''The Hot Potato'' is a 2012 British comedy
crime thriller film. It was directed and written by Tim Lewiston and stars
Ray Winstone,
Colm Meaney
Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many T ...
and
Jack Huston
Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is a British actor. He appeared as Richard Harrow in the HBO television drama series '' Boardwalk Empire''. He also had a supporting role in the 2013 film '' American Hustle'', portrayed the eponym ...
in the lead roles. The film is a throwback to the crime caper films that were popular in the 1960s and pays homage to several of these, including ''
The Italian Job''.
The film premiered on 4 July 2012 at the
East End Film Festival.
Plot
One evening in 1969, a Ministry of Defence's facility in London is completely destroyed by a huge explosion. To their surprise, Danny (
Jack Huston
Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is a British actor. He appeared as Richard Harrow in the HBO television drama series '' Boardwalk Empire''. He also had a supporting role in the 2013 film '' American Hustle'', portrayed the eponym ...
) and Kenny (
Ray Winstone) come into possession of a strange object from the blast; a large lump of solid
uranium which looks remarkably like a hot potato.
The pair quickly learn of their find's potential worth as well as its
radioactive dangers. With the aid of Danny's girlfriend, Carole (
Lois Winstone) the three set off on an adventure to sell it, dodging police and other criminals also on the hunt for the uranium.
Cast
See also
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"To drop like a hot potato"
References
External links
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Official Site
2012 films
Films set in 1969
British crime comedy films
British crime thriller films
2012 crime thriller films
2010s crime comedy films
2012 comedy films
2010s British films
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