Biography
John Trent (1935, London - June 3, 1983, Snelgrove, Ontario, Canada) was a British-born Canadian film director. He directed such films as Homer, Middle Age Crazy, and It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. Before working in feature films, Trent worked in Canadian television in the 1960s, directing episodes of such popular CBC series as Quentin Durgens, M.P. and Wojeck, based on the career of the controversial Dr. Morton Shulman, then Toronto’s chief coroner. In addition to producing his own films, his company Quadrant Films also produced such fare as Bob Clark's vampire horror film Deathdream. Trent died in a road accident while returning from delivering his son, who was the Ontario Under 16 show-jumping champion, to an event. He was killed by a police car which came around a bend on the wrong side, and hit his compact Cadillac head-on.
Directed 11
1980s
- 1984
Best Revenge
Director
- 1980
Middle Age Crazy
Director
The Phoenix Team
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
For the Record
Director
- 1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Director
- 1974
- 1970
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
Director
Homer
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Bushbaby
Director
Produced 4
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
The Bushbaby
Producer
Wrote 3
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Writer
- 1974