Portrait of Brian Trenchard-Smith

Directing

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Career

Active from 1973 to 2014, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Trenchard-Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Explosive Action 2
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Betrayal & Intrigue 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Warfare 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Criminal Underworld 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Exploitation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell (2024)

as Major Paul Anders

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 41
Drive Hard
Drive Hard (2014)
GoodWatch score 27

Director, Screenplay

Turkey Shoot
Turkey Shoot (2014)
GoodWatch score 27

Executive Producer

Absolute Deception
Absolute Deception (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Cabin
The Cabin (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Arctic Blast
Arctic Blast (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 42
Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee
Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Malibu Shark Attack
Malibu Shark Attack (2009)
GoodWatch score 31

Producer

Tyrannosaurus Azteca
Tyrannosaurus Azteca (2007)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

In Her Line of Fire
In Her Line of Fire (2006)
GoodWatch score 26

Producer, Director

Long Lost Son
Long Lost Son (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Tides of War
Tides of War (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Director

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Paradise Virus
The Paradise Virus (2003)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Producer

Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Seconds to Spare
Seconds to Spare (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Director

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Britannic
Britannic (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 47
Happy Face Murders
Happy Face Murders (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Voyage of Terror
Voyage of Terror (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Atomic Dog
Atomic Dog (1998)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Leprechaun 4: In Space
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Doomsday Rock
Doomsday Rock (1997)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Escape Clause
Escape Clause (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Leprechaun 3
Leprechaun 3 (1995)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Sahara
Sahara (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Night of the Demons 2
Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Official Denial
Official Denial (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Resistance
Resistance (1992)

Thanks

Demonstone
Demonstone (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 49
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Strike of the Panther
Strike of the Panther (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Day of the Panther
Day of the Panther (1988)
GoodWatch score 41

Additional Dialogue, Director

Out of the Body
Out of the Body (1988)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Dangerfreaks
Dangerfreaks (1987)

Director, Writer

Dead End Drive-In
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Frog Dreaming
Frog Dreaming (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Jenny Kissed Me
Jenny Kissed Me (1986)

Director

BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits (1983)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Turkey Shoot
Turkey Shoot (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Blood Tide
Blood Tide (1982)
GoodWatch score 35

Co-Producer

That Dangerous Summer
That Dangerous Summer (1980)

Director

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 62
Day of the Assassin
Day of the Assassin (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Hospitals Don't Burn Down
Hospitals Don't Burn Down (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Stunt Rock
Stunt Rock (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

Deathcheaters
Deathcheaters (1976)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hit & Run Director

The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
GoodWatch score 83

as Martial Arts Heavy

The Love Epidemic
The Love Epidemic (1975)

Director, Writer

Kung Fu Killers
Kung Fu Killers (1974)

Director, Writer

The Stuntmen
The Stuntmen (1973)

Writer, Producer

The World of Kung Fu
The World of Kung Fu (1973)

Director