Bill Forsyth 1353449 212727057 2008-05-16T00:02:49Z McM.bot 3453363 robot Adding: [[pl:Bill Forsyth]] '''Bill Forsyth''' (born [[July 29]], [[1946]], [[Glasgow]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[film director]] and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making. Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, ''That Sinking Feeling'', made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner [[Richard Demarco]]. The relative success of the film was carried to a higher level by his next film ''[[Gregory's Girl]]'' in 1981. This featured some of the same young actors, in particular [[John Gordon Sinclair]], as well as the acting debut of the singer [[Clare Grogan]]. The film was a major hit and won 'Best Screenplay' in that year's [[BAFTA]] Awards. He later wrote and directed the successful ''[[Local Hero]]'' for [[David Puttnam]]. It was rated in the top 100 films of the 1980s in a ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' magazine recap of the decade. Another notable Forsyth film is 1984's ''[[Comfort and Joy (1984 film)|Comfort and Joy]]''. When Puttnam went to Hollywood, Forsyth followed, but had limited success. The 1987 ''[[Housekeeping (novel)|Housekeeping]]'' was his first American film. Another movie, ''[[Being Human (film)|Being Human]]'', was shelved by the studio for four years after Puttnam was ousted. ''[[Gregory's Two Girls]]'' appeared as a sequel to ''Gregory's Girl'' in 2000, but received mixed reviews. ==Books== * Allan Hunter & Mark Astaire. ''Local Hero: the making of the film'' (1983). * 'Bill Forsyth: The Imperfect Anarchist' IN: ''From Limelight to Satellite: A Scottish Film Book'' (1990). ==Filmography== *''[[That Sinking Feeling]]'' (1980) *''[[Gregory's Girl]]'' (1981) *''Andrina'' (1981) *''[[Local Hero]]'' (1983) *''[[Comfort and Joy (1984 film)|Comfort and Joy]]'' (1984) *''[[Housekeeping (novel)|Housekeeping]]'' (1987) *''[[Breaking In]]'' (1989) *''[[Being Human (film)|Being Human]]'' (1993) *''[[Gregory's Two Girls]]'' (1999) ==External links== *{{imdb name| id=0287025 | name=Bill Forsyth }} * {{Screenonline name|id=514284|name=Bill Forsyth biography and filmography}} *[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/forsyth.html Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database] * [http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/def/forsyth.html 1985 interview & portrait] {{DEFAULTSORT:Forsyth, Bill}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Scottish film directors]] [[Category:People from Glasgow]] [[Category:Scottish screenwriters]] {{UK-film-bio-stub}} {{Scotland-bio-stub}} [[de:Bill Forsyth]] [[es:Bill Forsyth]] [[fr:Bill Forsyth]] [[pl:Bill Forsyth]]