Mean Machine is a 2001 English-language Comedy Crime film written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Charlie Fletcher, Chris Baker and Andrew Day. The movie is directed by Barry Skolnick and produced by Matthew Vaughn under the banner of SKA Films. A soccer star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. Mean machine stars Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Vas Blackwood, Jason Flemyng, Danny Dyer and Ben Wee. The screenplay is written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Charlie Fletcher, Chris Baker and Andrew Day. The music was composed by John Murphy. Cinematography was done by Alex Barber and editing by Eddie Hamilton and Dayn Williams. The movie has a running time of 99 minutes. It was released on 26th December 2001. The film made a box office gross of $7 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Paramount Pictures.