My Name Is Lenny

MY NAME IS LENNY is based on the real life story of one of Britain’s most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean. The film chronicles Lenny McLean’s origin as a young street fighter in 1970s East End London, the haunting effects of horrific childhood abuse, and his bitter rivalry with Roy Shaw across three unlicensed boxing matches, culminating in Lenny taking the championship title of “The Guv’nor”.

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In his later life, Lenny McLean went on to become a bestselling author, and won TV and film roles, the most well known being “Barry the Baptist” in Guy Ritchie’s debut Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, shortly before passing away in 1998.

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Jamie McLean said today:
“It has been thirty years since someone planted the seed in my dad’s head to make a movie about his life. He never saw that become a reality, and many have tried and failed over the years, but it is with great pride and joy that we are now able to honour my father’s memory and finally tell his incredible story on the big screen, and there’s no better man to take the role of my dad than Josh Helman.”

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Released:  June 9, 2017 (UK)
Directed by:  Ron Scalpello
Starring:  Josh Helman, Michael Bisping, Chanel Cresswell, John Hurt, Nick Moran, Charley Palmer Rothwell, and Rita Tushingham
Runtime: 1h 31min