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Encyclopedia > Ecstasy (2007 film)

Directed by Rob Heydon Rob Heydon, born August 19, 1970 in Toronto, Canada, is an award-winning filmmaker whose credits span directing, writing, and producing. ...


Based on the story The Undefeated from Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh, a sly, subtle romance between a young woman dissatisfied with the confines of her suburban life and an aging clubgoer. Welsh's narration imbued both characters with surprising warmth, and the story avoided easy, pro-ecstasy conclusions. Following adaptation into a stage play, a film version of the third novella is in production. The film, directed by Rob Heydon featuring Will Kemp, Lisa Ray, Richard E Grant, Billy Boyd, Jenni Falconer, Karen Dunbar, Erica Durance, and Elize Du Toit among the principal actors. Irvine Welsh, reading one of his new short stories at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Irvine Welsh (born Leith, Edinburgh, September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known by the street names Ecstasy, E, X, or XTC is a semisynthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family, whose primary effect is believed to be the stimulation of secretion as well as inhibition of re-uptake of large amounts of serotonin as... Rob Heydon, born August 19, 1970 in Toronto, Canada, is an award-winning filmmaker whose credits span directing, writing, and producing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen on May 5, 1957) is a British actor, born in Mbabane, Swaziland. ... Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor most widely known for playing Peregrin Took (Pippin), in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weirs film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). ... Jenni Falconer is a Scottish television presenter who was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 12 February 1976. ... Karen Dunbar is a Scottish comedien and entertainer. ... Erica Durance (born June 21, 1978 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actress. ... Elize Du Toit (born September 5, 1981) is a British actress who was born in South Africa. ...


Filming December, 2006 - March, 2007 in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland.


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