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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Mark Sloper, 50 Years Of Punk director — That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull & Withnail & I

3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Mark Sloper, 50 Years Of Punk director — That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull & Withnail & I
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Mark Sloper, 50 Years Of Punk director — That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull & Withnail & I
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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Mark Sloper, 50 Years Of Punk director — That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull & Withnail & I

3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Mark Sloper, 50 Years Of Punk director — That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull & Withnail & I

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to documentary filmmaker Mark Sloper about: That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull, and Withnail & I. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Mark Sloper talks about the making of his latest documentary CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk.

Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Scriptology UK and the lasting impact of cinema on Mark Sloper’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk

3 Movies That Changed Your Life

[15:40] That’ll Be The Day (1973): Mark thought the character played by David Essex was him

[21:20] Raging Bull (1980): Made Mark take up boxing

[26;33] Withnail & I (1987): Reflected Mark’s life living in unhygienic student squalor in Sheffield

Key Take Aways:  

Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. 

Learn about the making of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk

Gain authentic insider’s account of punk’s evolution and legacy 50 years on.

Understand cinema’s transformative power through That’ll Be The Day (1973), Raging Bull (1980), Withnail & I (1987)

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About my Guest:  

Mark Sloper is the director of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk. He also known for Billy Fury: The Sound OF Fury (2015), The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No.1 Punk Band 2025), Punk 76 (2013) and many more.

CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk is out in cinemas. For dates and locations nearest to you see https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/50-years-of-punk/HO00009464/

Credits:  

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  
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