<p>Christopher Monger, a Welsh native, was fresh off the Miramax release of his film <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-englishman-who-went-up-a-hill-but-came-down-a-mountain/umc.cmc.4g6bywqqp7hudv24wwh8d18h9?action=play" target="_blank"><i>The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain</i></a> starring Hugh Grant. His next project was to shoot in a small town in Wales, and producer Ted Hope felt it was a sure thing. <i>The Amateur Pornographer</i> was nearly made with a young <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722629/" target="_blank">Matthew Rhys</a> and later got traction at HBO, with one note: Could the film be set in the United States instead of Wales? <br /><br />Christopher Monger <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003355/" target="_blank">IMDB</a></p><p>Ted Hope’s Substack “<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tedhope.substack.com/" target="_blank">Hope for Film</a>”</p><p>Check out our curated <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://letterboxd.com/filmsnotmade/list/films-not-made-episode-6-amateur-photographer/edit/" target="_blank">Letterboxd List </a>for some New York mid 90s indie classics to go with our Ted Hope-Good Machine vibe.</p><p>We have merch! Buy our awesome <i>Films Not Made</i> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cutawaymerch.store/products/films-not-made-signature-mug" target="_blank">signature mug</a> or <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cutawaymerch.store/products/films-not-made-vintage-white-t-shirt" target="_blank">100% cotton t-shirt</a>.</p><p>Go to <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://filmsnotmade.com/" target="_blank">FilmsNotMade</a> for the all transcripts and more.</p><p>Follow the show on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@FilmsNotMade" target="_blank">YouTube@filmsnotemade</a></p><p>Subscribe to our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@filmsnotmade" target="_blank">Substack@filmsnotmade</a></p>

Films Not Made

Films Not Made

The Amateur Pornographer with Chris Monger and Ted Hope

APR 28, 202665 MIN
Films Not Made

The Amateur Pornographer with Chris Monger and Ted Hope

APR 28, 202665 MIN

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<p>Christopher Monger, a Welsh native, was fresh off the Miramax release of his film <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-englishman-who-went-up-a-hill-but-came-down-a-mountain/umc.cmc.4g6bywqqp7hudv24wwh8d18h9?action=play" target="_blank"><i>The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain</i></a> starring Hugh Grant. His next project was to shoot in a small town in Wales, and producer Ted Hope felt it was a sure thing. <i>The Amateur Pornographer</i> was nearly made with a young <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722629/" target="_blank">Matthew Rhys</a> and later got traction at HBO, with one note: Could the film be set in the United States instead of Wales? <br /><br />Christopher Monger <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003355/" target="_blank">IMDB</a></p><p>Ted Hope’s Substack “<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tedhope.substack.com/" target="_blank">Hope for Film</a>”</p><p>Check out our curated <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://letterboxd.com/filmsnotmade/list/films-not-made-episode-6-amateur-photographer/edit/" target="_blank">Letterboxd List </a>for some New York mid 90s indie classics to go with our Ted Hope-Good Machine vibe.</p><p>We have merch! Buy our awesome <i>Films Not Made</i> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cutawaymerch.store/products/films-not-made-signature-mug" target="_blank">signature mug</a> or <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cutawaymerch.store/products/films-not-made-vintage-white-t-shirt" target="_blank">100% cotton t-shirt</a>.</p><p>Go to <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://filmsnotmade.com/" target="_blank">FilmsNotMade</a> for the all transcripts and more.</p><p>Follow the show on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@FilmsNotMade" target="_blank">YouTube@filmsnotemade</a></p><p>Subscribe to our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@filmsnotmade" target="_blank">Substack@filmsnotmade</a></p>