Paul ferris wee man film

Wee man starts filming in london after scots ban the paul ferris movie finally began shooting this month after a nationwide hunt for cash backers. It depicts the true life story of scottish criminal paul ferris. The exgangland en forcer, 53, settled a sixfigure bill after investigators trawled through hi. Exgangland enforcer paul ferris clobbered for thousands by. Growing up in a culture of crime, ferris were bullied many times by a vicious gang, which made his childhood like hell. Id love to play paul ferris hes the most dangerous man. Another book, entitled unfinished business, which was written with steve wraith and stu wheatman was released in october 2018. Mar 08, 2017 paul ferris was clobbered for thousands by the taxman following a fouryear probe into his earnings. Paul ferris movie director fails to see the irony as he. The film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half a million pounds at the box office and producers have been hit with a further blow as pirated copies of the dvd have appeared.

When asked if the second film is in the works, paul said it was but there. Based on ferriss memoirs, the film charts his rise through the ranks of. Jan 23, 20 this time, the action is a little closer to home and the present, being set in glasgow from the late seventies to the present day. Here is paul ferris with his very own celtic story. The wee man is written and directed by ray burdis love, honour and obey, producer of the krays, and is based on the extraordinary and welldocumented lifestory of the reformed glaswegian gangster paul ferris. Jun 25, 2018 pauls life story was featured in the film, the wee man and was potrayed excellently by a fellow celtic fan, martin compston. The violent past of onetime glasgow gangster paul ferris yields a banal biopic in the wee man, returning multihyphenate ray burdis love, honor and obey to the directors chair after an. Based on ferriss memoirs, the film charts his rise through the ranks of glasgow hoodlums in the 70s and 80s, giving compston the unenviable task of humanising a man who, when he was still a teenager, became an enforcer for gangster arthur thompson, collecting. Burdis has compared glasgow to nazi germany after he was asked by the police to submit to them a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival.

A film based on his life, the wee man, starring martin compston as ferris and john hannah as tam mcgraw, was released in 20. Dyer is tipped to star in the wee man a film about the. Family of murder victims condemn makers of film about paul ferris. Jan 18, 20 martin compston plays reformed mobster paul ferris in the wee man picture. Jul 05, 20 the film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half a million pounds at the box office and producers have been hit with a further blow as pirated copies of the dvd have appeared. Jan, 20 and now theres his performance as glasgow gangster paul ferris in the wee man. The wee man feels wearily familiar as repellent bursts of bloodletting rub shoulders with cod psychology and obvious dialogue.

In a story in last sundays edition headlined ferris flick a mafia hit with crime don, we incorrectly stated that the wee man movie, about the life of hard man paul ferris, was funded by the mafia. The making of the wee man paul ferris story the scotsman. What first movie paul wouldnt mind giving it a watch. The wee man is emotional rollercoaster for exgangster paul. Paul ferris jokes they wont be able to afford martin compston for. The wee man was apparently the nickname of notorious gangster paul ferris martin compston who turned to violence and crime as a.

Jan 19, 20 t he wee man was apparently the nickname of notorious gangster paul ferris martin compston who turned to violence and crime as a teenager in the 1980s as a way of asserting himself in the. The wee man, also released as john burns, is a 20 scottish gangster film directed by ray burdis and starring martin compston and john hannah. The wee man is emotional rollercoaster for exgangster paul ferris. The film charts the way in which paul was bullied as a child, and whose road to crime came as a reaction against the monsters of his. The film charts the way in which paul was bullied as a child, and. The glasgow gangland halloffamer whose life is laid out here on celluloid, yet. The wee man is a film directed by ray burdis with martin compston, john hannah, stephen mccole, patrick bergin, year. Jan 15, 20 former glasgow gangster paul ferris has said seeing a film about his life on the big screen was an emotional rollercoaster. In a story in last sundays edition headlined ferris flick a mafia hit with crime don, we incorrectly stated that the wee man movie, about the life. The wee man 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Martin compston talks about his new film the wee man. The violent past of onetime glasgow gangster paul ferris yields a banal biopic in the wee man, returning multihyphenate ray burdis love, honor and. The life and crimes of notorious glasgow gangster paul ferris provide the inspiration for a shouty, swaggering saga. Burdis has compared glasgow to nazi germany after he was asked by the police to submit to them a script for the wee man, the film he. It follows the career of notorious wee man paul ferris compston through a troubled childhood on a glasgow housing scheme, through love, imprisonment and release, and then apparent public popularity. Id love to play paul ferris hes the most dangerous man you.

In 1970s glasgow, paul ferris martin compston is a bullied kid whose. The wee man is written and directed by ray burdis love, honour and. Based on ferriss memoirs, the film charts his rise through the ranks of glasgow hoodlums in the 70s and 80s. Ferris is played by martin compston sweet sixteen, sister and strippers vs werewolves cant win em all and as ever he really delivers. Paul ferris emerged from blackhill to become one of the citys most feared gangland figures and is the subject of part two in our series, notorious. Paul ferris movie director fails to see the irony as he blames box. Paul ferris has been hinting at a wee man sequel but jokes. Nov 27, 2011 they urged the public to snub the the wee man film, which police and glasgow council bosses have banned from being filmed on the streets. Paul ferris suffers relentless bullying by the local gang the banks brothers and encounters police corruption. The wee man, based on the memoirs of glasgow gangster paul ferris, is the first film from writerdirector, ray burdis love, honor and obey, in over a decade.

They were poverty corruption, crime, violence and bullying. The wee man depicts ferriss rise through the citys murky underworld, his relationship with glasgow godfather arthur thompson and his rivalry with his son, arthur fat boy thompson jr. After seeking vengeance on a gang of bullies, reallife mobster paul ferris grows into a feared presence in glasgows criminal underworld. The film takes us back to ferris early days and the glasgow of the 1970s when he was picked on by the welshes for supporting the wrong team and as a result he claimed he developed debilitating psoriasis in his book. The guardian film news the wee man was apparently the nickname of notorious gangster paul ferris martin compston who turned to violence and crime as a teenager in the 1980s as a way of asserting himself in the. The wee man 20 tt21809 the wee still from the wee man film title the wee man 2012.

Bibliography edit the ferris conspiracy 12 march 2001, with reg mckay. Carving out a dangerous and bloody career defined by violence, corruption and murder, paul the wee man ferris ends up becoming the most feared man in glasgow. Dec 19, 2012 based on the memoirs of glasgow gangland figure paul ferris, this chronicle of a bloody underworld feud runs from the early 1970s, when a young ferris and his friends are menaced by the ruthless welsh family, to the 80s, when ferris is married and expecting a child, but still engaging in. The wee man, which stars martin compston as a younger ferris, tells. Perhaps its unsurprising that a film produced with the cooperation of the real ferris would downplay the mans unpleasantness, but that doesnt make it any more palatable. The film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half a million pounds at the box office and producers have been hit with a.

Best wel aardige misdaad film op ware gebeurtenissen gebaseerd met weer een prima rol van martin compston als paul ferris, verder nog. The wee man, based on the memoirs of glasgow gangster paul ferris, is the first film from writerdirector, ray burdis love, honor and obey, in over a decade and he really shouldnt have bothered. And now theres his performance as glasgow gangster paul ferris in the wee man. Id love to play paul ferris hes the most dangerous man youll ever meet. Sep 03, 2017 paul ferris the wee mann vendetta steve wraith.

Dyer is tipped to star in the wee man a film about the violent life of. The ferris conspiracy 12 march 2001, with reg mckay. Mar 15, 2017 paul ferris emerged from blackhill to become one of the citys most feared gangland figures and is the subject of part two in our series, notorious. The film takes us back to ferris early days and the glasgow of the 1970s when he was picked on.

The wee man the violent past of onetime glasgow gangster paul ferris yields a banal biopic in the wee man, returning multihyphenate ray burdis love, honor and obey to the directors chair. Jan 17, 20 paul, were meant to see, is a reasonable man in an insane world. The wee man tells a familiar tale one which is wellintentioned but has been done far. Based on the exploits of notorious scottish hard man paul ferris martin compston, this grim and uninvolving crime saga trots out the old chestnut about honour. The wee man is a wellintentioned but overfamiliar misfire. Wee man 20 daniel kerr in the wee man 20 the wee man film title the wee man 2012 still of rita tushingham.