Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Nacimiento : 1954-12-15, Liverpool, England, UK

Historia

Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but since the release and commercial failure of Walker, he has focused his career on independent movies of steadily declining budgets, championing the increased individual creative freedom that comes with lower production investment.

Perfil

Alex Cox

Películas

Mad God
Last Man
Sigue a The Assassin a través de un mundo imponente de almas torturadas, búnkeres decrépitos y monstruosidades miserables forjadas a partir de los horrores más primordiales de la mente subconsciente. Cada decorado, criatura y efigie de esta macabra obra maestra está hecho a mano y minuciosamente animado utilizando técnicas tradicionales de stop-motion. MAD GOD es una obra de amor, un testimonio del poder del valor creativo y un homenaje al arte atemporal de la animación stop-motion. Prepara tus ojos. Prepara tu espíritu. Prepárate para conocer a tu creador.
Quantum Cowboys
Fr. John Kino
Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician. The complex quantum time theory is blended with philosophical musings about art as the way we understand our history and memories, with gunfights, horses, dance halls, cacti, and saloons!
Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects
Self
Model-making backgrounds to BILL, THE GALACTIC HERO and TOMBSTONE RASHOMON
Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects
Director
Model-making backgrounds to BILL, THE GALACTIC HERO and TOMBSTONE RASHOMON
27: El club de los Malditos
Writer
Tras la muerte de un músico en circunstancias sospechosas, un investigador y una aficionada a la música analizan por qué las estrellas del rock a menudo mueren a los 27.
Fake News And How To Evade It
Director
A P.S.A. about the dangers of fake news.
Fake News And How To Evade It
Himself (Host)
A P.S.A. about the dangers of fake news.
Tombstone Rashomon
Producer
The Gunfight at the OK Corral only happened once, but has been tirelessly recreated in films, television shows and western towns ever since. No one has a monopoly on truth, and in Tombstone Rashomon, the truth is shared by six conflicting, yet historical perspectives. In doing so, the film’s narrative becomes prismatic and the result is perhaps the most comprehensive telling of the most important gunfight in American history. This is the Tombstone story told in the style of the Japanese classic Rashomon where we see history from several perspectives including that of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Kate, Ike Clanton, Colonel Hafford and Johnny Behan.
Tombstone Rashomon
Writer
The Gunfight at the OK Corral only happened once, but has been tirelessly recreated in films, television shows and western towns ever since. No one has a monopoly on truth, and in Tombstone Rashomon, the truth is shared by six conflicting, yet historical perspectives. In doing so, the film’s narrative becomes prismatic and the result is perhaps the most comprehensive telling of the most important gunfight in American history. This is the Tombstone story told in the style of the Japanese classic Rashomon where we see history from several perspectives including that of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Kate, Ike Clanton, Colonel Hafford and Johnny Behan.
Tombstone Rashomon
Director
The Gunfight at the OK Corral only happened once, but has been tirelessly recreated in films, television shows and western towns ever since. No one has a monopoly on truth, and in Tombstone Rashomon, the truth is shared by six conflicting, yet historical perspectives. In doing so, the film’s narrative becomes prismatic and the result is perhaps the most comprehensive telling of the most important gunfight in American history. This is the Tombstone story told in the style of the Japanese classic Rashomon where we see history from several perspectives including that of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Kate, Ike Clanton, Colonel Hafford and Johnny Behan.
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
Zero Tolerance
Director
The story of how Rudy Wurlitzer and Alex Cox worked on six drafts of a feature screenplay titled ZERO TOLERANCE, about the Contra War in Nicaragua...
Zero Tolerance
Himself
The story of how Rudy Wurlitzer and Alex Cox worked on six drafts of a feature screenplay titled ZERO TOLERANCE, about the Contra War in Nicaragua...
Bill the Galactic Hero
Director
Bill is a reluctant astronaut in a fascist society.
Bill the Galactic Hero
Screenplay
Bill is a reluctant astronaut in a fascist society.
Doc of the Dead
Dirigido por Alexander O. Philippe (The people versus George Lucas y The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus) y con las participaciones de Alex Cox, Simon Pegg, George A. Romero o Steven Scholzman, esta pieza analiza cómo el fenómeno zombie se ha popularizado en los últimos años en todo tipo de campos, como la literatura, las series o, incluso, la moda.
Scene Missing
Cinematography
The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).
Scene Missing
Writer
The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).
Scene Missing
Director
The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).
Repo Chick
Producer
As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles. Sequel to Alex Cox's 1984 cult film 'Repo Man.'
Repo Chick
Editor
As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles. Sequel to Alex Cox's 1984 cult film 'Repo Man.'
Repo Chick
Writer
As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles. Sequel to Alex Cox's 1984 cult film 'Repo Man.'
Repo Chick
Director
As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles. Sequel to Alex Cox's 1984 cult film 'Repo Man.'
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Narrator
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.
Dispatches from Nicaragua
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alex Cox's 1987 film WALKER.
Los crímenes de Oxford
Kalman
Un joven americano que estudia en Oxford descubre el cuerpo sin vida de su casera, una mujer que en su juventud había formado parte del equipo que descifró el Código Enigma de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Poco después, un profesor de lógica de la universidad recibe una nota en la que se advierte que ése es el primero de una serie de asesinatos. El estudiante y el profesor deciden investigar el caso, utilizando códigos matemáticos, para encontrar el patrón que sigue este asesino en serie. Basada en el libro "Oxford Murders" (Crímenes Imperceptibles), de Guillermo Martínez.
Searchers 2.0
Director
Comedy drama in which two actors who owe their entire careers to the Western genre seek revenge against a legendary screenwriter who once mistreated them on the set of an early film.
Repossessed
Producer
A conversation with Peter McCarthy, Alex Cox, and Jonathan Wacks about the 1984 film REPO MAN.
Repossessed
Himself
A conversation with Peter McCarthy, Alex Cox, and Jonathan Wacks about the 1984 film REPO MAN.
The Spaghetti West
Self
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
Rosario Tijeras
Donovan
Medellín, años 80. Historia de amor entre una hermosa y sensual sicaria de los cárteles de la droga, Rosario Tijeras, y dos jóvenes de la alta sociedad. Una historia de pasión y desenfreno en una ciudad asolada por el narcoterrorismo. Rosario Tijeras es una mujer para quien la muerte es la culminación del placer y el éxtasis.
I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!
Doctor
This is a forty-minute drama for schoolkids, broadcast by the BBC in Britain. There was an epidemic of Liverpool kids blowing up public telephone boxes with fireworks at the time, so we began with an incidence of that. (A.C)
I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!
Director
This is a forty-minute drama for schoolkids, broadcast by the BBC in Britain. There was an epidemic of Liverpool kids blowing up public telephone boxes with fireworks at the time, so we began with an incidence of that. (A.C)
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.)
The Wages of Sin
Self - Filmmaker
Segunda parte de una serie de tres documentales sobre el rodaje de «Érase una vez en el Oeste», la obra maestra del cineasta italiano Sergio Leone, estrenada en 1968. (Precedida por An Opera of Violence; seguida por Something to Do With Death).
An Opera of Violence
Self - Filmmaker
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)
Dominator
Bishop (voice)
After a civil war in Hell, Lucifer has been defeated and the Key to Hell is in Lord Desecrater's grasp. However, the rebellious Dominator has his own thoughts and keeps the Key to Hell away from Lord Desecrater and is forced to fight off his forces including three other demons - Decimator, Extricator and Lady Violator.
Revengers Tragedy
Duke's Driver
A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the revenge-obsessed Vindice, who has sworn to kill the evil Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered his one true love.
Revengers Tragedy
Director
A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the revenge-obsessed Vindice, who has sworn to kill the evil Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered his one true love.
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Writer
Documental sobre las películas de Emmanuelle, que analizan su realización y su impacto social y cultural.
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Director
Documental sobre las películas de Emmanuelle, que analizan su realización y su impacto social y cultural.
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Himself - Host
Documental sobre las películas de Emmanuelle, que analizan su realización y su impacto social y cultural.
La ley de Herodes
Gringo
En el año 1949 los habitantes de la localidad de San Pedro de los Saguaros decapitan de un machetazo a su alcalde cuando trataba de huir del pueblo con el dinero de las arcas municipales. El licenciado López, secretario del gobernador, decide nombrar a Juan Vargas, encargado de un basurero y antiguo militante del P.R.I., como nuevo alcalde hasta las próximas elecciones en las que él es firme aspirante a la gubernatura del estado. Vargas afronta su misión con las mejores intenciones, hasta que poco a poco va descubriendo los beneficios del poder y la corrupción.
Todo el poder
Cuervo
Tras ser asaltado en inumerables ocasiones, el documentalista Gabriel decide llegar hasta el fondo de las cosas investigando a un policía sospechoso que trabaja bajo las órdenes del comandante "Elvis" Quijano. Ayudado por Sofía, una versátil aspirante a actriz sin trabajo, Gabriel intentará desenredar una complicada red de corrupción que va más allá de lo que él imaginó en un principio.
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Narrator (voice)
A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Director
A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
Three Businessmen
Director
An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.
Three Businessmen
Frank King
An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Documentary focusing on the Japanese Godzilla, featuring interviews with such people as Director Jun Fukuda, the wide of the late Ishiro Honda and Alex Cox. This documentary incorporates footage from rare shows like "Ultra Q" and films like "King Kong Escapes".
Miedo y asco en Las Vegas
Screenplay
El periodista deportivo Raoul Duke y su abogado el doctor Gonzo van a Las Vegas para hacer un reportaje sobre una carrera de motos. Su descapotable rojo está equipado con todo tipo de fármacos estimulantes y un arsenal de hierbas dopantes. Esto les permitirá hacer un alucinado viaje, físico y mental, por la decadente América de los setenta.
Perdita Durango
Doyle
Romeo Dolorosa y su amante Perdita Durango rinden un siniestro culto, para el cual necesitan sacrificios humanos. En un itinerario físico-amoral con rumbo a Las Vegas secuestrarán a una pareja de jóvenes.
Rambler '65
Director
Hoping to hear his own song over the radio of his 1965 Rambler, Ben Vaughn tries to record an album in the car while his friend Bob is trying to repair it.
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
A brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on television.
The Winner
Director
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.
Floundering
Photographer
A disaffected and increasingly disturbed young man journeys through post-riot Los Angeles.
Death and the Compass
Commander Borges
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
Death and the Compass
Screenplay
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
Death and the Compass
Director
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
El patrullero
Director
A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
Camino de retorno
D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)
Tras presenciar un asesinato cometido por la mafia, una mujer ((Jodie Foster) será perseguida por un hombre (Dennis Hopper) que pretende eliminarla. Thriller de intriga realizado para la televisión por cable, dirigido por Dennis Hopper, pero firmado con el nombre de Allan Smithee, nombre ficticio que se utiliza cuando un director no desea que figure su nombre real en los títulos de crédito.
Walker (Una historia verdadera)
Editor
En 1853, el idealista William Walker (Ed Harris) es un médico, abogado y periodista que encabeza una cruenta y bárbara invasión de Nicaragua a petición de Cornelius Wanderbilt, un ambicioso capitalista. Apenas logrado su objetivo, Walker se autoproclamó presidente del país, guiado por la creencia de que los Estados Unidos tienen un derecho moral de ”proteger a nuestros vecinos de toda opresión”.
Walker (Una historia verdadera)
Director
En 1853, el idealista William Walker (Ed Harris) es un médico, abogado y periodista que encabeza una cruenta y bárbara invasión de Nicaragua a petición de Cornelius Wanderbilt, un ambicioso capitalista. Apenas logrado su objetivo, Walker se autoproclamó presidente del país, guiado por la creencia de que los Estados Unidos tienen un derecho moral de ”proteger a nuestros vecinos de toda opresión”.
Directos al infierno
A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)
Protagonizado por el líder de The Clash, Joe Strummer, la historia sigue a un grupo de ladrones de bancos que entierran su botín y se esconden en un pueblo desierto. Para su desgracia, pronto descubren que el pueblo, lejos de estar deshabitado, será el escenario para un desenlace -género obliga- repleto de disparos y cuerpos que caen.
Directos al infierno
Author
Protagonizado por el líder de The Clash, Joe Strummer, la historia sigue a un grupo de ladrones de bancos que entierran su botín y se esconden en un pueblo desierto. Para su desgracia, pronto descubren que el pueblo, lejos de estar deshabitado, será el escenario para un desenlace -género obliga- repleto de disparos y cuerpos que caen.
Directos al infierno
Director
Protagonizado por el líder de The Clash, Joe Strummer, la historia sigue a un grupo de ladrones de bancos que entierran su botín y se esconden en un pueblo desierto. Para su desgracia, pronto descubren que el pueblo, lejos de estar deshabitado, será el escenario para un desenlace -género obliga- repleto de disparos y cuerpos que caen.
England's Glory
Interviewee
A humorous documentary on the making of Alex Cox's punk biopic SID AND NANCY. Features exclusive behind the scenes production and commentaries from Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Eric Fellner and more...
England's Glory
Producer
A humorous documentary on the making of Alex Cox's punk biopic SID AND NANCY. Features exclusive behind the scenes production and commentaries from Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Eric Fellner and more...
Sid y Nancy
Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)
En enero de 1978, tras su éxito en Inglaterra, la banda de punk rock Sex Pistols se aventura en su gira por el sur de Estados Unidos. El temperamental bajista Sid Vicious es obligado por sus compañeros de banda y su manager a viajar sin su problemática novia, Nancy Spungen, que se reunirá con él en Nueva York. Cuando la banda se disuelve y Sid comienza su carrera en solitario en una ciudad hostil, la turbulenta pareja cae definitivamente en las profundidades de la adicción a las drogas, un último viaje sin retorno.
Sid y Nancy
Screenplay
En enero de 1978, tras su éxito en Inglaterra, la banda de punk rock Sex Pistols se aventura en su gira por el sur de Estados Unidos. El temperamental bajista Sid Vicious es obligado por sus compañeros de banda y su manager a viajar sin su problemática novia, Nancy Spungen, que se reunirá con él en Nueva York. Cuando la banda se disuelve y Sid comienza su carrera en solitario en una ciudad hostil, la turbulenta pareja cae definitivamente en las profundidades de la adicción a las drogas, un último viaje sin retorno.
Sid y Nancy
Director
En enero de 1978, tras su éxito en Inglaterra, la banda de punk rock Sex Pistols se aventura en su gira por el sur de Estados Unidos. El temperamental bajista Sid Vicious es obligado por sus compañeros de banda y su manager a viajar sin su problemática novia, Nancy Spungen, que se reunirá con él en Nueva York. Cuando la banda se disuelve y Sid comienza su carrera en solitario en una ciudad hostil, la turbulenta pareja cae definitivamente en las profundidades de la adicción a las drogas, un último viaje sin retorno.
Scarred
Porno Stud
A 16 year old girl turns to prostitution to support her baby and encounters a treacherous underworld of pimps, hookers and johns while doing her best to maintain her hopes and dignity.
Repo Man (El recuperador)
Carwash Attendant
Otto, un joven que acaba de perder su trabajo, decide que quiere vivir todo tipo de aventuras. Casualmente, se verá implicado en una investigación del gobierno sobre una extraña sustancia que provoca extraños efectos en aquellos que la observan.
Repo Man (El recuperador)
Writer
Otto, un joven que acaba de perder su trabajo, decide que quiere vivir todo tipo de aventuras. Casualmente, se verá implicado en una investigación del gobierno sobre una extraña sustancia que provoca extraños efectos en aquellos que la observan.
Repo Man (El recuperador)
Director
Otto, un joven que acaba de perder su trabajo, decide que quiere vivir todo tipo de aventuras. Casualmente, se verá implicado en una investigación del gobierno sobre una extraña sustancia que provoca extraños efectos en aquellos que la observan.
The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom
Voice characterizations (voice)
Animated version of the Ogden Nash poem.
Sleep Is for Sissies
Writer
A broke Brit tries to pick-up girls, earn some money and navigate Los Angeles.
Sleep Is for Sissies
Director
A broke Brit tries to pick-up girls, earn some money and navigate Los Angeles.
Sleep Is for Sissies
Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)
A broke Brit tries to pick-up girls, earn some money and navigate Los Angeles.