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{{Infobox_Filminfobox UK place|

name |latitude= = The Limey| 51.8086

image |longitude= = Limeyposter-3.jpg|1255

imdb_id |country= = 0165854| Wales

|official_name= Clydach

producer = John Hardy<br>Scott Kramer|

director |unitary_wales= = [[Steven SoderberghMonmouthshire]]|

|lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwent]]

writer = [[Lem Dobbs]]|

|constituency_westminster= [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]]

starring = [[Terence Stamp]]<br>[[Lesley Ann Warren]]<br>[[Luis Guzmán]]<br>[[Peter Fonda]]<br>[[Barry Newman]]|

|postcode_area= NP

cinematography = Edward Lachman|

|postcode_district= NP7

editing = Sarah Flack|

|dial_code= 01873

distributor = [[Artisan Entertainment]]|

|os_grid_reference= SO225128

released = [[October 8]], [[1999]] (U.S. release) |

runtime |population= = 89 min.|<2000

}}

language = [[English language|English]]|

}}

'''''The Limey''''' is a revenge [[neo-noir]] crime drama, directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]]

'''Clydach''' is a village in the [[Historic counties of Wales|Welsh county]] of [[Monmouthshire]], its nearest neighbours being the towns of [[Gilwern]] and [[Abergavenny]].

The film starring [[Terence Stamp]] as Wilson, an Englishman straight out of prison and on parole who comes to [[Los Angeles, California]] to investigate the suspicious death of his daughter. As soon as Wilson crosses the pond he discovers that he's like a "fish out of water" in strange America. His suspicions soon fall on his daughter's former boyfriend, celebrity music producer Terry Valentine ([[Peter Fonda]]). Wilson gets help from his late daughter's friends Eduardo Roel ([[Luis Guzmán]]), a fellow student (and [[ex-con]]) and Elaine ([[Lesley Ann Warren]], his daughter's acting teacher). Together they put the pieces together and solve his daughter's murder.

It is split by the road (the 'Heads of the Valley') into North Clydach and South Clydach.

The movie is notable due to its character acting and its non-traditional editing technique, splitting dialogues over several scenes and places.

==Awards==

*[[Satellite Awards]]: Won. Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama, Terence Stamp.

Historically its main industry was based around the iron-works on the south side of the valley which have long since closed.

==Quotes==

*'''Wilson''': I'm looking for a different kind of satisfaction.

*'''Ed''': Do you understand half the shit he says? '''Elaine''': No, but I know what he means.

*'''Wilson''': Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of "tea leaves" about, know what I mean? '''Warehouse Foreman''': Excuse me? '''Wilson''': Tea leaves... thieves.

*'''Wilson''': How you doin' then? All right, are you? Now look, squire, you're the guv'nor here, I can see that. I'm in your manor now. So there's no need to get your knickers in a twist.

*'''DEA Guy''': Go with God.

The community's only school (Clydach Country Primary School) closed its gates for the final time in July 2006 after a contraversial decision by [[Monmouthshire County Council]] to shut it down, despite the protests of local residents. The reasons for the school's closure appear to have been primarily financial with the Council seeing the school as having too few pupils to justify funding. Local residents claimed however that the closure would force the children affected to travel significant distances in order to attend new schools in the area.

==Taglines==

*Vengeance knows no boundaries.

*Tell Them I'M Coming.

The area around the village is a haven for walkers and hikers with many routes tracing the beauty of the nearby Clydach Gorge.

==Trivia==

*A flashback includes scenes from another Terence Stamp movie, [[Ken Loach|Ken Loach's]] 1967 directorial debut ''[[Poor Cow]]''.

*The first song heard in ''The Limey'' is "The Seeker," performed by the English rock group [[The Who]]. During the 1960's one of The Who's managers was Chris Stamp, Terence Stamp's brother.

*In an editing discontinuity, Wilson is seen in an airliner from angles with sun coming through the aircraft window that violate the airliner's direction of flight [[London-LA/LA-London]]

*The relationship between Wilson and Ed echos in many ways the relationship between the literary characters found in [[Miguel Cervantes]]' novel [[Don Quixote]]: Don Quixote de la Mancha and Sancho Panza.

*An oddity of the film is that Ed, played by Luis Guzmán, is seen wearing t-shirts with famous historical political figures on them. At the beginning it's Iran's [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], in the middle of the film it's the Argentine [[Che Guevara]], and towards the end it's the Chinese [[Mao Tse Tung]].

*Filming Locations: [[Big Sur]] and Los Angeles, Calif., USA.

*The inaccuracy of the slang used in the movie makes it hilarious to actual British people.

== External linksLinks ==

*{{imdb title|name=The Limey|id=0165854}}

*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=limey|title=The Limey}}

[http://www.btinternet.com/~brynmawrcavingclub/caves.html Caves in the Clydach Gorge area]

{{Footer Movies Steven Soderbergh}}

[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.benham/aber/clydach.htm Walks in the Clydach Gorge area]

== Images ==

[[Category:Films directed by Stephen Soderbergh]]

[[Category:1999 films|Limey, The]]

((Left justified[[Image:Cldach_gorge.jpg|thumb|400px|Clydach Gorge]]))

[[Category:Neo-noir|Limey, The]]

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[[Category:Towns in Monmouthshire]]