About
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...
Known for
Silk StalkingsSeries • 1991
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1988
ChemistrySeries • 2011
FlipperSeries • 1995
High TideSeries • 1994
Time TraxSeries • 1993
Leprechaun 4: In SpaceMovie • 1997
BMX BanditsMovie • 1983
Leprechaun 3Movie • 1995
The Man from Hong KongMovie • 1975
SaharaMovie • 1995
Absolute DeceptionMovie • 2013
Turkey ShootMovie • 2014
In Her Line of FireMovie • 2006
Night of the Demons 2Movie • 1994
Sightings: Heartland GhostMovie • 2002
Turkey ShootMovie • 1982
The Siege of Firebase GloriaMovie • 1989
Arctic BlastMovie • 2010
BritannicMovie • 2000
Drive HardMovie • 2014
Porky's: Pimpin' Pee WeeMovie • 2009
Malibu Shark AttackMovie • 2009
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2Movie • 2001