This lobby card from The Man From Hong Kong shows Jimmy Wang Yu (1943–2022) in a fight against George Lazenby. On the the edge of the image are various scenes including Sydney Harbour and shots of Inspector Fang hang-gliding, in bed with a woman and on the ground fighting.

This was the second of three films that George Lazenby made for Golden Harvest Productions, the other two being Stoner, AKA The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974) and A Queen's Ransom, AKA International Assassin (1976).

The lobby card features several key elements from the film, and is unsurprisingly dominated by an image of the martial arts fight between the two protagonists. What is surprising for the time is the inclusion of the sexual image in the lower left between an Asian man and a Caucasian woman. It successfully adds to the risqué nature of the card, effectively telling us the film will be transgressive, particularly as we know the movie was R rated. Overall, it's an enticing montage of images.

A quad-size poster for the Brian Trenchard-Smith film Turkey Shoot (1982), featuring a full-length shot of Camp Commander Thatcher holding a rifle and standing with his foot on the body of a dead woman, who has been shot several times. Across the centre in yellow block lettering is the title and tagline, 'No film for chickens'.

Turkey Shoot was released in the UK in 1982 and later had a home video release under the title Blood Camp Thatcher.

This is an extraordinary poster design that knows to play up its B movie credentials. The central image is both offensive and hilarious in equal measure. It works better as an illustration than a film still - it's hard to imagine a photograph of this scene being displayed by cinemas.

The added warnings for the public are an effective tease, reminiscent of similar warnings that were added to horror films in the 1950s.

One of a set of lobby cards for the Yugoslav release of the Brian Trenchard-Smith film Dead End Drive-In (1986). The film was released in 1990 in Yugoslavia under the title Smrt u auto-kinu, which directly translates as 'Death at the car cinema'.

It is noteworthy that the films showing at the dead end drive-in are The Man From Hong Kong (1975) and Turkey Shoot (1982), also directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. Over 400 car wrecks were bought for the film at a cost of $100.00 each to fill the now demolished drive-in.

The harsh saturated colours of the artificial lights, neon sign and reflections off the 1950s convertible car make for a beautiful film still in this lobby card. There's a hint of nostalgia in the image which is then subverted by the graffiti on the ticketing booth.

As a stand-alone image it is very engaging; being an image representative of the film gives it additional interest.

A poster for BMX Bandits (1983) made for the film's release in Japan, where it was titled BMX Adventure. 

It features a full-length shot of a cyclist riding a BMX, with the film title printed below. BMX Bandits was an action-adventure film starring a young Nicole Kidman and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It was released in Japan in February 1983.

This poster is a wildly dynamic composition containing a multitude of scenes from the film effectively projecting the film's excitement. Front and centre is a teenager on a BMX bike which is perfectly illustrative of the film's title.

An A4-sized poster for the feature Arctic Blast (2010), a disaster film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.

In this film a solar eclipse is responsible for a blast of super-chilled air that will set off a catastrophic chain of events leading to a new ice age. Hobart, Tasmania is hit by the cold front and with temperatures hitting below -70 °C, people are dying instantly. In a race against time Jack Tate (Michael Shanks) is a physicist who is trying to find a solution whilst protecting his family.  

The poster appears to be referencing San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, not Hobart's Tasman Bridge that spans the River Derwent. Nevertheless, the frozen bridge makes for a powerful image. This dramatic poster, with its extreme central perspective and cold-blue colours, effectively conveys the film's plot. You feel cold just looking at it!

This is a one-sheet poster designed for the Yugoslavian release of Brian Trenchard-Smith's Dead End Drive-In (1986).

The film was released in Australia on 2 August 1986 and stared Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry and Wilbur Wilde. Dead End Drive-In was released worldwide and was titled Smrt u auto-kinu ('Death at the car cinema') in Yugoslavia, as seen in this rare poster. Dead End Drive-In is set in a near future where a teenage couple get trapped in a drive-in theatre that has been converted into a camp for social outcasts.

A road that leads nowhere, the ticket booth of a drive-in theatre sinking into the ground like the Titanic, and a large leering, ghoulish face overseeing it all makes for an effective and disturbing poster. All the elements combine to project a sinister mood that captures the theme of the movie.

In Sydney, Australia there is a killer on the loose, removing the eyes of his female victims. There is hope however, with an astral traveller named David Gaze – who also happens to be the prime suspect.

This is the plot summary for the 1988 supernatural thriller film Out of the Body starring Mark Hembrow and Tessa Humphries. This poster is for the Australian release with the tagline 'The Ultimate in Dream Screams'.

A powerful poster, effectively projecting a sense of evil with the central and dominating image of menacing, non-human eyes. The film's title is wonderfully rendered in a red 'fright' font, emphasising the tagline.

This futuristic-style poster with striking imagery is for the Brian Trenchard-Smith film Turkey Shoot (1983), which was renamed Escape 2000 for its September 1983 release in the US.

The retro computer font in lime green on this poster seems to be de rigueur for futuristic cinema, as is the computer-looking grid on which the characters are running.

But compared to other posters and promotional images for the same film, this poster is far more dynamic and more effectively telegraphs the time period in which the film is set.

Straight from Hollywood, and famous for starring in ET the Extra Terrestrial (1982), Henry Thomas travelled to Australia to appear in Brian Trenchard-Smith's film Frog Dreaming (1986) AKA The Quest for its US release.

The poster even states 'You loved him in ET. Now Henry Thomas his back as Cody Walpole.' The film goes under several alternate titles, including The Go-Kids in the UK, The Spirit Chaser in Germany, Henkien taistelu (Fighting Spirits) in Finland and Il mistero del lago scuro (The Mystery of the Dark Lake) in Italy.

This poster tells us very little about the film itself and seems more intent on highlighting young star Henry Thomas and his role in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster hit.

There is a sense of mystery about the boardwalk vanishing into a blinding light surrounded by mist. But without giving us any sense of the story, the poster isn't as effective at promoting the film as it could be.

One of a set of lobby cards for the Yugoslav release of the Brian Trenchard-Smith film Dead End Drive-In (1986). The film was released in 1990 in Yugoslavia under the title Smrt u auto-kinu, which translates as 'Death at the car cinema'.

The films playing at the drive-in within the story are The Man From Hong Kong (1975) and Turkey Shoot (1982), also directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. Over 400 car wrecks were bought for the film at a cost of $100.00 each to fill the now demolished drive-in.

Lobby cards are similar to posters but smaller and typically issued as a set, each featuring a different scene from the film. The film still on this card is intriguing.

Looking like a post-apocalyptic nightmare it's a good representation of the film's central plot. It's an exciting image that provokes you into wanting to see more.

'Getting in was easy ... Getting out is hell on wheels.' This is the tag line on this one-sheet poster for the Australian release of Dead End Drive-In (1986) on 22 August 1986.

The film was shot at a Matraville drive-in in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1985, and the film featured in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!' (Mark Hartley, Australia, 2008).

With so many potentially great images from the film it's disappointing not to see them feature on the poster. Instead, the strangely tame poster suggests a 1980s teen flick rather than a dark, sinister and even transgressive R-rated film.

In this daybill for Deathcheaters Brian Trenchard-Smith teams up with Australian stunt legend Grant Page in his first lead role, playing opposite John Hargreaves. Page later starred in Trenchard-Smiths Stunt Rock in 1978.

Trenchard-Smith's wife Margaret Gerard plays the female Lead. The plot is about two ex-Vietnam commandos who perform stunt work for television and are hired by the government for a secret mission. 

What a strange daybill! What's the speech bubble coming out of a Basset Hound all about?

This poster looks cheap and cheerful as it packs in multiple moments from the film in a collage of competing images - hang-gliders, guns, cars, helicopters. It references even more, thanks to the frankly bizarre inclusion of a basset hound and speech bubble in the bottom right corner.

The many images convey a sense of action and the dog adds humour. If nothing else, this very busy 1970s daybill poster is successful in making you feel intrigued.

Jenny Kissed Me (1986) was an Australian drama directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ivar Kants and Deborah-lee Furness.

A change of pace for Trenchard-Smith, who called the film a 'tearjerker for men', the film is a family melodrama with action set-pieces. Jenny (Tamsin West) is the ten-year-old daughter of Carol (Furness), who lives with Lindsay (Kants). When Carol has an affair, Jenny misses Lindsay, who has a terminal disease.

The plot of Jenny Kissed Me is grim to say the least but you wouldn't know it from this poster. It features portraits of characters from the film drawn in a naive, almost folk-art style. The art deco font is an unusual choice, given that the film is not set in the 1920s! Ultimately, it's a very strange design.

This quad poster for BMX Bandits (1983) was designed for the UK release. The poster features Judy (Nicole Kidman) and four cyclists jumping through the air on BMX bikes.

The artwork is by renowned British artist Josh Kirby, who illustrated the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels and the UK poster for Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, USA, 1983).

This well designed poster has a terrific dynamic composition. The artwork is exceptional, particularly the foreshortening of the central BMX rider.

It uses a comic-book style that is in sync with the film's story, which itself is like a live-action cartoon. The poster's design is well-aimed at the target teen audience.

This is one of a set of four lobby cards printed for the Yugoslavian release of the Brian Trenchard-Smith film BMX Bandits (1983).

This card captures an amusing moment when our BMX heroes leap over a bunker on a golf course.

In some ways it sums up the film: adventurous, daredevil teenagers subverting the adult world in which they live. It also promotes the film as being action-packed with some impressive stunt riding, and is therefore an effective image for its target audience.

This is one of a set of four lobby cards printed for the Yugoslavian release of the Brian Trenchard-Smith film BMX Bandits (1983).

This chaotic film still captures the anarchic nature of the film. Nicole Kidman crouches by a car while a posse of BMX-riding teenagers attack with their bikes and flour bombs.

It's young people against the adult villains and a key moment in the film that also conveys the lighthearted and fun tone that made the film so popular.

This is an original US poster for the Brian Trenchard-Smith film The Dragon Flies, AKA The Man From Hong Kong (1975), which was released in the US in August 1975 with the tagline 'The Devil Dies When the Dragon Flies'.

The Man from Hong Kong was renamed The Dragon Flies for US release and was an enormous success for Trenchard-Smith. The film was a 50-50 co-production between Hong Kong and Australia and features Hong Kong Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu) as he travels to Australia to extradite drug dealer Win Chan (Sammo Hung).

The poster has an engagingly exotic tone and the dynamic slashing sword, with martial artist's reflection, is an exciting image. Had the poster given the smaller scenes at the bottom of the poster more prominence, it might have made for an overall more visually enticing design.

This lobby card from The Man From Hong Kong (1975) shows lead actor Jimmy Wang Yu (1943–2022) getting ready to hang-glide from the rooftop of a tall building in Sydney.

On the the edge of the image are various scenes including Sydney Harbour and shots of Inspector Fang hang-gliding, in bed with a woman and on the ground fighting.

The prominent featuring of hang-gliding on this lobby card successfully signals the high level of action, adventure and dangerous stunts in the movie. 

More surprising for the mid-70s era is perhaps the image of the Asian man and Caucasian woman embracing. It successfully adds to the risqué nature of the lobby card, and tells us the film will be in some ways transgressive, supported by the film's R-rating.

In this rarely seen one-sheet poster for the Brian Trenchard-Smith film Stunt Rock (1978), the film has been renamed Sorcery for its US release.

The plot revolves around an Australian stunt artist, played by Grant Page, who accepts a job on an American TV series and travels to Los Angeles. There he reunites with his cousin, Sorcery band member Curtis Hyde.

The film intercuts Grant Page's spectacular stunt work with the spellbinding theatrical rock music played by Sorcery.

This beautifully designed poster has a strong emphasis on fantasy-type imagery leading the viewer to think that the film is more in the vein of The Lord of the Rings. A closer inspection reveals that the 'wizard' is wielding a guitar, not a battleaxe.

The imagery ties in with the band's name, 'Sorcery', but doesn't indicate that the film also features numerous highly dangerous stunts (in Australia it was called Stunt Rock). The stylish illustration – and bold title in red text – make for an eye-catching poster, though perhaps including stills of some of the stunts featured in the movie might have given a more accurate representation of the film's genre.

In this one-sheet poster for the Polish release of Brian Trenchard-Smith's Stunt Rock (1978) we have an amazing design for a unique film.

The film intercuts Grant Page's spectacular stunt work with the spellbinding theatrical rock music of the band Sorcery.

Trenchard-Smith has said that the idea for the film came to him in 1977 with the basic concept of: 'Famous stuntman meets famous rock group. Much stunt, much rock. The kids will go bananas.'

The poster has a bold design with the central figure forming a dynamic X figure across the image. The flaming film title only adds to the drama. Ultimately this simple design works to attract and hold the viewer's attention.

The Love Epidemic is a 1975 Australian semi-documentary about venereal disease directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It incorporates clinical case studies and sex health instruction interspersed with comedy sketches.

This cheaply printed poster in red, black and grey reads like a health public service announcement and includes a range of illustrated 1970s social stereotypes: the mistress, the businessman and the wife.

The bold, block text screaming 'Nobody Is Immune!!' (with two exclamation marks) is reminiscent of wartime posters aimed at stirring up public fear of a common enemy. It's a straightforward but eye-catching design with the woman looking wryly at the characters below.

You get the feeling that while the subject is important, Trenchard-Smith has made an entertaining rather than humourless educational film.

This is one of a set of eight French lobby cards for the Brian Trenchard-Smith 'Ozploitation' film Turkey Shoot (1982), renamed Les traqués de l'an 2000 (which directly translates to Hunted People of the Year 2000) for its release in France in 1983.

Turkey Shoot was set in the near future where 'social deviants' are sent to prison camps for re-education and a game of 'turkey shoot' is played out as the prisoners bid for their freedom in a deadly game of cat and mouse. 

The lobby card shows Jennifer (Carmen Duncan) tormenting prisoner Rita Daniels (Lynda Stoner). The image of the sadistic female overseer recalls women's prison movies of the 1950s and indicates that the film features action and violence between women as well as men.

This is one of a set of eight French lobby cards for the Brian Trenchard-Smith 'Ozploitation' film Turkey Shoot (1982), renamed Les traqués de l'an 2000 (which directly translates to Hunted People of the Year 2000) for its release in France in 1983.

Turkey Shoot was set in the near future where 'social deviants' are sent to prison camps for re-education and a game of 'turkey shoot' is played out as the prisoners bid for their freedom in a deadly game of cat and mouse. 

This lobby card features hero Paul Anders (Steve Railsback) running for his life from Chief Guard Ritter (Roger Ward) who is pointing a gun at him.

The photo works well in summarising the central premise of the film – unarmed prisoners pursued by sadistic guards and murdered for sport.

This is an oversize, full-colour Italian poster for Stunt Rock (1979), measuring 1.4 x 1.0 metres. The main image is rock band Sorcery in their onstage costumes.

The artwork on this poster is gloriously kitsch, reminiscent of glam rock band photos from the 1970s. The wizard bass player on the right seems a bizarre addition but refers to the movie's plot.

While the poster doesn't tell you much about the movie, it indicates that you can expect some trashy, good fun and is therefore an effective design.