Bostock's Cup

TV Movie
1999
1h 15m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

190

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Comedy Drama Sport

Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty-five years previously during which a sh... Read allFormer players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty-five years previously during which a shocking truth is revealed.Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty-five years previously during which a shocking truth is revealed.

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Trivia
The film uses actual footage from three games. The fictional FA Cup 5th round game Bostock v Chelsea is actually footage of Brentford v Grimsby Town from Mar 25th 1972. The fictional FA Cup semi-final Bostock v Leicester City played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield is actually footage of Sheffield United v Leicester City Apr 26th 1975. The fictional Cup Final Bostock v Leeds United is actually footage of the 1973 FA Cup Final Sunderland v Leeds United.

Quotes
Edgar Pendulo: Hypnosis! Harnessing the power of the mind. A lot of people are sceptical about hypnosis. What about you, Mr. Kennard? Are you sceptical?
Clive Kennard: No, it's a cold sore.
Edgar Pendulo: Your boss, Mr. Masson, he is sceptical.
Bertie Masson: Well, I'm hoping! I'm hoping.
Edgar Pendulo: Even though I, Edgar Pendulo, hypnotised him this very morning.
Bertie Masson: Oh, no, you didn't!
Edgar Pendulo: Oh, didn't I?
[starts playing a jazz song on a tape recorder, which causes Masson to stand up and start doing a striptease. The players laugh and applaud]
Rodger Hartley: Hey, that's a fine, boss!