It has sold over one million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film. Ifans has a knack for disappearing seamlessly into roles that quietly end up becoming alltime highestgrossing. Nice chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most fascinating and notorious figures in the international drug trade. Its not hard to see why this has become a cult bookmarks is a brilliant version of a mate down the. The mr nice of the title is an adopted false name, and it really does seem to fit. The film features an ensemble cast starring rhys ifans as howard marks. 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. Besides its fascinating backstory, this strain is also well known for winning 2nd place at the 2004 high life cup. Bbc wales arts and media correspondent huw thomas looks back at howard marks life. Niceis apparently likeable but because of my own feeling of revulsion for his lifestyle i found my bias colored my liking of him.
Mr nice howard marks a video diary stoned again weedshop. The autobiography of the welsh dope dealer howard marks. Synopsis during the mid1980s, marks had 43 aliases and 25 companies, all laundering money from dealing cannabis. Star trek beyond film streaming ita cinemaitaliano. 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. 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.
Drug barons like howard marks always claim to be mr nice. As well as the film version of mr nice, he had cameo roles in the 1999 movie. 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. Mr nice isbn 9781841953199 pdf epub howard marks ebook. Marks is good friends with rhys ifans, who was cast to play him in the film. During the mid 1980s howard marks mr nice had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. British pump millions into cannabis products branded mr nice. Howard stanley marks born april 23, 1946 is an american investor and writer. 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. With rhys ifans, chloe sevigny, david thewlis, luis tosar. Adapted from marks autobiography by writerdirector bernard rose, mr. Howard marks, who died on 10 april and will be best remembered as mr nice one of 43 aliases during his criminal career pulled. 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. 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.
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 was adapted from the autobiography by the reallife howard marks. 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 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. Howard marks 1945 2016 wrote the international bestseller mr nice, which describes his years as one of the worlds most wanted drug barons. Howard marks is the central character played effortlessly by rhys ifans, a welsh school boy turned big city student and pothead. Nice guy as the tour dj aka the one man band for reggae sensation martin jondo. 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. The life story of howard marks, an elite british drug smuggler. Marks learned about marijuana from a guy while attending and graduating from oxford.
Based on the hugely successful autobiography of the same n. 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. This medical marijuana strain which is otherwise called as mr. 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.
Rhys ifans was born to play drug trafficker howard marks in this amusing if hardly trustworthy biopic, writes peter bradshaw. Marks began to deal small amounts of hashish while doing a postgraduate philosopy. Nice is a film about howard marks, a guy who was smart. That title, taken from an alias he once assumed, cheerfully invites us to take seriously the idea that he is, indeed, mr nice. Mr nice, named in honor of howard marks, cannabis campaigner, author and onetime hashish entrepreneur. Mr nice is well known thanks to markss 1996 autobiography of that name, which sold more than a million copies. 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. Described by the daily mail uk tabloid as the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time, howard marks has worked.
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. 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. No doubt this film will make him out to be the mary poppins of the underworld. In it, the oxfordeducated marks told how he built a cannabis empire. Nice, which tells the story of his life as an international marijuana smuggler during the 1980s leading up to his dea bust. Featuring neverseenbefore footage from howard marks 1970s home movies and secretly filmed clips of his adventures, the real mr nice. Nice was named in honor of howard marks, the welsh cannabis campaigner, author, and onetime hashish entrepreneur. After a worldwide operation, he was arrested and sentenced to 25 years at a state penitentiary in indiana, but was released. Mr nice is the true life story of howard marks who was born into a coal mining family in south wales in. During the mid 1980s howard marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world.
This strain is the second prize winner of the 2004 high life cup. Full cast and crew for the film, and other information from the internet movie database. This was created by crossing government g strain with the hash plant. The movie is based on the tall tales in marks s 1996 memoir mr nice. Nice is a movie i thoroughly enjoyed, and more than anything, it really made me want to read howard marks book. Marks became a folk legend after writing his bestselling 2002 autobiography mr. 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. He is the cofounder and cochairman of oaktree capital management, the largest investor in distressed securities worldwide. 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. Nice, the film following drug smuggling welsh spy howard marks.
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. 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. Nice il film scena afghanistan assaggio qualita duration. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. 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 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 cannabis indica marijuana weed strain info and.
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. Whether bars, recording studios or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity. Being indica dominant, it provides a traditional body relaxation that is perfect for both recreational and medical cannabis users. He also garnered critical and popular acclaim for the howard marks book of dope stories, senor nice and a series of crime. Dennis howard marks august 1945 10 april 2016 was a welsh drug smuggler and. The movie is based on the tall tales in markss 1996 memoir mr nice. 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. This strain is named in honor of howard marks, the oxford graduate who.
Nice guy is an indicadominant strain created by sensi seeds. They cite the changes in geopolitics, institutions, technology or behaviour that have rendered the old rules obsolete. Howard marks 19452016 wrote the international bestseller mr nice, which describes his years as one of the worlds most wanted drug barons. 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. Rhys ifans and chloe sevigny star in the thrilling true life story of howard marks.
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