Best is a 2000 British film portraying the football career of the Northern Irish football star George Best, particularly his years spent at Manchester United. It was directed by Mary McGuckian.
Cast John Lynch as George Best Ian Bannen as Sir Matt Busby Jerome Flynn as Bobby Charlton Ian Hart as Nobby Stiles Patsy Kensit as Angie Best Cal Macaninch as Paddy Linus Roache as Denis Law Adrian Lester as Rocky David Hayman as Tommy Docherty, The Barman Philip Madoc as Jimmy Murphy Jim Sheridan as Bob Bishop James Ellis as Dickie Beal Roger Daltrey as Rodney Marsh Clive Anderson as Interviewer Sophie Dahl as Eva Haraldsted Stephen Fry as Frazer Crane Dave Duffy as Limousine Driver Neil Caple as The Barber Nick Wall as Photographer John McCarthy as Hairdresser Nick Woolham as #1 Boy Autograph Hunter
Filming locations Isle of Man Liverpool, Merseyside, England Saints RLFC, Knowsley Road, St Helens, Merseyside, England
Release dates UK - 1 May 2000 (Belfast Premiere) UK - 12 May 2000 (General Release) Israel - 1 June 2000 USA - 15 September 2000 (Temecula Valley International Film Festival) Iceland - 28 March 2001 (Video Premiere) Singapore - 26 July 2001 Italy - 10 May 2002 Netherlands - 6 April 2004 (DVD Premiere)
Reception Ian Nathan of Empire gave it two out of five.
Angie Best said of the film: "I haven't been consulted at all, even though it shows my life." In response, in 2002, Angie Best wrote her autobiography George and Me: My Autobiography
Awards Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Best Actor - John Lynch (tied with Dirk Roofthooft and Pleure pas Germaine)
Temecula Valley International Film Festival Best Foreign Film - Mary McGuckain
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