Brian Grant

Brian Grant

b. 1950 (age 76)
Director Writer

Brian Grant is a noted British music video and television director and producer, he co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet He started his career as a cameraman and went to become a noted music video director, he also shot many movies and television series. He is famous for directing episodes of British television series including As If, Hex, Doctor Who, Party Animals, Sinchronicity, Britannia High, Highlander, Queen of Swords, Clocking Off, New Tricks. He has also directed many commercials and notable music videos through the 1980s for Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Tina Turner and Duran Duran. His video for Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", won the 25th Annual Grammy Award for Best Video of the Year. He is best known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard For The Money", the video would be nominated for MTV awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling MTV station. The video remains a tribute to women around the world. He was also hired to direct her 1983 HBO concert "A Hot Summers Night...", after that he was in high demand as music video director. He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston's videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987).

Known For

Filmography

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Video Killed the Radio Star
2021 Director Writer
Lennon's Last Weekend
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★ 6.4
Lennon's Last Weekend
2020 Director Writer
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Video Killed the Radio Star
2018 Director Writer
The Worst Witch
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★ 7.1
The Worst Witch
2017 Director
The Last Lennon Interview
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★ 6.7
The Last Lennon Interview
2015 Director Writer Cinematographer
Our Girl
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★ 7.6
Our Girl
2013 Director
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Deadinburgh, Enlightenment Cafe
2013 Director
Sinbad
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★ 6.3
Sinbad
2012 Director
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Project Lotus
2010 Director
Video Killed the Radio Star
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★ 6.6
Video Killed the Radio Star
2009 Self Director
Britannia High
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★ 5.7
Britannia High
2008 Director
Party Animals
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★ 7.6
Party Animals
2007 Director
Life Is Wild
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★ 6.7
Life Is Wild
2007 Director
Waterloo Road
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★ 7.2
Waterloo Road
2006 Director
Sinchronicity
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★ 8.3
Sinchronicity
2006 Director
Doctor Who
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★ 8.5
Doctor Who
2005 Director
Hex
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★ 7.0
Hex
2004 Director
Gladiatress
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★ 4.2
Gladiatress
2004 Director
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★ 6.7
Love Bytes
2004 Director
New Tricks
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★ 8.0
New Tricks
2003 Director
As If
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★ 7.7
As If
2002 Director
As If
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★ 8.1
As If
2001 Director
Clocking Off
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★ 7.7
Clocking Off
2000 Director
Queen of Swords
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★ 7.0
Queen of Swords
2000 Director
The Cyberstalking
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★ 4.8
The Cyberstalking
1999 Director
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
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★ 6.8
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999 Director
Highlander: The Raven
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★ 5.3
Highlander: The Raven
1998 Director
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
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★ 5.8
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998 Director
Second Noah
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★ 7.6
Second Noah
1996 Director
The Immortals
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★ 5.5
The Immortals
1995 Director
Bugs
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★ 7.0
Bugs
1995 Director
Sensation
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★ 5.1
Sensation
1994 Director
Day of Reckoning
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★ 5.8
Day of Reckoning
1994 Director
Complex of Fear
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★ 5.3
Complex of Fear
1993 Director
Red Shoe Diaries
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★ 5.8
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 Director
Mann & Machine
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★ 7.6
Mann & Machine
1992 Director
Love Kills
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★ 4.7
Love Kills
1991 Director
Sweet Poison
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★ 6.0
Sweet Poison
1991 Director
She-Wolf of London
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★ 7.2
She-Wolf of London
1990 Director
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VH1 to One: Whitney Houston
1990 Director
Olivia Down Under
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★ 8.6
Olivia Down Under
1988 Director Writer
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Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
1986 Director Writer
The Hitchhiker
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★ 6.7
The Hitchhiker
1983 Director
Olivia
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★ 9.0
Olivia
1983 Director
Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night
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★ 8.6
Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night
1983 Director
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Landscape: My Name Is Norman Bates
1982 Director Writer
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No Room for Ravers
Director Writer
Darkman
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Darkman
Director