Stuart Sinclair Blyth Movies
Scottish writer and former vocalist for the punk band the Skids, Richard Jobson makes his directorial debut with 16 Years of Alcohol, the stylized psychological drama based on his own semi-autobiographical novel. Through voice-over narration and various flashback methods, troubled young man Frankie Mac (Kevin McKidd) recalls his childhood (played by Iain De Caestaecker as a boy) growing up in working-class Edinburgh. In the '50s, his father (Lewis McCloud) was a hard-drinking good-timer and his long-suffering mother (Lisa May Cooper) eventually gave up on the family. As a teenager in the '70s, the violent Frankie falls in with a street gang and tries to clean up to impress record store clerk Helen (Laura Fraser). After some fights with his old street thug enemy Miller (Stuart Sinclair Blyth), Frankie makes an another attempt to stop drinking at an AA meeting, where he meets Mary (Susan Lynch). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, (more)
- 2001
A haunting traditional song from Scotland that has touched the hearts of all who hear it, "Loch Lomond" tells the tragic tale of lovers separated by war, and ultimately reunited by a beautiful modern day singer. Now the legend of "Loch Lomond" comes to the screen in a tale set on the scenic bonnie banks of the legendary loch and filmed in the picturesque Scotland countryside. Separated from his lover in the 18th Century due to the ravages of war, a noble Scottish highlander finds a second chance at romance when he's reunited with his forlorn lover as a result of the inadvertent intervention of a contemporary songstress. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirsty Mitchell, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, (more)
- 1999
- NR
In this action picture from Ireland, Johnny T (Stuart Sinclair Blyth) from Belfast makes his living stealing cars but wants to get out of the business while luck is still on his side. However, he's been having troubles with Whacker (Gavin Kelty), a thief from Dublin who wants to take his piece of the business -- and his girlfriend. To settle their differences, the two agree to take part in a Dublin to Belfast road race, with Johnny, Whacker, and several others stealing a fleet of cars for an off-the-books rally. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Gavin Kelty, (more)
- 1998
- NR
Hold Back the Night is an adolescent drama about Charleen and Declan, who are running away from their pasts, their families, and the police. They are heading towards the Scottish Highlands. They have both been abused and damaged; consequently, they are complex and difficult. On the way, they encounter such figures as Killer, an unlovable pit bull, and Vera, whose dying wish is to see the sun rise on the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney. As the two teenagers begin to come to terms with each other and their environment, they loosen up and build a relationship of love and trust. The film tells the story of how Charleen and Declan learn to put away the ghosts of the past and become first friends, then lovers in a barren but calm and beautiful landscape. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christine Tremarco, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, (more)
