3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE

Stuart Wright
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"3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth. Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.

  1. 1d ago

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Aliens, JFK & Fight Club with Jonathan Weissler

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Balagan Productions film & commercials producer Jonathan Weissler about: Aliens, JFK, and Fight Club. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Jonathan Weissler discusses the state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers and how to navigate post-production deals.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about the state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers and how to navigate post-production deals; and the lasting impact of cinema on Jonathan Weissler’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] Indie film financing in the age of the streamer [7:00] What are the challenges of post-production deals and how can filmmakers navigate them to get the best outcomes? [16:00] The importance of knowing how to make film… Seems obvious, right?  3 Movies That Changed Your Life [24:13] Aliens (1986): One of the most exciting movies ever put on film [29:30] JFK (1991): Part of my filmmaking culture [35:15] Fight Club (1999): It spoke to me.    Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  The state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers. How to navigate a post-production deal Understand cinema’s transformative power through Aliens (1986), JFK (1991), Fight Club (1999) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Jonathan Weissler is film and commercials producer at Balagan Productions https://www.balagan.biz/  Notes for the interview In reference to my comments about THE SNOWMAN production issues. Here’s the news story as reported by Indiewire - https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-snowman-director-explains-movie-terrible-tomas-alfredson-1201888133/  Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Jul 14

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: The Likely Lads, The Silence Of The Lambs & Withnail And I with Paul Hanley, co-host of The Fall podcast OH! BROTHER

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with ex-Fall drummer and co-host of The Fall podcast OH! BROTHER Paul Hanley about: The Likely Lads, The Silence Of The Lambs, and Withnail And I. Discover how these films shaped his life. Plus, Paul Hanley talks about The Fall, surprising discoveries about The Fall via the Oh! Brother guests and playing in the band House Of All Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about surprising discoveries about The Fall via Oh! Brother guests, playing in the band House Of All and the lasting impact of cinema on Paul Hanley’s life.   [1:20] The Fall, surprising discoveries about The Fall via the Oh! Brother guests and playing in the band House Of All 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [19:41] The Likely Lads (1976): Improved on the sitcom [25:00] The Silence Of The Lambs (1991): Seeing your name on end credits [30:20] Withnail And I (1987): Film Paul’s watched the most   Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How Paul Hanley first came across The Fall Surprising discoveries about The Fall via Oh! Brother guest Playing in the band - House Of All Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Likely Lads (1976), The Silence Of The Lambs (1991), Withnail And I (1987) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Paul Hanley co-hosts The Fall podcast Oh! Brother with his brother Stephen Hanley For the best tales from one of Britains most influential post-punk bands - The Fall, listen to OH! BROTHER https://linktr.ee/Ohbrothershow      Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Jul 7

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Metropolis, Aliens & Zulu with Alex Gunn, Special Effects Supervisor

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Special Effects Supervisor Alex Gunn about: Metropolis, Aliens, and Zulu. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Alex Gunn shares three tales from the set: how he created one of the loudest explosions on film for Rambo (2008); how he convinced Tom Cruise to let him blow up a table for Valkyrie (2008); and how they pulled together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020) Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about what a Special Effects Supervisor does and how they safely make your films positively explosive and the lasting impact of cinema on Alex Gunn’s life.   Three explosive stories from Alex Gunn’s 40+ year career: [1:20] how he created one of the loudest explosions on film for Rambo (2008) [9:30] how he convinced Tom Cruise to let him blow up a table for Valkyrie (2008)  [17:30] how they pulled together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020) 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Metropolis (1992): Uses every type of SFX [27:40] Alex Gunn says Metropolis employs every type of special effects there is and every type of optical gag, miniatures, mechanical rigs, huge engineering processes for the flooding sequence and the robot transformation. Even today SFX experts are still not sure how they did it. Aliens (1992): No CGI [32:40] Alex Gunn says Aliens is a CGI free zone, Made 40 years ago, never bettered and at no point, was someone at a laptop needed to improve it. Zulu (1997): Passion project   [38:40] According to his autobiography, Zulu was a passion project for director Si Enfield and leading man Stan Baker. 60+ years on and it still stands up to scrutiny. It visceral and it’s gutsy. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  The art of loud explosions on film - Rambo (2008) Why Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise to let Alex Gunn blow up a table on Valkyrie (2008) How thinking in bullet time helped Alex Gunn pull together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020). Learn what a Special Effects Supervisor does and how they collaborate with the rest of the cast and crew to make your films explosive (and safe). Understand cinema’s transformative power through Metropolis (1927), Aliens (1986), Zulu (1964) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Alex Gunn is Special Effects Supervisor with over 40 years' experience in practical, physical, pyrotechnic and miniature effects for films, television shows, pop videos and commercials. He has an almost unrivalled wealth of experience across the genres. From war films to food shows, historical dramas to documentaries, specialty set design and construction, gimbals and other rigs, there's pretty much nothing that I haven't catered for.  For more see https://www.arcadiasfx.com/     Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Jun 30

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love & Overboard with screenwriter & The Screenwriting Life co-host Lorien Mckenna

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love & Overboard with screenwriter & The Screenwriting Life co-host Lorien Mckenna In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with screenwriter Lorien Mckenna about: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love, and Overboard. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Lorien Mckenna discusses how mentoring can make you a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how mentoring can make you a better writer and the lasting impact of cinema on Lorien Mckenna’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   Three common aspects of script feedback Lorien Mckenna gives to writer: [1:20] Mentoring 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Philadelphia Story (1940): Fast dialogue [10:20] Lorien Mckenna loved Philadelphia for the fast dialogue and the fantastic performances across the entire leading cast. Shakespeare In Love (1998): Sign up for playwrighting MFA [15:25] Shakespeare In Love made Lorien Mckenna decide to apply to a playwrighting program to get her MFA Overboard (1987): Holds up in terms of storytelling   [21:00] Overboard really holds up in terms of structure and storytelling  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How mentoring can make you a better writer; Why mentoring will make you a better writer Understand cinema’s transformative power through Philadelphia Story (1992), Shakespeare In Love (1992), Overboard (1997) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Lorien Mckenna is a screenwriter and co-host of THE SCREENWRITING LIFE.  For more The Screenwriting Life and details about writer workshops see https://www.thescreenwritinglife.com/  Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Jun 23

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: A Few Good Men, My Cousin Vinny & The Ice Storm with Danny Manus, Script Consultant

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with script consultant Danny Manus about: A Few Good Men, My Cousin Vinny, and The Ice Storm. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Danny Manus discusses what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about what a script consultant does and how they can help you write a script and become a better writer and the lasting impact of cinema on Danny Manus’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   Three common aspects of script feedback Danny Manus gives to writer: [1:20] 1) Integrating the plot and character; [6:40] 2) Being able to identify your hook; and  [18:00] 3) The art of scene writing. [40:20] What makes a good writer for a script consultant? 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life A Few Good Men (1992): Noticing writing [15:40] Today, Danny Manus is a huge fan of both Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner, but watching A Few Good Men as a 12/13 year old, he saw for the first time, the power in the writing of a movie. It’s a master class in the rhythm and build of a story through dialogue. My Cousin Vinny (1992): Unable to stop laughing [21:30] My Cousin Vinny is Danny Manus’s favourite comedy of all time. He’s seen it over and over 100 times, but when he saw it in theatres aged 12/13 it was the first time he couldn’t catch his breath because he was laughing too hard. The Ice Storm (1997): Teen storylines   [27:40] Danny believes there is no American Beauty without The Ice Storm. He simply loves a family dysfunction movie. The teen storylines spoke to him and were echoed in his own early screenwriting efforts at college. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How to integrating plot and character; Can you identify your hook? Learn the art of scene writing. What makes a good writer for a script consultant? Learn what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Few Good Men (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), The Ice Storm (1997) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Danny Manus is a script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting, which has been helping writers since 2009.  For more about his script consultancy services see https://www.nobullscript.net/about-daniel/    Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Jun 15

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: It's A Wonderful Life, On The Town & Gladiator with Claire Ward, Mayor Of The East Midlands

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with the Mayor Of East Midlands, Claire Ward about: It's A Wonderful Life, On The Town, and Gladiator. Discover how these films shaped her journey through life, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Claire also talks about why and possibly how East Midlands hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how East Midlands hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region and the lasting impact of cinema on Claire Ward’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] Why and how the Mayor of East Midlands office hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life It's A Wonderful Life (1946): Approach life with a sense of optimism  [10:00] It's A Wonderful Life encapsulates Claire’s approach to life. Always think about the good things you have, value what you have and feel how lucky you are. And approach life with a sense of optimism.  On The Town (1949): Huge Frank Sinatra fan [21:30] Claire has always been a massive fan of On The Town. Probably because she has been a fan of Frank Sinatra since she was three years old and got to meet him when she was seven. Gladiator (2000): Perfect soundtrack to wind down to   [27:40] When Gladiator Claire was an MP, in the first term of the new Labour government and was a DCMS select committee member. No matter what kind of day she had had, the Gladiator film score would take her to a good place and help her unwind. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  Why and how the Mayor of East Midlands office hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region  Understand cinema’s transformative power through It's A Wonderful Life (1946), On The Town (1949), Gladiator (2000) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Claire Ward is the Mayor Of East Midlands for the Labour Party. For more information about what Claire Ward's office does for the region see https://www.eastmidlands-cca.gov.uk/the-mayor/  To contact the Claire Ward and her team please use themayor@eastmidlands-cca.gov.uk Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Jun 8

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Assault On Precinct 13, Happiness & The Good, The Bad And The Ugly w/ Geoff Barrow, producer of GAME

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Portishead co-founder, film composer and now film producer Geoff Barrow about: Assault On Precinct 13, Happiness, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, get details about the live digital premiere on 18 June 2026 and digital release/special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds from 29 June 2026.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about the digital release/special edition blu-ray of GAME and the lasting impact of cinema on Geoff Barrow’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] How does touring a film compare to touring a band? What is a live digital premiere and what can people look forward to on the special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Assault On Precinct 13 (1976): Discovering Screenwriting as a Career  [15:40] When Geoff first saw Assault On Precinct 13 he was instantly attracted to the mood of it and that would’ve been because of John Carpenter’s music.  Happiness (1998): Pursuing Dreams and Feeling Out of Place [21:30] Geoff saw Happiness when he was living in Australia and at the end he thought what the f**k is that film. He’d never seen anything like it. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966): Appreciating Screenwriting Craft   [27:40] For Geoff, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is such a large sprawling movie that you see something different in it every time you watch it . Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921  GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5  Understand cinema’s transformative power through Assault On Precinct 13 (1976), Happiness (1998), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Geoff Barrow is the co-founder of Portishead, film composer (EX_MACHINA, COUPLE IN A HOLE, DEVS) and film producer of GAME GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921   GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Jun 2

    3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Scream, Almost Famous & Little Miss Sunshine with Zack Gutin, State of The Story London 2026

    In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Storytelling 360 founder Zack Gutin about: Scream, Almost Famous, and Little Miss Sunshine. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, get details on the upcoming State of The Story Conference in London.  Use the code BRIT for 20% off all live tickets, in person or for the online access option. Both are available here: Storytelling360.com Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about the STATE OF THE STORY: LONDON screenwriter conference and the lasting impact of cinema on Zack Gutin’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] What is the State Of The Story conference and what writers and industry people will be presenting/talking at the London debut? 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Scream (1996): Discovering Screenwriting as a Career  [19:00] Zack vividly recalls him as a 14 year old, lying in bed staring the movie poster for Scream on his bedroom wall and noticing the credit: “WRITTEN BY” Kevin Williamson. It had never dawned on him that it was someone’s job to write a movie.  Almost Famous (2000): Pursuing Dreams and Feeling Out of Place [24:30] Almost Famous is Zack’s favorite film, He finds it an incredibly warm story that can impact anyone who has ever pursued something that seemed untouchable, only to find yourself feeling like a fish out of water once you’re in close proximity to it. Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Appreciating Screenwriting Craft   [29:30] Little Miss Sunshine is the film that made Zack appreciate the craft of screenwriting more passionately and understand how well it can be done. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  Learn about why UK based screenwriters should attend the State Of The Story Conference: London, 12 July 2026 at BFI South Bank, London. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Scream (1996), Almost Famous (2000), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Zack Gutin is the founder of Storytelling 360 and the creator of The State Of Story Conferences State Of Story Conference: London is 12 July 2026 at BFI South Bank, London - For more details and tickets for this full-day screenwriting conference built around one idea: that the best way to learn storytelling is to hear it from the storytellers themselves see https://storytelling360.com/state-of-the-story-london-2026/ Michael Arndt’s video essay on endings see https://youtu.be/gWHfsEJ5JJo?si=p95vJBoitQdL-fDx  Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth. Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.

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