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''Going Off Big Time'' is a British gangster film set in
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written by Neil Fitzmaurice and directed by Jim Doyle. It follows the story of gangster Mark Clayton as he reminisces on his life of crime.


Plot

Mark Clayton is hiding out at the house of his solicitor following a gangland shooting. Through a series of flashbacks he reminisces on his life and how he ended up a gangster. Once a law-abiding man, he was imprisoned after accidentally hitting a police officer. Bullied in prison, he is befriended by fellow prisoner, Murray, and taught to stand up for himself. Following leaving prison, Clayton struggles to live a normal life and finds himself drawn deeper into crime, culminating with the shooting of a rival gangster's son.


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Production

The film was the first film that Neil Fitzmaurice wrote. The film was shot in and around Liverpool.


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{{Reflist 2000 films 2000 crime thriller films 2000s British films British action thriller films British crime thriller films Films set in Liverpool Films shot in Liverpool