Al Hunter Ashton

Al Hunter Ashton

Nascimento : 1957-06-27, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Morte : 2007-04-27

História

Al Hunter Ashton (1957-2007) was a Birmingham born actor and screenwriter. As an actor, he performed mainly under the name Al Ashton (to ensure he appeared high up in any alphabetical credits) and wrote as Al Hunter Ashton. His most famous work was his script for Alan Clarke's seminal football hooliganism film, The Firm.

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Al Hunter Ashton
Al Hunter Ashton

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The Firm
Writer
Set in the 1980s, Dom is a teenager who finds himself drawn into the charismatic world of football 'casuals,influenced by the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted by the gang for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away.
Sisterhood
Reggie
Catherine St.John-Burke is an independent, uptight, status obsessed, sophisticated, British woman, living alone in London's Chelsea, and doing herself no favors by having an affair with a married man. Her world is turned upside down when she comes home one day to discover an uneducated, Kiwi woman (with very hairy legs) drinking beer in her living room. Shirley Zachary claims to be Catherine's long lost half-sister and that their father, who Catherine thought died when she was a child, is still alive and trying to make claims on both of their properties following the death of their mothers! Furious and frustrated with Shirley's refusal to 'disappear', Shirley reluctantly agrees to undertake a DNA test.
Sr. Morte
Fat Dave
Jon Bennet (Andrew Howard) é o empregado que todo patrão deseja ter: eficiente, responsável, extremamente profissional... e um assassino frio e calculista. Mais do que simplesmente um matador, Jon é considerado um verdadeiro mestre de sua "arte". Um estilista do crime, o respeitado Sr. Morte. Jon trabalha para o misterioso e cruel Tattooed Man (David Calder) e ambos nutrem uma relação de dependência humana e respeito profissional. Até o dia em que o "Sr. Morte" se reencontra com Andy (Andrew Tiernan) e Cathy (Geraldine O´Rawe) velhos amigos da época de escola que agora estão casados e levam uma vida normal. Este encontro perturba profundamente a vida do assassino, que passa a questionar seus valores e sua vida de crimes. Mais do que isso: Jon passa a desenvolver uma atração profundamente doentia por Cathy. Indignado, Tattoed Man não aceita o comportamento de seu "protegido". A situação se torna um barril de pólvora de luxúria e violência, pronto para explodir a qualquer momento.
Do Inferno
Stonecutter
No final do século 19, uma série de assassinatos deixa prostitutas mutiladas em uma parte pobre de Londres. Abberline, um detetive problemático e misterioso que possui habilidades mediúnicas, investiga os crimes para descobrir a verdadeira identidade do assassino conhecido como Jack, o Estripador.
The Wedding Tackle
Taxi Driver
The sexual rivalries between a group of friends cause comic chaos during a stag night celebration.
Gladiador
Rome Trainer #1
Nos dias finais do reinado de Marcus Aurelius, o imperador desperta a ira de seu filho Commodus ao tornar pública sua predileção em deixar o trono para Maximus, o comandante do exército romano. Sedento pelo poder, Commodus mata seu pai, assume a coroa e ordena a morte de Maximus, que consegue fugir antes de ser pego e passa a se esconder sob a identidade de um escravo e gladiador do Império Romano.
Treasure Island
George Merry
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver.
Para Sempre Cinderela
Cargomaster
O clássico conto da Gata Borralheira ganha uma nova versão, mostrando o que seria a “verdadeira” história da Cinderela. Danielle perde seu pai muito nova e é criada por uma madrasta muito má. Já crescida, ela se apaixona pelo Príncipe Henry, o que pode estragar os planos ambiciosos da madrasta.
White Goods
Chris
Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings.
White Goods
Director
Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings.
White Goods
Writer
Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings.
The Bullion Boys
Barnstable
Based on a true story. In 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool because of the threat of a German invasion. The top-secret operation was known only to a handful of security men and senior bank officials... and a group of Liverpool dockers who handle the move. Billy Mac, the dockers' leader, hatches an ingenious plan to steal some of the gold bars from under the noses of the guards.
Safe
Writer
Antonia Bird's first feature length film; "Safe" from 1993, focused on the plight of the homeless in London.
Alive and Kicking
Writer
Stevie "Smudger" Smith and his wife Marie are both addicted to drugs; he's also a dealer. The day he 'deals with' another dealer, she gives birth to a baby. The baby appears to be addicted too and Marie decides to give up the habit. Because Stevie doesn't want to give up using and dealing drugs, they take Marie and the baby away from him. The new, tough, social worker Liam Kane tries to get Stevie in his group sessions, by using his violent approach and by telling him it's the only way he'll ever see Marie and the baby back. So there seems to be hope to get Stevie clean, if only he wants to himself. That things aren't that easy is shown by the drugs addicted hooker Gail, who's satisfied with the life she leads.
Alive and Kicking
Sgt. Tocknell
Stevie "Smudger" Smith and his wife Marie are both addicted to drugs; he's also a dealer. The day he 'deals with' another dealer, she gives birth to a baby. The baby appears to be addicted too and Marie decides to give up the habit. Because Stevie doesn't want to give up using and dealing drugs, they take Marie and the baby away from him. The new, tough, social worker Liam Kane tries to get Stevie in his group sessions, by using his violent approach and by telling him it's the only way he'll ever see Marie and the baby back. So there seems to be hope to get Stevie clean, if only he wants to himself. That things aren't that easy is shown by the drugs addicted hooker Gail, who's satisfied with the life she leads.
The Widowmaker
Mr Wilding
The Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV Network and aired on 29 December 1990. It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards.
The Firm
Writer
A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious, well-organised gang of football hooligans.
Um Peixe Chamado Wanda
Warder
Com o intuito de seduzir Archie para descobrir o esconderijo das jóias roubadas por um de seus clientes, Wanda está pronta para agir! Infelizmente para ambos, o namorado e parceiro da moça (Kline) também está pronto para agir, mas contra Archie! Quem ficará com as jóias? Quem ficará com Wanda? Fica aqui o suspense, mas uma coisa é certa: "Um Peixe Chamado Wanda" é um filme que com certeza vai fisgar você!
Agent on Ice
Thug
Now an insurance adjuster, former C.I.A. agent John Pope becomes the target of both Mafia and C.I.A. hitmen. Pope is the last of the secret agents who can ruin a money laundering collaboration between a corrupt agency leader (Kirkpatrick) and a Mafia boss (Matera).
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Billy
Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.
Remembrance
John
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.