Brian Trenchard-Smith

Regissør, Produsent, Manusforfatter, Skuespiller

1. juni 1946 (79 år)
Brian Trenchard-Smith is an Anglo Australian film and television director, producer, and writer, with a reputation for large scale movies on small scale budgets, many of which display a quirky sense of humor that has earned him a cult following. Quentin Tarantino referred to him in Entertainment Weekly as one of his favorite directors. His early work is featured in Not Quite Hollywood, an award winning documentary released by Magnolia. Among his early successes were the 20th Century Fox release The Man from Hong Kong, a wry James Bond/Chop Sockey cocktail, the Vietnam battle movie Siege of Firebase Gloria, and the futuristic satire Dead End Drive-In, a particular Tarantino favorite. BMX Bandits, showcasing a 15-year old Nicole Kidman, and Miramax's The Quest, starring ET's Henry Thomas, won prizes at children's film festivals in Montreal and Europe. He has also directed 35 episodes of television series as diverse as Silk Stalkings, Time Trax, The Others, and Flipper. Born in England, where his Australian father was in the RAF, Trenchard-Smith attended UK's prestigious Wellington College, where he neglected studies in favor of acting and making short films, before migrating to Australia. He started as a news film editor, then graduated to network promos before he became one of a group of young people that, as he recalls, "pushed, shoved, lobbied and bullied the government into introducing investment for Australian made films." He persuaded Australia's largest distribution-exhibition circuit at the time, the Greater Union Theater Organization, to form an in-house production company that he would run. The company made three successful films in a row, and his career was underway. In parallel careers, he was also founding editor of Australia's quarterly Movie magazine for 6 years, and has made over 100 trailers for other directors in Australia, Europe, and America. Among his 39 movies, 5 were commissioned by Showtime, including the remake of the World War II classic, Sahara, the highly rated, Happy Face Murders, starring Ann-Margret, and DC 9/11: Time of Crisis, with Timothy Bottoms as President Bush. His frequently repeated family drama for Lifetime, Long Lost Son starring Gabrielle Anwar, introduced future Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford to audiences in the title role." I knew from his first scene, he was going to be hot." In 2009, Trenchard-Smith shot Porky's - The College Years, a re-imagining of the famous 80's franchise of teen comedies. His recent ecological thriller Arctic Blast, starring Michael Shanks, was chosen to premiere at the 2010 Possible Worlds Canadian Film Festival in Sydney. Trenchard-Smith writes for filmindustrybloggers.com as The Genre Director, and is a contributing guru to trailersfromhell.com. He is married to Byzantine historian Dr. Margaret Trenchard-Smith, lives in Los Angeles, and is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Filmer & Serier på Plex

  • Leprechaun 3
    Leprechaun 31995
  • Leprechaun 4: In Space
    Leprechaun 4: In Space1996
  • Drive Hard
    Drive Hard2014
  • Escape 2000
    Escape 20001982
  • Arctic Blast
    Arctic Blast2010
  • Dead End Drive-In
    Dead End Drive-In1986
  • Silk Stalkings
    Silk Stalkings8 sesonger
  • Malibu Shark Attack
    Malibu Shark Attack2008
  • The Man from Hong Kong
    The Man from Hong Kong1975
  • Britannic
    Britannic2000
  • Elimination Game
    Elimination Game2014
  • Aztec Rex
    Aztec Rex2007
  • Long Lost Son
    Long Lost Son2006
  • Tides of War
    Tides of War2005
  • Stunt Rock
    Stunt Rock1978
  • Day of the Panther
    Day of the Panther1988
  • The Paradise Virus
    The Paradise Virus2003
  • Deathcheaters
    Deathcheaters1976

Kjent for

  • Leprechaun 3
    Leprechaun 31995
  • Leprechaun 4: In Space
    Leprechaun 4: In Space1996
  • Night of the Demons 2
    Night of the Demons 21994
  • BMX Bandits
    BMX Bandits1983
  • Drive Hard
    Drive Hard2014
  • Escape 2000
    Escape 20001982
  • Arctic Blast
    Arctic Blast2010
  • Dead End Drive-In
    Dead End Drive-In1986
  • Sahara
    Sahara1995
  • The Siege of Firebase Gloria
    The Siege of Firebase Gloria1989
  • Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
    Megiddo: The Omega Code 22001
  • The Quest
    The Quest1986
  • Absolute Deception
    Absolute Deception2013
  • The Man from Hong Kong
    The Man from Hong Kong1975
  • Britannic
    Britannic2000
  • In Her Line of Fire
    In Her Line of Fire2006
  • Aztec Rex
    Aztec Rex2007
  • Escape Clause
    Escape Clause1996
  • DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
    DC 9/11: Time of Crisis2003
  • Chemistry
    Chemistry1 sesong

Filmografi

2014
Elimination Game · as Executive ProducerPå Plex
2013
2008
2006
2005
Tides of WarPå Plex
2003
1990
Demonstone · as Executive Producer
1987
1982
Bloodtide · as Co-Producer
1978
Stunt Rock · as Co-ProducerPå Plex
1976
1975
1974
1973

2014
Drive Hard · as ScreenplayPå Plex
2002
2000
BritannicPå Plex
1987
1978
Stunt Rock · as ScreenplayPå Plex
1975
The Man from Hong Kong · as ScreenplayPå Plex
1975
1974
1973

2017
2013
Absolute Deception · as Police Commissioner
1982
Escape 2000 · as Officer Arresting PaulPå Plex
1978
Hospitals Don't Burn Down! · as Voice Of Cleaner
1976
Deathcheaters · as Hit & Run DirectorPå Plex
1975
The Man from Hong Kong · as Martial Arts HeavyPå Plex
1963
Tamahine · as Student

2020
2020
2019
2018
Frog Dreaming: Extended Interviews from 'Not Quite Hollywood' · as Self - Director Of 'frog Dreaming'
2017
2016
The Man from Hong Kong: Uncut 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews · as Self - Director Of 'the Man From Hong Kong'
2016
The Making of 'The Man from Hong Kong' · as Self - Director Of 'the Man From Hong Kong'
2010
2010
BMX Buddies: The Men Behind the Bandits · as Self - Director Of 'bmx Bandits'
2008
2008
2008
2006
1987
Dangerfreaks · as Self
1978
Stunt Rock · as SelfPå Plex
1975
The Man from Hong Kong: Premiere in Sydney, Australia · as Self - Director Of 'the Man From Hong Kong'
1974
The Man from Hong Kong: Jimmy Wang Yu in Australia · as Self - Director Of 'the Man From Hong Kong'
1973
The Stuntmen · as Self

2014
Elimination Game · as Inspired By: "turkey Shoot" Directed ByPå Plex
1996
The Last Bullet · as Screenplay By
1988
The Siege of Firebase Gloria · as Additional Dialogue
1988
Strike of the Panther · as Additional Dialogue
1988
Day of the Panther · as Additional DialoguePå Plex
1976
Deathcheaters · as StoryPå Plex