Alex Cox

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.

Works

Quantum Cowboys

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!

Release Date:2023-10-14

Character:Fr. John Kino

Vote Count:2

Eventos en El Campo

A short western picture by Alex Cox.

Release Date:2023-07-13

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Mad God

A figure known as "The Assassin" descends from the heavens into a nightmarish pit full of monsters, titans, and cruelty.

Release Date:2021-09-17

Character:Last Man

Vote Count:425

Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects

Model-making backgrounds to BILL, THE GALACTIC HERO and TOMBSTONE RASHOMON

Release Date:2021-07-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Self

27: The Cursed Club

Following the death of a musician under suspicious circumstances, a researcher and a music fan examine why rock stars often die at 27.

Release Date:2018-01-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:23

Fake News And How To Evade It

A P.S.A. about the dangers of fake news.

Release Date:2017-08-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Himself (Host)

The Curse of the Dragon Sword

Alex Cox presents, a Kung Fu adventure following a father and daughter duo as they seek to reforge the mythic Dragon Sword in order to exact revenge on a powerful warrior.

Release Date:2017-05-05

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Character:Blacksmith

Vote Count:2

Tombstone Rashomon

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.

Release Date:2017-04-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.

Release Date:2016-06-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

Zero Tolerance

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...

Release Date:2015-07-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Himself

Bill the Galactic Hero

Bill is a reluctant astronaut in a fascist society.

Release Date:2014-12-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Doc of the Dead

The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.

Release Date:2014-03-10

Character:Self

Vote Count:47

Scene Missing

The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).

Release Date:2012-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:3

Repo Chick

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.'

Release Date:2009-09-09

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Professor

Vote Count:18

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

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.

Release Date:2008-08-03

Character:Narrator

Vote Count:12

Dispatches from Nicaragua

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alex Cox's 1987 film WALKER.

Release Date:2008-02-19

Vote Count:1

The Oxford Murders

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

Release Date:2008-01-18

Character:Kalman

Vote Count:648

Searchers 2.0

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.

Release Date:2007-08-31

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Entrepreneur

Vote Count:6

A Wonderful World

A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.

Release Date:2006-03-17

Character:Maestro de Ceremonias

Vote Count:98

Repossessed

A conversation with Peter McCarthy, Alex Cox, and Jonathan Wacks about the 1984 film REPO MAN.

Release Date:2006-01-24

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Character:Himself

Vote Count:1

The Spaghetti West

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.

Release Date:2005-09-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:3

Rosario Tijeras

Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy womanizer, and his best friend, Antonio, at a nightclub, and starts an affair with Emilio despite Antonio's growing feelings for her. But circumstances bring her closer to Antonio, until her past catches up with her in a devastating way.

Release Date:2005-08-12

Character:Donovan

Vote Count:90

I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!

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)

Release Date:2004-07-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Doctor

An Opera of Violence

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.)

Release Date:2003-11-18

Character:Self - Filmmaker

Vote Count:3

The Wages of Sin

Second 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 An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.)

Release Date:2003-11-18

Character:Self - Filmmaker

Vote Count:5

Something to Do with Death

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.)

Release Date:2003-11-18

Character:Self - Filmmaker

Vote Count:2

Dominator

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.

Release Date:2003-03-03

Character:Bishop (voice)

Vote Count:2

Revengers Tragedy

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.

Release Date:2002-08-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Duke's Driver

Vote Count:12

The Private Detective Mike

Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.

Release Date:2002-07-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:5

Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.

Release Date:2001-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Himself - Host

Vote Count:6

Todo el poder

Gabriel is a filmmaker in Mexico City, where he is a victim of crime and violence sometimes even three times a day. This is a black comedy that shows the extreme situation Mexico City is suffering as far as crime is concerned, and the tension the city and it's inhabitants live day after day.

Release Date:2000-01-21

Character:Cuervo

Vote Count:31

Herod's Law

In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.

Release Date:1999-11-09

Character:Gringo

Vote Count:181

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.

Release Date:1999-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Narrator (voice)

Vote Count:4

Three Businessmen

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.

Release Date:1998-10-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Frank King

Vote Count:6

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".

Release Date:1998-07-11

Vote Count:9

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Release Date:1998-05-19

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:4643

Dance with the Devil

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.

Release Date:1997-10-31

Character:Doyle

Vote Count:199

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

A brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on television.

Release Date:1997-01-19

Character:Himself

Vote Count:1

The Winner

A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.

Release Date:1996-09-13

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

Floundering

A disaffected and increasingly disturbed young man journeys through post-riot Los Angeles.

Release Date:1994-11-04

Character:Photographer

Vote Count:18

The Queen of the Night

The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary biography"). Lucha Reyes was an unconventional, and sexually liberated woman, most famous for her "cancion ranchera" style singing. Her story begins in 1939, where at 33 she still lived at home with her mother, Dona Victora, the madame of a renowned Mexico City whorehouse. Lucha marries the liberal Pedro Calderon and then buys a beggar's daughter. She becomes the mother to this child, Luzma. Lucha craves lasting love like junkies crave heroin. But for her loyal daughter, she never finds it and in the end no one can help her.

Release Date:1994-09-07

Character:Klaus Eder

Vote Count:8

Cuentos de Borges

Release Date:1993-05-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Commander Borges

Episode Count:1

Death and the Compass

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.)

Release Date:1992-08-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Commander Borges

Vote Count:12

Highway Patrolman

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.

Release Date:1991-12-28

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

Vote Count:20

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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.

Release Date:1990-12-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Catchfire

A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

Release Date:1990-04-03

Character:D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)

Vote Count:93

Moviedrome

Cult films receive interesting introductions from an expert, before the entire film is screened.

Release Date:1988-05-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:

Episode Count:82

Vote Count:1

Walker

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

Release Date:1987-12-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:74

Straight to Hell

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee.

Release Date:1987-06-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)

Vote Count:38

England's Glory

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...

Release Date:1987-01-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Character:Interviewee

Vote Count:1

Sid and Nancy

January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.

Release Date:1986-09-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)

Vote Count:515

Scarred

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.

Release Date:1984-07-05

Character:Porno Stud

Vote Count:1

Repo Man

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

Release Date:1984-03-02

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Carwash Attendant

Vote Count:612

The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom

Animated version of the Ogden Nash poem.

Release Date:1981-01-01

Character:Voice characterizations (voice)

Vote Count:1

Sleep Is for Sissies

A broke Brit tries to pick-up girls, earn some money and navigate Los Angeles.

Release Date:1980-09-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)

Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer

Picking up after Otto boarded his trusty 1967 Chevy Malibu to journey across the infinities of time and space (during which time he has aged exactly 90 minutes), "Repo Man 2" will deliver an enthralling mix of punk energy, existential comedy, and unconventional storytelling, navigating the absurd and chaotic world of repo men into a new age of nuclear brinkmanship and driverless cars.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer