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The Story

Malachy and Luke are best friends – albeit from different backgrounds: Malachy does well at school, works at the local Titanic Leisureplex and has caring parents, while Luke has to take care of his alcoholic dad Smiley and sell drugs for his brother Chris to be allowed to live in Chris’ house.
When Michelle moves back from London to live with her dad, Malachy’s Leisureplex boss Dave Crilly, the boys begin to compete for her affections. Feeling neglected by her dad who does not have time for her due to his secret affair with Michelle’s best friend Donna, Michelle encourages Malachy and Luke to top each other with increasingly more dangerous and illegal tasks.
Just as Malachy is about to win the competition, bad timing on Crilly’s part drives Michelle and the two boys to plan the ultimate rebellion: an illegal party at the Titanic Leisureplex – with a fatal ending…

Rupert’s character

Malachy McKinney is an intelligent sixteen year-old from Belfast who works at the Titanic Leisureplex, succeeds at school without trying too hard, and has a good relationship with his parents. As his friendship with Luke suggests, however, Malachy also has a naughty and more subversive side, and is at a point where he wants to become more independent.
When he meets Michelle and falls head over heels for her, he starts taking risk and outdoing his best friend’s actions. Unaware that he is more like family to Luke than Luke’s own father and brother and that Luke needs Malachy more than the other way around, Malachy is even willing to leave Luke to stay with Michelle…

Trivia Information

  • The film begins with the ending scene, and Malachy is the first and last character to be seen.
  • The story begins on a Friday and ends the following Monday.
  • There are six polaroids of Malachy and Luke above Luke’s bed, and ten above Malachy’s. Malachy has a picture of a woman in a corset on his wall, as well as posters of the bands “Hot Chop” and “The Cribs”. A white hat hangs on his wardrobe.
  • Michelle’s phone number is 07404-508414. To call Mr. McKinney’s taxi, call 90384666.
  • The words Malachy put on the garage doors are quotes from “Apocalypse Now”.
  • On Saturday morning, Malachy wears an UMBRO jacket. Malachy’s red jacket has four black stripes.
  • A deleted scene was a scene of Malachy hunched over a toilet vomiting after a party, with vomit smeared across his face.
  • When Malachy walks up to Michelle’s house on Sunday, he moves his tongue across his teeth (mouth closed) as if to clean them before meeting her.
  • The laughter in the scene when the boys are celebrating in the appartment was not scripted, but a moment of Rupert actually cracking up laughing.
  • One of Luke’s exes is Kelly Shiels.
  • At the big party, Shanon wears a shirt saying “L’avenir” (= “the future” in French). When Luke slides down to the floor against a wall, Fanta’s green jacket is visible next to Luke.

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