Iain Johnstone (Writer)
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Works
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and wrote the first episode of a new series called Owl Stretching Time. They were called Graham Chapman , John Cleese, Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle,Terry Jones and Michael Palin and later both they and the series became known as Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Today they are the best known British comedy group in the world, famous from Cathay to Kathmandu, from Sydney to Sidcup (except in Japan where the programme is called The Gay Boys' Dragon Show ... say no more). To commemorate their tenth anniversary a BBC team tracked them down in the deserts of Tunisia where they were filming their Life of Brian and almost persuaded them to examine the genesis, the genius and the gender of Monty Python.
Release Date1979-06-20
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Charactersd Self (voice)
Vote Count10
The Man with No Name
Profile of Clint Eastwood.
Release Date1977-02-23
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Charactersd Self - Presenter
Vote Count3
Film '72
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Release Date1971-11-16
Charactersd Self
Episode Count26
Vote Count6
Clint Eastwood: Director
Documentary shot during the production of Firefox.
Release Date1982-01-01
Charactersd Self - Host, Interviewer
Vote Count1
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital. It was most notable for being the only television show to be hosted by a former British Prime Minister and for an argument about the blasphemy claims surrounding the movie Monty Python's Life of Brian. The programme was the idea of Iain Johnstone and Will Wyatt, who insisted on a changing presenter every fortnight. Another innovation was that the presenters chose the guests they were to interview.
Release Date1979-09-28
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count21
Vote Count2
Fierce Creatures
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Release Date1997-01-23
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count396
Bette Davis
Bette Davis talks with Joan Bakewell and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London.
Release Date1972-12-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
Release Date1982-01-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count9
Fly Me
The training of British Airways hostesses and cabin crew.
Release Date1987-04-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Profile of actor Dustin Hoffman on the set of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film STRAW DOGS.
Release Date1971-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
A BBC documentary about Ted Turner, his rise to a media mogul, and his media empire.
Release Date1982-08-23
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
The Making of 'Superman II'
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
Release Date1983-07-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count8
The Making of Slipstream
The making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream
Release Date1989-10-25
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The Making of 'Superman III'
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes on a supercomputer and its bumbling programmer. Included are interviews with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as disscuss the efforts that went into it.
Release Date1985-08-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
A feature length documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda
Release Date1988-07-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Team Salkind as they set out to bring Santa's "true" story to the screen. Dudley Moore (Patch) hosts; David Huddleston intros in character as Santa.
Release Date1985-12-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobCo-Director
Vote Count5
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
Promotional short film about the making of the 1978 film The Wild Geese.
Release Date1978-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector