About this project
MAN WITHOUT A SADDLE is based on Kipling's classic story, Mark of the Beast, transferred from colonial India to the American west of 1870. Three ex-Army regulars, Strickland, Fleete and Barton, are hired to convince a Shoshone shaman to move on to the reservation. The shaman, Tanupah, guards a stone petroglyph, sacred to his people. Fleete, in a drunken fit, urinates on the petroglyph and dishonors its spirit. In retaliation, he is cursed by Tanupah, turning him into a raging creature, half man, half wolf. After subduing the creature (an act which very nearly costs them their lives), Strickland and Barton torture Tanupah until he removes the curse. However, in so doing they all feel deep shame, and forced to examine their belief systems. This is especially true of Strickland, a deeply religious man, who finds his foundation (his "saddle") rocked to the core.
This story will be told with great care, concentrating on theme, performance and period detail. It will be shot on two ranches in Spokane, Washington by a small crew of professionals, all with years of experience. Director of photography is prolific producer/director Ray Biddle. The small cast has already been assembled, utilizing some of the finest actors in the area; all with many film and theater credits to their name.
We plan to take our time and do this with great care, creating a thoughtful and entertaining film which will hopefully garner much attention on the festival circuit. It should appeal not only to genre fans, but also aficionados of the old west and fans of classic literature.
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Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on March 8, 2011.
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All contributors get screen credit and are invited to screening party. If you are local and have western garb, you can be an extra in the film. Contributors of $20 or more get a DVD of the finished film.
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Born in 1958 in Bremerton Washington, Ron's first professional screenwriting credit came in 1994 when he was hired to write The Fear for producer Greg Sims. He directed his first picture, Alien Force, in 1996 for producer Mark Gordon. Since then he has rarely stopped, writing producing and directing over a dozen movies. Ron is also a dedicated stage and screen actor, and has appeared in such major movies as Mozart and the Whale, with Josh Hartnett, and Home of the Brave, with Samuel Jackson.
Selected director credits: HOLLYWOOD MORTUARY, WITCHCRAFT XI, TIKI
Selected writer credits: VAMPIRE RESURRECTION - THE FEAR - WITCHCRAFT XI
Video biography - www.youtube.com/watch…
imdb credits - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285858/#Director
