There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

• Lewis McKenzie: Jimmy Grimble
• Jane Lapotaire: Alice Brewer
• Gina McKee: Donna
• Ben Miller: Johnny Two Dogs
• Robert Carlyle: Teacher

Only Jimmy Grimble ( German Alternative title: There's Only One Jimmy Grimble ) is a youth film by British director John Hay in 2000 The film tells the initiation of the 15 -year-old Jimmy Grimble, a shy boy in a working class neighborhood of Manchester..

Action

Jimmy Grimble ( Lewis McKenzie ) is a weakling and an outsider at his school. Also in the football team his school, he can not go beyond the role of the substitute man and is bullied by his fellow players. One evening two other guys want to beat him up, he finds on the run from them shelter at an old woman. She gives him a pair of old football boots that have magic power. With the help of these shoes Grimble becomes a solid support of his team and gaining the respect of his teammates and his environment. In the end, he leads his team in the final of the School Cup.

Reviews

" Fast-paced youth film between realistic everyday description and fabulous cant who knows how to beat out a familiar subject gives an entertaining and knowledge -promoting sparks. "

Awards

The film has won several awards. Among others, Director Hay was at the Berlinale in 2001 awarded the Crystal Bear for the best children 's and youth film.