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Call No: 81 TRE TRE
Author: Trenchard-Smith, Brian
Edition: 2020
Place: [USA]
PhysDes: 580 pages : illustrated ; 26 cm
Subject: TRENCHARD-SMITH, BRIAN; PAGE, GRANT; LEE, BRUCE; MAN FROM HONG KONG, THE (AT/HK, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1975); DEATHCHEATERS (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1976); STUNT ROCK (NE, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1978); BMX BANDITS (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1983); FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985); DEAD END DRIVE-IN (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986); TURKEY SHOOT (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1981)
Summary: Follow the daredevil adventures of Anglo Australian film maker - and Ozploitation pioneer - Brian Trenchard-Smith through a 50 year career dedicated to giving his audience thrills, spills, laughs and gasps. "The Man From Hong Kong", "Turkey Shoot," "Dead End Drive In", "Siege Of Firebase Gloria", "Stunt Rock", "Leprechaun 3 & 4," and Nicole Kidman's first film "BMX Bandits" have earned his work a cult following. His TV output includes "Silk Stalkings", "Five Mile Creek", "Tarzan", "Flipper", "Chemistry". The Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Quentin Tarantino dubbed him his "favorite obscure director....great energy, great sense of humor." Brian Trenchard-Smith's wry, insightful tales of the creative challenges of low budget movie making all over the world is both a personal journey and a portrait of his era. -- book blurb
ISBN: 9798985674705

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings; Press kit
Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)

Author: Caputo, Raffaele
PhysDes: Article
Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)
Summary: review of 'Frog Dreaming'; credits

Call No: P FRO
Place: AT
PubDate: 1985
PhysDes: 1 poster : colour ; 67 x 34 cm
Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)
Summary: Text: "the legend of" (at the top of the poster) "You loved him in E.T. Now Henry Thomas is back as Cody Walpole" "Cody is an adventurer who is about to explore the depths of a legend." Image: A boy stands and looks into the distance. Behind him is a pier with a bright light in the distance at the end of the pier.
Notes: Folds. This film has been given other titles in other countries such as The Quest and The Go Kids.

Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)
Summary: Article on GU purchasing distribution rights for 'Frog Dreaming' and brief review

Author: Bright, Greg
PhysDes: Article
Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)
Summary: GUO signs production-distribution agreement

PhysDes: Article
Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985)

Subject: FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985); EMOH RUO (AT, Denny Lawrence, 1985); UNITED AMERICAN AND AUSTRALASIAN FILM PRODUCTIONS; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Update on UAA's 'Frog Dreaming' and 'Emoh Ruo'

Subject: THOMAS, HENRY; FROG DREAMING (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985); TRENCHARD-SMITH, BRIAN; UNITED AMERICAN AND AUSTRALASIAN FILM PRODUCTIONS; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Article on Henry Thomas coming to Australia for 'Frog Dreaming', incuding cast background and synopsis of film