Ifans has a knack for disappearing seamlessly into roles that quietly end up becoming alltime highestgrossing. During the mid 1980s howard marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world. Howard marks 19452016 wrote the international bestseller mr nice, which describes his years as one of the worlds most wanted drug barons. This medical marijuana strain which is otherwise called as mr. Mr nice is well known thanks to markss 1996 autobiography of that name, which sold more than a million copies. With jackie chan, richard norton, miki lee, karen mclymont. Niceis apparently likeable but because of my own feeling of revulsion for his lifestyle i found my bias colored my liking of him. It has sold over one million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film. Mr nice isbn 9781841953199 pdf epub howard marks ebook. Add to watchlist based loosely on the life of notorious british drug smuggler howard marks, this movie provides a juxtaposition of the life marks leads in the present day with his early.
The autobiography of the welsh dope dealer howard marks. With rhys ifans, chloe sevigny, david thewlis, luis tosar. Comparison between the uncut hong kong theatrical version, taken from the taiwanese dvd from funny, and the japanese extended version, taken from the laserdisc from towa video. Nice il film scena afghanistan assaggio qualita duration. Howard marks 1945 2016 wrote the international bestseller mr nice, which describes his years as one of the worlds most wanted drug barons. Nice, the film following drug smuggling welsh spy howard marks. Nice was named in honor of howard marks, the welsh cannabis campaigner, author, and onetime hashish entrepreneur. Based on the hugely successful autobiography of the same n. Star trek beyond film streaming ita cinemaitaliano. This nice guy gets caught up in some mischief as a young reporter is filming a drug deal and is spotted by the men shes filming.
The film featured rhys ifans as marks and chloe sevigny. Nice cannabis indica marijuana weed strain info and. British pump millions into cannabis products branded mr nice. Drug barons like howard marks always claim to be mr nice. Mr nice, named in honor of howard marks, cannabis campaigner, author and onetime hashish entrepreneur. Marks learned about marijuana from a guy while attending and graduating from oxford. Nice, rhys ifans brings the same charm to the reallife legendary welsh drug smuggler, howard marks, with which he infused the scruffy slacker, spike, in notting hill. Howard marks has been one of the pioneers of international drug dealing and money laundering during the 1970s and 1980s, with ties stretching across europe, the middle east, east asia and north america. That title, taken from an alias he once assumed, cheerfully invites us to take seriously the idea that he is, indeed, mr nice. This strain is named in honor of howard marks, the oxford graduate who. Mr nice is a rare beast of a film, it swaggers, it spits, it dreams, it punches, it laughs, it cries and of course and likely above all it gets stoned. Dennis howard marks august 1945 10 april 2016 was a welsh drug smuggler and. Nice, which tells the story of his life as an international marijuana smuggler during the 1980s leading up to his dea bust.
Marks began to deal small amounts of hashish while doing a postgraduate philosopy. Mr nice, the story of celebrated cannabis smuggler howard marks, which is based on the autobiography of the same name, comes along at an interesting time for the campaign to legalise the drug. Being indica dominant, it provides a traditional body relaxation that is perfect for both recreational and medical cannabis users. Rhys ifans was born to play drug trafficker howard marks in this amusing if hardly trustworthy biopic, writes peter bradshaw. At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignments of the drug as large as 30 tons, and was connected with groups as diverse as the cia, the ira, mi6, and the mafia. Howard marks interview clare giltrow interviews britains most famous drug smugglerauthor, july 2001 howard marks aka mr nice explains why selective enforcement promotes disrespect for the law, and how the illegality of the drug not only contravenes human rights, but also prevents a reduction in the admission of greenhouse gases. Nice is a film about howard marks, a guy who was smart.
The movie is based on the tall tales in markss 1996 memoir mr nice. Well, in this sammo hung directed film, jackie plays jackie, a guy living in australia who is known to most of the people around him as well, a nice guy. Nice chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most fascinating and notorious figures in the international drug trade. This strain is the second prize winner of the 2004 high life cup. Nice is a movie i thoroughly enjoyed, and more than anything, it really made me want to read howard marks book. Nice guy as the tour dj aka the one man band for reggae sensation martin jondo. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Nice is the incredible true story of howard marks, the famous welsh dopesmuggler from the the 1980s who had fortythree aliases, eightynine phone lines and who owned twentyfive companies throughout the world. A chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed. After a worldwide operation, he was arrested and sentenced to 25 years at a state penitentiary in indiana, but was released. Nice is the incredible true story of howard marks, the famous welsh dopesmuggler from the the 1980s who had fortythree aliases, eightynine phone lines and who owned twentyfive companies throughout the world he smuggled a serious amount of weed up to thirty tonnes, according to the books blurb, and he had contacts all over the place, most. Dennis howard marks august 1945 10 april 2016 was a welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through highprofile court cases. Adapted from marks autobiography by writerdirector bernard rose, mr.
He is the cofounder and cochairman of oaktree capital management, the largest investor in distressed securities worldwide. Synopsis during the mid1980s, marks had 43 aliases and 25 companies, all laundering money from dealing cannabis. This was created by crossing government g strain with the hash plant. He has an oxford degree apparently not especially hard won and then proceeds to waste the hopes of his family and also their finances when aged 45 and yet professes great. The mr nice of the title is an adopted false name, and it really does seem to fit. Described by the press as the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time, howard marks is the writer of the bestselling autobiography mr nice and performs critically acclaimed one man shows, drawing on a wealth of experience ranging from growing up in south wales and his time at oxford university, to incarceration at americas toughest federal penitentiary. Nice guy is about a chinese chef who accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to. Featuring neverseenbefore footage from howard marks 1970s home movies and secretly filmed clips of his adventures, the real mr nice lays bare the truth about one of the worlds most. Whether bars, recording studios or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity. Described by the daily mail uk tabloid as the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time, howard marks has worked. The movie is based on the tall tales in marks s 1996 memoir mr nice. Howard stanley marks born april 23, 1946 is an american investor and writer.
Whats the story the project is described as a farce in the vein of office space in which the protagonist attempts a seemingly mundane task, but mishaps snowball and turn his life upside down. No doubt this film will make him out to be the mary poppins of the underworld. Like every once in a while, an upordownleg goes on for a long time andor to a great extreme and people start to say this time its different. Nice guy is an indicadominant strain created by sensi seeds. Nice guy 1998 jackie chan plays a popular tv chef who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs one that looks like the standard cosa nostra types, the other a. Mr nice howard marks a video diary stoned again weedshop. Bbc wales arts and media correspondent huw thomas looks back at howard marks life. Born in 1945 in kenfig hill, a small welsh coalmining village near bridgend, howard marks aka mr nice attended oxford university where he earned a degree in nuclear physics and post graduate qualifications in philosophy. Nice was adapted from the autobiography by the reallife howard marks. Marks became a folk legend after writing his bestselling 2002 autobiography mr.
Mr marks seems to have been one of those people who just happened to be not only in the correct place but also the correct position at the right time. Nice guy is a cross between g and hash plant also developed by sensi seeds. Mr nice is the true life story of howard marks who was born into a coal mining family in south wales in. He also garnered critical and popular acclaim for the howard marks book of dope stories, senor nice and a series of crime. Rhys ifans and chloe sevigny star in the thrilling true life story of howard marks. The life story of howard marks, an elite british drug smuggler. This book is called mr nice after one of the many aliases markss life as a merchant of pot obliged him to assume, but it describes him perfectly too. Full cast and crew for the film, and other information from the internet movie database. As well as the film version of mr nice, he had cameo roles in the 1999 movie. Howard marks is the central character played effortlessly by rhys ifans, a welsh school boy turned big city student and pothead. The film features an ensemble cast starring rhys ifans as howard marks, along with david thewlis, omid djalili, jack huston, crispin glover and chloe sevigny. During the mid 1980s howard marks mr nice had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Directed by bernard rose, mr nice is in part a biopic, a loose film adaptation of mr nice, the 1997 cult autobiography by howard marks. Besides its fascinating backstory, this strain is also well known for winning 2nd place at the 2004 high life cup.
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