The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan

The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan is a 2012 British crime film directed by Paul Tanter.^[1]

Plot

The movie is about an unemployed football fanatic named Mike Jacobs (played by Nick Nevern) who becomes a major credit card fraudster and gangster. The movie depicts the lifestyles of luxury, frivolous spending and violent reprisals of its criminal underworld. Alongside the main character is Mike's old friend named Eddie (played by Simon Phillips) who introduces Mike into the business of the fraud. There is also the portrayal of Mike's girlfriend Katie (played by Rita Ramnani) who is faithful to Mike but not supportive of Mike's choice of lifestyle.

The movie also stars veteran British actor Billy Murray who plays the card-fraud overlord introduced later in the film.

Cast

• Nick Nevern ... Mike Jacobs
• Simon Phillips ... Eddie Hill
• Rita Ramnani ... Katie
• Peter Barrett... Topbeef
• Rebecca Ferdinando ... Nicey Pricey
• Roland Manookian ... Rusty
• Billy Murray ... Mr. Robinson

Reception

The Times described the film as "a dim-witted Football Factory knock-off".^[2] Film critic, Jason Solomons, described it a crudely scripted, dim British film.^[3]

External links

• The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan at the Internet Movie Database

References