Episodes

  • Interceptors 3

    Interceptors 3
    Apr 8 2017
    Interceptors 3In 1993 Sheridan Monkhouse made the third in his hugely acclaimed and influential Interceptors films. His director’s commentary throws insight on the casting on lead Interceptor Henge Masterson, keeping maimings to a strict minimum in battle scenes and how James Cameron used Christian Slater as a footstool

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    31 mins
  • Hellmare

    Hellmare
    Apr 16 2017
    An early cult hit for Sheridan Monkhouse. In 1988, he released Hellmare, a terrifying slice of horror that resonates to this day. The dramatic director’s commentary shares Sheridan’s thoughts on rumours of a Hellmare curse, where Richard Gere shops for wicker furniture and the controversial ‘horse misogyny’ accusations that plagued the release of the film.

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    26 mins
  • The Canine Dimension

    The Canine Dimension
    Apr 30 2017
    In 2001, Sheridan took on big budget sci-fi with the thrilling and visually stunning The Canine Dimension, a cross dimensional special effects extravaganza. The director’s commentary throws light on Ryan Gosling’s sandwich preferences, how to credibly depict dogs drinking cappuccinos, and which Hollywood megastar’s passion is military tactics.

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    30 mins
  • Snowflake

    Snowflake
    May 7 2017
    2009 saw Sheridan make his shattering film about surviving chronic swimmer’s ear – Snowflake. A modern classic that is routinely voted into the all-time top 200 films about minor illnesses. The director’s commentary offers insight into the difficulties of filming inside someone’s head, the limitation of La La Land’s opening shot, and the morality of snow leopard exploitation.

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    28 mins
  • Platinum Desire

    Platinum Desire
    May 11 2017
    The 90s saw a trend for erotic thrillers and none were as erotic nor thrilling as Sheridan’s 1998 picture Platinum Lace. In the director’s commentary, he opens up about lead actor David Samson’s tragic hot-air balloon accident, filming people having sex in a tree, and the sensuality of James Galway’s flute based soundtrack.

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    28 mins
  • Chelmsford is Sinking

    Chelmsford is Sinking
    Apr 28 2023
    Of all the classic disaster films – The Sun is on Fire, Chernobyl Ebola, Trench – perhaps the only one that was ever set in Essex was the 2001 classic Chelmsford is Sinking. In this director’s commentary, Sheridan recalls his brief affair with Harrison Ford, machines that draw wavy lines on long bits of paper, and trying to get Chelmsford town council to agree to building a snow-capped mountain on the outskirts of town.

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    31 mins
  • K(ill)-9

    K(ill)-9
    May 5 2023
    Sheridan considers his 1999 classic Kill-9. His psychopathic dog picture that brought an end to the 90s cycle of serial killer movies. In this commentary he discusses the acting capabilities of dogs, why movie serial killers never used a guillotine, and how Robert DeNiro’s method acting philosophy meant that he was uncontrollably flatulent during the classic coffee shop scene in Heat.

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    30 mins
  • Bathorse

    Bathorse
    May 12 2023
    The new millennium saw a proliferation of superhero films – Hatman; about a man who puts on a hat and gains all the powers of a man wearing a hat. Iron Man; who uses his powers to remove creases from any material – Perhaps the most memorable, despite having largely been forgotten, was Bathorse. Sheridan remembers the making of that film, drinking absinthe in Marrakesh with a dwarf and a pirate, trying to get a horse through a revolving door, and ground-breaking ventriloquism effects.

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    24 mins