felt slow, dragged with no energy. I get it's not a high end budget, but looking at the quality of camera they was using I would of expected a slightly better production, for an intense film, I felt no intensity at all
Knocked down the high rises knocked down our estates. Made their money 10 fold. One thing i dont understand is landlords dont give af. So well go back to slums until thwy build like the 30s/40s. Funny how places like hillside get knocked down and the houses the stayed look fine now. Just pure greed and no fucks given.
With the recent arrests of some high profile figures in Liverpool, you'd hope it would fix some of the problems around fixing up empty buildings but alas, not a chance. I suspect they've only arrested the tip of the iceberg and won't go any further. Sadly, we all joked about certain high profile people getting backhanders and it turns out it was true. Nothing like robbing from your own.
@@tazzatamaniathat’s been going on for decades in Liverpool, the big money makers were council members and leaders in the 80s ( mentioning no names) cough Degsy when the international garden festival started and all it’s offshoots that made serious money for them and also linked with that the regeneration of the docks mainly the Albert dock. It made some of them absolute fortunes, they’ve stripped this city away with their utter greed.
I echo the positive comments already made. For far too many years the population of Liverpool has been way too dense, certainly in relation to the amount of legal opportunities realistically available to those living there. Some people will lay the blame for this on immigration. Others on locals bringing more babies into the world than they ever had a hope of financially supporting. The true root cause? I don't know. What I do know is that the way the city has changed over the past 40-or-so years is beyond sad.
Still true that you can get a house in some of those streets for £1,000 or so?? Shocking what's happened to some,of the working class towns & cities in our once great country. Even the dealers & scallies have zero respect for anything or one. Thought it's gonna be to do with drug death, then see it's a true story, really sad. RIP from Brighton.
@@misskaralyne not sure think it was a distraction to the corrupt council selling land on the cheap to friends. I think this is one of the main reasons Anderson was arrested.
And what about Dan "never had a job" Carden getting the nod from Len "Just For Men" McCluskey? Carden's arlfella was a union cronie of McCluskey's. Do you think we're fuckin' stupid?
