- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 1, 1946
- Place of Birth
- England, UK
Brian Trenchard-Smith
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 te…
Filmography
movieGame of Death: The Six Doors to Hell
2024 · Major Paul Anders
movieThanatomania
2023
movieTales of the Uncanny
2020 · Self
movieIron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019 · Self
movieTurkey Shoot
2014 · Executive Producer
movieDrive Hard
2014 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Leprechaun Chronicles
2014
movieAbsolute Deception
2013 · Director
tvChemistry
2011 · Director
movieThe Cabin
2011 · Director
movieMachete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · Self
movieArctic Blast
2010 · Director
movieMalibu Shark Attack
2009 · Producer
moviePorky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee
2009 · Director
movieNot Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
movieTyrannosaurus Azteca
2007 · Director
movieLong Lost Son
2006 · Director
movieIn Her Line of Fire
2006 · Director, Producer
movieTides of War
2005 · Director, Producer
movieDC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003 · Director
movieThe Paradise Virus
2003 · Director, Producer
movieSightings: Heartland Ghost
2002 · Director
movieSeconds to Spare
2002 · Director, Writer
movieMegiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 · Director
tvThe Others
2000 · Director
movieBritannic
2000 · Director, Writer
movieHappy Face Murders
1999 · Director
movieAtomic Dog
1998 · Director
movieVoyage of Terror
1998 · Director
Doomsday Rock
movieDoomsday Rock
1997 · Director
movieLeprechaun 4: In Space
1997 · Director
movieEscape Clause
1996 · Director
tvFlipper
1995 · Director
movieLeprechaun 3
1995 · Director
movieSahara
1995 · Director
tvHigh Tide
1994 · Director
movieNight of the Demons 2
1994 · Director
movieOfficial Denial
1993 · Director
tvTime Trax
1993 · Director
movieResistance
1992 · Thanks
tvSilk Stalkings
1991 · Director
movieDemonstone
1990 · Executive Producer
movieThe Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989 · Director
movieStrike of the Panther
1989 · Director
tvMission: Impossible
1988 · Director
movieDay of the Panther
1988 · Director, Additional Dialogue
movieOut of the Body
1988 · Director
movieDangerfreaks
1987 · Director, Writer
movieDead End Drive-In
1986 · Director
movieFrog Dreaming
1986 · Director
movieJenny Kissed Me
1986 · Director
tvSpecial Squad
1984 · Director
movieBMX Bandits
1983 · Director
movieBlood Tide
1982 · Co-Producer
movieTurkey Shoot
1982 · Director
That Dangerous Summer
movieThat Dangerous Summer
1980 · Director
movieDay of the Assassin
1979 · Director
movieStunt Rock
1978 · Director, Screenplay
Hospitals Don't Burn Down
movieHospitals Don't Burn Down
1978 · Director
movieDeathcheaters
1976 · Hit & Run Director, Story, Producer
movieThe Man from Hong Kong
1975 · Martial Arts Heavy, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Love Epidemic
1975 · Director, Writer
movieKung Fu Killers
1974 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Stuntmen
1973 · Producer, Writer, Director
The World of Kung Fu
movieThe World of Kung Fu
1973 · Director