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Leights @ StrayDogsFilms

'The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next.' Ralph W. Emerson

About Me


STRAY DOGS Film Productions llp was created in January 2005 by two film fanatics (Leighton Evans/Me & Simon Pearce) working toward feature length films and a film making community amongst first time film makers.

Behind the scenes at 'Kill The Ostrich' were taken by the lovely and talented 'Laura Jenkins' , thanks Laura!.

My Interests


MOVIES! MOVIES! MOVIES!
Completed WorksMAGIC SPONGE; Draft 1, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 6 pages.

A comedy directed by Simon Worley, which was scribed, shot, and cut within 48 hours.

Scripts /
Projects 419; Draft 4, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 19 pages.

A Short Film see's two University Students discovering themselves and the benefits of computer fraud before realising the cost.

ASYLUM; Draft 2, written by Leighton Evans, story by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 123 pages.

A psychological horror, set present day, within a North Wales Mental Asylum. As two investigators track down a killer stalking the halls of the Asylum, theories of Vampirism begin to sound sane amongst the world of the insane.

DRUG OF CHOICE; Draft 7, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 97 pages.

A Black Comedy set in present day Wales, about a day (the craziest day) in the life of two drug dealers. MARK & TOBY (protagonists) are ‘small time’ dealers, but a dead body set off a domino effect that could mean ‘big time’ in prison.

Drug Of Choice
Manuscript
Written By Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce
Based on their screenplay
Draft 1; 78,000 words.

DS: PROJECT; Draft 1, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 112 pages.

A Sci-Fi thriller, the crew of a commerical transport craft suffer disapearances, disease, & murder.

Five Stars; Draft 1, written by Leighton Evans, story by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 117 pages.

A crime driven drama based in and around the 5 star hotel of Cardiff Bay. A young ex-military man returns to Wales resolute in coming come face to face with the king-pin of South Wales resulting in an explosion of violence.

GREED; Draft 1, written by Simon Pearce, 85 pages.

The only loyalty for a gang of ruthless thieves and killers, is loyalty to the money. When one of them steals their money, blood is spilled and lives are taken.

King & Law; Draft 1, written by Simon Pearce, story by Simon Pearce & Leighton Evans, 123 pages.

A brutal, dark and twisted homage to 'Smokey & The Bandit' follows the story of King and Casper and a truck full of drugs through Wales with a bigoted, racist cop named Law hot on their tails.

MUSCLE & COCKLES; Draft 1, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 35 pages.

A short film set amidst the underbelly of the Welsh cockle picking industry, and the criminals that thrive there.

KILL THE OSTRICH; Draft 4, written by Leighton Evans & Simon Pearce, 11 pages.

A short, contempory horror film, set in present day Llanelli, Wales. When an armed robbery goes wrong, an ordinary citizen is given the chance to administer justice.
Currently in Post-Production, Directed by Simon Pearce & Leighton Evans.

TREASURE CHIP; Draft 6, script by Simon Worley and Simon Pearce & Leighton Evans, story by Simon Worley, 6 pages.

A quirky comedy about a Gambler, a Croupier and a lot of buried money.
Currently in Post-Production, Directed by Simon Worley.

TROPHY WIFE; Draft 3, written by Simon Pearce, 12 pages.

A Contemporary film noir set amidst the world of Welsh criminals, pub landlords and a beautiful wife.

NOT YOUR AVERAGE BEER BELLY; Draft 4, written by Simon Pearce, 11 pages.

A black comedy about a group of students, who decide the quickest way to earn a lot of money, is to go into business for themselves, the drug business.

TBC...

Supported Links

I'd like to meet:


STRAY DOGS film productions is looking to network with other independant film-makers and artists toward a greater community within our media.

PRODUCERS, Editors, Cinematographers, Actors, Art Directors, Musicians, Costume Designers, Agents, Effects people, Stuntpeople, Clapper loaders, Grips, Gaffers, Props, Set Designers, Publicity, Animators, Distributors, Make-up Artists, Digital Artists, EFX dudes, and other FILM FANATICS!

'Amnesty International', with the support of 'The Observer' UK newspaper, is launching a campaign to show that .. or offline the human voice and human rights are impossible to repress.

Music:

The Long Awaited, 65 Days of Static, BB King, Black Grape, Bob Dylan, Black Grape, Buena Vista Social Club, Bjork, Circle Of Stones, Explosions in the Sky, DMX, Foofighters, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, GoldFrapp, Ice Cube, Ice T, Jamie Lidell, James Levell, JERM, Jimmy Hendrix, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Johny Cash, Lamb, Lemon Jelly, Madonna, Massive Attack, Mint Royale, Moby, Morcheeba, Nine Inch Nails, Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Weller, Pink Floyd, Prodigy, Portishead, Rob Zombie, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumkins, Terrorvision, Tu Pac, White Zombie,

tbc...

Influences & Inspirations Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy), Takeshi Kitano (Violent Cop), Takashi Miike (Ichi The Killer), Christopher Nolan (Momento), Terry Gilliam (Brazil), Robert Rodriguez (Once Upon A Time In Mexico), Paul Verhoeven (Robocop), James Cameron (Aliens), Michael Mann (Heat), Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets), Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Masacre), Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead), David Cronenberg (Scanners), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko), John McTiernan (Die Hard), Johnny Depp (The Brave), Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time In The West), Tim Burton (Batman), Luc Besson (District 13), Steven Spielburg (Jaws), David Lynch (Lost Highway), Kevin Smith (Dogma), Brian Singer (Usual Suspects), Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects), Coen Bro's (Brother were art thou?) , Wachowski Bro's (The Matrix), Alan Parker (Angel Heart), Zack Snyder (300), Joel Schumacher (8mm), Stanley Kubrick (Dr Strangelove), Ying Xiong (Hero), David Fincher (Fight Club), Peter Jackson (Bad Taste), Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects)

tbc...

Movies:

The Hustler, The Departed, Sympathy For Mr Vengeance, OLDBOY, Lady Vengeance, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, The Colour of Money, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Ed Wood, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Terminator 1 & 2, A Bitter Sweet Life, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Momento, Batman & Batman Returns, Gozu, Violent Cop, Iron Monkey, Leaving Las Vegas, Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2, Ninja Scroll, Predator 1 & 2, Fight Club, The Brave, American History X, Syrianna, Assault on Presinct 13 (John Carpenter), Die Hard, Sleepy Hollow, Pirates of the Carribbean 1, 2 & (was there any doubt?) 3, Infernal Affairs Trilogy, Jarhead, Apocolypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Ichi The Killer, Cabin Fever, Pump Up The Volume, Very Bad Things, The Devil's Rejects, Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardner, From Hell, Spider-Man, X-Men, The Long Hot Summer, The Wizard of Oz, Indianna Jones and the Last Crusade, The Temple of Doom, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, A New Hope, Revenge of The Sith, Return of the Jedi, Dark Blue, Overboard, McLible, Supersize Me, Farenheight 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, The Power Of Nightmares, Loose Change, The Root Of All Evil (Richard Dawkins), The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, Bruce Campbell Vs The Army Of Darkness, Wilde, The Fly (Cronenburg), 8mm, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Thing, The Corporation, The Dark Crystal, The Two Towers, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Donnie Brasco, Blow, Easy Rider, Chinatown, Irreversible, Doberman, Man Bite's Dog, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Bladerunner, Jaws, Crank, Revolver, Layercake, Midnight Express, Serpico, Pass It Forward, The Ashphalt Jungle, The Maltese Falcon, Lock Stock & 2 Smocking Barrels, Snatch, Football Factory, The Business, Outlaw, Animal Factory, Dead Man's Shoes, Get Carter, The Godfather Parts 1 & 2, The Number 23, Le Haine, Three Colours Blue, Scanners, They Live, Death Race 2000, Casino Royale (2006), Bad Santa, Ghost World, Monty Pythons - The Holy Grail - Life of Brian - Meaning of Life, Brazil, Visitor Q, Violent Cop, Battle Royale, Brother, Audition, Hero, Halloween, Zatôichi , 300, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Gremlins & Gremlins 2, The Serpent & The Rainbow, Happy Gilmore, Wilde, The Howling, Escape From New York, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Danny The Dog, The Shinning, An Inconvenient Truth Little Miss Sunshine, Smokey & The Bandit, The Libertine, Halloween (2007), Knocked Up, Blood Diamond, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Children of Men, Dead Man, This is England, The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, HOLLYWOODLAND, Swingers, Made,
tbc...

Television:

Simpsons, Battlestar Galactica (Old & New), Buffy & Angel, Alias seasons 1 & 2, Twin Peaks Season 1, Dune, Farscape, Deep Space Nine, Sopranos, Carnivale, Kingdom Hospital, Firefly, Babylon 5, Nathan Barley, The Mighty Boosh, The Green Wing, V - The Mini Series, Dirty Sanchez, Spaced, Red Dwarf, Quantum Leap, Samurai Jack,

tbc...

Books:

Julian Mays 'saga of the exiles', Luke Rhineharts 'the dice man', Richard Prestons 'the hot zone', James Herberts 'domain', J. D. Salimgers 'The Catcher in the Rye', John Pilgers 'New Rulers of the World', Richard Dawkins 'The God Delusion', Mitch Albom 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven', Frank Herberts 'DUNE', Tim Burtons 'Burton On Burton', Steve Ayletts 'Slaughter-Matic', Philip K. Dicks 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', Cynthia Trues 'American Scream', Bill Hicks's 'Love All the People', Alex Garlands 'The Beach', George Orwells 'Animal Farm' & '1984', Michael Moore's 'Stupid White Men', 'Downsize This' & 'Dude Where's My Country?', Mark Hadden's 'The Curious Incident (of the dog in the night-time)', Chris Atkins's 'Taking Liberties',

tbc...

Heroes:

Don't talk to me about heroes!