About the Writer

Age 27
Occupation:
Senior Mechatronics Engineering Planning Manager for General Motors
Former:
System Radionuclide Engineering Officer for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Education:
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Lucas Anthony D'Amours
Hello, if you have stumbled this far into the world of "The Caretaker" I assume you have some interest in what you have seen/read. You may be looking to see who the writer is that created this world, or if this was all a fever dream.
Development
"The Caretaker" has been something I have been working on for half a decade, in thought, on a whiteboard, in rough notes, and of course, in a rough screenplay format. The idea came from the initial observations of people and places try extend past their glory-days or lifespan.
The End of an Era
Have you ever gone somewhere, and it was almost magical? Then only a short time later it feels that very same place has lost it's soul or character you used to remember so vividly? All things only are only temporary, it's only our own perspective that tricks us into believing can remain the same when time moves forward.
Everything has a time and place, and in the end, we all succumb to mortality and rot, even that new car you may have sitting in the driveway, will eventually be nothing more than a heap of scrap metal for the next generation.
I remember going to our local mall two decades ago, I remember when the mall went vacant, I was there in the mall trespassing in the empty dark corridors before they tore it down, I saw the mall flattened into scrap. I drove by a year later, and a new building is there, new people, new memories. The patrons have no idea of what once was, the only relic left that holds that time period is left in my mind.
Why "The Caretaker"
I wrote "The Caretaker" because I was tired of seeing the same cookie-cutter screenplay adapted on television one-thousand times over. A vain hero (or group of heroes) who are obviously over-qualified and over-equipped to solve a dilemma or mission solves said mission, then they bask in the fruits of their victory. Why do we call it mission impossible if the mission is always possible?... Do you start a 007 movie thinking, I wonder if this guy will actually make it?... (no, you know the outcome)
The Caretaker is the opposite of this, the main character Floyd, is a broken man, who is blinded by rage, age, and isolation. He is up against a cult of immortals that are smarter, younger, and ahead of him at every turn. He has nobody on his side, no equipment, no resources and is a failure at life, and a failure for letting his wife be killed under his watch. Floyd is the underdog, some may resonate with him, some of us have been at low points like his, however it matters how we pick ourselves back up, that ultimately define us. The thing is, Floyd doesn't pick himself up, he doesn't make a miraculous turn around in his drinking and drug abuse, he doesn't overcome his internal demons. "Men like Floyd crumble", and that is the ultimate truth of life, some of us do not push forward onto great things. Floyd dies just as frustrated as he lived.
The only way Floyd is able to defeat the very evil that now inhabits his Mall is to turn to a greater force, Simon. Simon represents the "good" in the "good versus evil" struggle that happens daily around us, he channels Floyd's rage and uses Floyd as a pawn to ultimately execute a major blow to the cult. Simon represents a greater force, maybe it's god, maybe it's the balance of the universe, however the unnatural extension of life brought on by the cult, has set an imbalance in the larger energy of the cosmos. Nothing lasts forever, and when Florence tries to erase humanity itself, it almost breaks the fabric of the universe. Something has to offset it, and that something is Simon. Whether Simon is driven by a god-like force, or a keeper of the energy in the totality good versus evil, he has been brought into this situation to use a broken man (Floyd) to restore order.
My Experience
Let me mention, I am not a registered writer, or director, or producer. I work a 9 to 5pm job as an Senior Engineer, and I have no fear in saying this. As an unregistered writer, I bring a fresh, unfiltered mindset to storytelling—one that isn’t confined by the formulas and tropes often ingrained in Hollywood. Without the constraints of industry norms, I focus on creating compelling characters, layered themes, and immersive worlds driven by pure creativity. My work isn’t influenced by the pressures of market trends or the need to conform, which enables me to deliver a perspective that is bold, innovative, and untethered from the predictable patterns of conventional screenwriting.
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
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