Bronson The Movie
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- jimzyk0
he looks like a nice guy.
- Doorman0
Bronson was born Michael Gordon Peterson at 56 Longcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City. His parents, Eira and Joe Peterson, would later run the Conservative club in Aberystwyth, and his uncle and aunt were mayor and mayoress of the town in the 1960s and 1970s. His aunt, Eileen Parry, is quoted as saying "As a boy he was a lovely lad. He was obviously bright and always good with children. He was gentle and mild-mannered, never a bully - he would defend the weak."[2]
When he was a teenager, Bronson moved with his family to Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, where he started getting into trouble. According to his aunt, he was "in da firm". Bronson later returned to Welwyn Garden City, which is often referred to as his home town, where he earned a living as a circus strongman. He was married in December 1970 to Irene, with whom he had a son, Michael.
Prior to being imprisoned, Bronson had a short-lived career in bareknuckle boxing in the East End of London, during which time he became an associate of Lenny McLean. It is stated on his website that, contrary to press reports, his name was changed by his fight promoter in 1987, thirteen years after his initial imprisonment and that his choice was not made in relation to the actor, Charles Bronson.[3] However, it has often been suggested Bronson changed his name by deed poll to be more in line with a "tough guy" image.
Bronson was jailed for seven years in 1974, aged 22, for a bungled armed robbery on a tobacconist in Little Sutton, a suburb of Ellesmere Port, during which he stole £26.18. His sentence has been repeatedly extended for crimes committed within prison, which include wounding with intent, wounding, criminal damage, grievous bodily harm, false imprisonment, blackmail and threatening to kill.Bronson has served all but four of his years in prison in solitary confinement due to a number of hostage situations, rooftop protests, and repeated attacks on prison staff and on other inmates. His dangerous behaviour has meant that he has spent time in over 120 different prisons, including Broadmoor high security psychiatric hospital.[2]
In 2000, Bronson received a discretionary life sentence with a three year tariff for a hostage-taking incident (see below). His appeal against this sentence was denied in 2004.[4]
Bronson has spent a total of just four months and nine days out of custody since 1974. He was released on 30 October 1988 and spent 68 days as a free man before being arrested for robbery, and then released again on 9 November 1992, spending 53 days as a free man before being arrested again, this time for conspiracy to rob.[2]
In 1999 a special prison unit was set up for Bronson and two other violent prisoners from Woodhill (HM Prison), to reduce the risk they posed to staff and other prisoners.[5]
He has not been allowed to mix with other prisoners since 1999.
Bronson has been involved in over a dozen hostage incidents, some of which are described below:* Bronson took hostages and staged a 47-hour rooftop protest at Broadmoor in 1983, causing £750,000 of damage.
* In 1994, whilst holding a guard hostage at Woodhill Prison, Milton Keynes, he demanded an inflatable doll, a helicopter and a cup of tea as ransom. Two months later, he held deputy governor Adrian Wallace hostage for five hours at Hull prison, injuring him so badly he was off work for five weeks, although Bronson claimed it was "an accident".[2]
* In 1998, Bronson took two Iraqi hijackers and another inmate hostage at Belmarsh prison in London. He insisted his hostages address him as "General" and told negotiators he would eat one of his victims quickly unless his demands were met. At one stage, Bronson demanded one of the Iraqis hit him "very hard" over the head with a metal tray. When the hostage refused, the 18-stone strongman slashed his own shoulder six times with a razor blade. He later told staff: "I'm going to start snapping necks - I'm the number-one hostage taker." He demanded a plane to take him to Cuba, two Uzi sub-machine guns, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, an axe and a cheese and pickle sandwich. In court, he said he was "as guilty as Adolf Hitler". He said: "I was on a mission of madness, but now I'm on a mission of peace and all I want to do now is go home and have a pint with my son." Another seven years were added to his sentence.[2]
* In 2007, two members of prison staff at Full Sutton high security prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire were involved in a "control and restraint incident", in an attempt to prevent another hostage situation, during which Bronson (who now needs spectacles) had his glasses broken. Bronson received £200 compensation for his broken glasses,[6] which he claimed were made of "pre-war gold" and given to him by Lord Longford.[citation needed]
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- trooperbill0
yeah really good now on tor rent z
- Ruffian0
The movie was kind of shit.
- Dancer0
His demands are awesome:
Lol
"he demanded an inflatable doll, a helicopter and a cup of tea as ransom.""He demanded a plane to take him to Cuba, two Uzi sub-machine guns, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, an axe and a cheese and pickle sandwich."
- canuck0
- that's what I was expecting when I clicked this threadernexbcn
- me tooGrafikfabrik
- Watch the fuckin' movie and you'll see why it's called that. Yes, it involves this man.Andrew_D
- Meeklo0
So this has nothing to do with "The Bronson" pictured above?
- creez0
fuck that shit
- exador10
love the ransom demands as well....other than the insane violence, dude sounds pretty funny...
- marychain0
You CAN'T sat "Bronson" without having people think Charles Bronson
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- Leigh0
soundtrack is pretty good.
- josimar0
I read the book a while back and watched about half the movie... the guy was ok as Bronson at first, but the weird fantasy scenes were really forced, am-dram and pish. I doubt Charlie would be too chuffed with this movie.
- Pupsipu0
so it's not a good movie? I heard the real guy gave a lot of input, make sure he was characterized properly.
At least it's 2 good trailers