Ian Sharp (born 13 November 1946, Clitheroe, Lancashire) is an English film and television director.[1] He is best known for directing the SAS action thriller Who Dares Wins (1982) and directing the action sequences of the James Bond filmGoldeneye (1995).
Sharp was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Durham University (Hatfield College) where he gained an honours degree in Psychology and Modern Philosophy in 1968. During the 1970s, he worked at the BBC making documentaries first for the General Features Department and then for Music and Arts, especially Arena and Omnibus. In 1978, the BBC gave him 3 months sabbatical to make a movie called The Music Machine, and it was this experience that led him to turn towards drama. His first break came in 1980 with the ITV comedy drama series Minder. The way Sharp directed a fight sequence for an episode of Minder brought him to the attention of the producers of The Professionals. He made a total of 6 episodes for those two series.
Shortly after that, he directed Who Dares Wins (1982), his second feature film, for producer Euan Lloyd. Who Dares Wins was perceived by some as a right-wing film and Sharp says he lost career opportunities because of this. In a 2021 interview Sharp said: "I always suffered because of that. I was offered Highlander and it was between me and Russell Mulcahy, who’s a very gifted director. The American producer wanted me, but on the British side they said I was a right-wing fascist. I know that for a fact because the American producer told me."[2]
Sharp was disappointed in the kind of film projects he was offered after Who Dares Wins and returned to television.[2] Next came the first six episodes of Robin of Sherwood for ITV, and the ensuing few years consisted of mainly television work until Robert Zemeckis asked him to direct the second unit on Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Bob Hoskins.
In 1994, he directed the action scenes for GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan. His tank chase sequence and the daring dam jump which opens the picture are much respected in the industry.
After being out of work for two years, Sharp accepted an offer to direct RPM, starring Emmanuelle Seigner, Famke Janssen and David Arquette. Sharp now regrets ever having taken the job. In a 2021 interview he said: "I read the script and thought it was terrible. The action in the film could not be shot. The producer wanted it all to be real stunts. I told him it couldn’t be done. (...) I tried to make something that I knew was impossible."[2]
His last feature film is Tracker (2010), a project for which the producers initially wanted Martin Campbell as a director. Sharp successfully campaigned to direct the film himself.[2]
He speaks fluent French and German and lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, the broadcaster and author Sue Cook, whom he married in 2004.
^"Director of Film, Television and Commercials. James Bond GoldenEye, Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Ian Sharp. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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sharp, australian, public, servant, public, servant, zealand, poet, critic, iain, sharp, canadian, entrepreneur, sharp, associates, born, november, 1946, clitheroe, lancashire, english, film, television, director, best, known, directing, action, thriller, dare. For the Australian public servant see Ian Sharp public servant For the New Zealand poet and critic see Iain Sharp For the Canadian entrepreneur see I P Sharp Associates Ian Sharp born 13 November 1946 Clitheroe Lancashire is an English film and television director 1 He is best known for directing the SAS action thriller Who Dares Wins 1982 and directing the action sequences of the James Bond film Goldeneye 1995 Ian SharpBorn 1946 11 13 13 November 1946 age 77 Clitheroe Lancashire EnglandOccupation s Film and television directorYears active1975 2010Notable workWho Dares WinsRobin of SherwoodTrackerSpouseSue Cook Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editSharp was educated at Queen Elizabeth s Grammar School Blackburn and Durham University Hatfield College where he gained an honours degree in Psychology and Modern Philosophy in 1968 During the 1970s he worked at the BBC making documentaries first for the General Features Department and then for Music and Arts especially Arena and Omnibus In 1978 the BBC gave him 3 months sabbatical to make a movie called The Music Machine and it was this experience that led him to turn towards drama His first break came in 1980 with the ITV comedy drama series Minder The way Sharp directed a fight sequence for an episode of Minder brought him to the attention of the producers of The Professionals He made a total of 6 episodes for those two series Shortly after that he directed Who Dares Wins 1982 his second feature film for producer Euan Lloyd Who Dares Wins was perceived by some as a right wing film and Sharp says he lost career opportunities because of this In a 2021 interview Sharp said I always suffered because of that I was offered Highlander and it was between me and Russell Mulcahy who s a very gifted director The American producer wanted me but on the British side they said I was a right wing fascist I know that for a fact because the American producer told me 2 Sharp was disappointed in the kind of film projects he was offered after Who Dares Wins and returned to television 2 Next came the first six episodes of Robin of Sherwood for ITV and the ensuing few years consisted of mainly television work until Robert Zemeckis asked him to direct the second unit on Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Bob Hoskins In 1994 he directed the action scenes for GoldenEye starring Pierce Brosnan His tank chase sequence and the daring dam jump which opens the picture are much respected in the industry After being out of work for two years Sharp accepted an offer to direct RPM starring Emmanuelle Seigner Famke Janssen and David Arquette Sharp now regrets ever having taken the job In a 2021 interview he said I read the script and thought it was terrible The action in the film could not be shot The producer wanted it all to be real stunts I told him it couldn t be done I tried to make something that I knew was impossible 2 His last feature film is Tracker 2010 a project for which the producers initially wanted Martin Campbell as a director Sharp successfully campaigned to direct the film himself 2 He speaks fluent French and German and lives in Oxfordshire with his wife the broadcaster and author Sue Cook whom he married in 2004 Filmography editThe Big Time 1976 documentary director Americans 1978 documentary director The Music Machine 1979 director outline Seven Artists 1979 documentary director Minder 1980 82 TV series episode You Need Hands amp All Mod Cons director The Professionals 1980 82 TV series director Who Dares Wins 1982 director Robin of Sherwood 1984 TV series directed all of Series 1 The Corsican Brother 1985 director C A T S Eyes 1986 TV series director Yesterday s Dreams 1987 TV series director Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 2nd unit director Codename Kyril 1988 director Pursuit 1989 a k a Twist of Fate director Pride and Extreme Prejudice 1989 director Secret Weapon 1990 director Split Second 1992 director of additional sequences Pleasure 1994 director GoldenEye 1995 2nd unit director Tess of the d Urbervilles 1998 director RPM 1998 director Mrs Caldicot s Cabbage War 2002 director Tracker 2010 directorReferences edit Director of Film Television and Commercials James Bond GoldenEye Mrs Caldicot s Cabbage Wars Who Framed Roger Rabbit Ian Sharp Retrieved 27 September 2012 a b c d Ian Sharp interview THE FLASHBACK FILES Retrieved 30 October 2021 External links editIan Sharp at IMDb Official website Ian Sharp portfolio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Sharp amp oldid 1219057650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
