The McHenry Brothers are Edward Alexander McHenry (born August 25, 1983) and Rory Patrick McHenry (born 14 July 1987), known professionally as the McHenry Brothers, are British film directors and screenwriters.
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Nokia N8 Action Film - The Commuter Starring Pamela Anderson & Dev Patel
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Closing to Heart and Soul (1988 - with Doug McHenry Film, Giggling Goose and Castle Rock logos)
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Wacky 1934 Ritz Brothers Comedy
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Personal life
Edward and Rory are the eldest of four sons whose father, David McHenry is a production designer and mother, Maureen Bennett is an actress.[1] Edward and Rory grew up in London and then Gloucestershire. They started collaborating on short films at a very young age and produced a trilogy of short films called A Baptism of Fire using action figures.[2] Edward studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing at Oxford University.
Work
Their debut feature Jackboots on Whitehall,[3] a World War II comedy with puppets starring Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike and Timothy Spall, premiered at the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival[4] in May 2010 and opened the 2010 London Raindance Film festival[5]
In October 2010 the brothers completed The Commuter[6] , a short film starring Dev Patel, Charles Dance, Ed Westwick and Pamela Anderson. The Commuter was shot in HD using the Nokia N8 smartphone[7]
In 2016 they penned the action film The Marine 5: Battleground,[8] for WWE Studios. It is the fifth installment of The Marine franchise and sees Mike "The Miz" Mizanin reprise his role as Jake Carter, now working as an EMT back stateside after fulfilling his duties in the Middle East. While responding to a call, Carter finds himself protecting a man from a biker gang ruthlessly trying to attack him. The film is set to be released in 2017.
Awards and nominations
Won
- 2010 Sitges Film Festival 'Gertie' Award - "Best Animated Feature Film" - Jackboots On Whitehall
Nominated
- 2010 British Independent Film Awards - "Raindance Award" - Jackboots On Whitehall
Special mention
- 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival - Best of British Category - Jackboots On Whitehall
Filmography
- Jackboots on Whitehall (2010; a.k.a. Nazi Invasion: Team Europe)
- The Commuter (2010)
- The Marine 5: Battleground (2016)
References
- ^ "Interview! We talk to Jackboots on Whitehall directors the McHenry Bros. – Best For Film - Film reviews and movie news". Bestforfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Film, Total. "Puppet love for Jackboots On Whitehall". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "IMDb Profile of Jackboots on Whitehall". IMDb. 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Edinburgh Film Festival premiere of Jackboots on Whitehall". Archived from the original on 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Raindance Film Festival".
- ^ "Nokia Entertainment's announcement of full film". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Metro's Interview With the McHenry Brothers". 28 September 2010.
- ^ "IMDb Profile of The Marine 5: Battleground". IMDb. 25 April 2017.
External links
- Edward McHenry at the Internet Movie Database
- Rory McHenry at the Internet Movie Database
- The Commuter - The short film
This page was last edited on 18 October 2023, at 06:30