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Anthony Hickox(1959-2023)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Anthony Hickox in Exodus to Shanghai (2015)
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Last Run (2001)
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Anthony (Tony), started as a club promoter in London in the early eighties and financed his first short 'rock-a-bye baby' by holding an event at Le'quipe Anglaise, where all the door money went to finance the film. In fact, when it was finished it was the clubs owner Shariffi who showed it to producer Micheal White (Rocky horror show) who was so impressed, he gave Tony a one way ticket to L.A.saying don't come back until you have made it. Tony didn't return for eight years.

in L.A. Tony famously met the producer of 'Waxwork', Staffan Ahrenberg, when he crashed into the back of his car in the motel they were both staying at on Fairfax. Tony, broke at the time, talked Staffan into letting him pay for the damage by writing him a script for $3000 only. Staffan agreed, but wouldn't pay a penny until it was delivered. Tony wrote it in three days. Waxwork.

The script then did the rounds getting turned down by every studio, until an independent, Vestron was the only one left. They turned it down two days before Christmas. it was over the vacation that their friend, producer Mark Burg (Saw), said he couldn't believe that Dan Ireland (the head of the studio) wouldn't have loved it. It turns out he hadn't read it, it never made it past the readers.

The first day after the vacation, Mark sent 'Waxwork' to Dan himself, the rest, as they say, is horror movie history.
BornJanuary 30, 1959
DiedOctober 9, 2023(64)
BornJanuary 30, 1959
DiedOctober 9, 2023(64)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Waxwork (1988)
Waxwork
6.1
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1988
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
5.5
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1992
Katherine Heigl and Stephen Moyer in Prince Valiant (1997)
Prince Valiant
5.1
  • Director
  • 1997
Natalie Press in Knife Edge (2009)
Knife Edge
4.5
  • Director
  • 2009

Credits

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Director



  • Silent Kill
    • Director
    • Pre-production



  • Bianca Trudean in Alice (2021)
    Alice
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Infamous Six (2020)
    Infamous Six
    4.3
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Underdogs Rising (2019)
    Underdogs Rising
    • Director
    • 2019
  • David Lipper, Markus von Lingen, Yaara Benbenishty, and Jahni Raz in Exodus to Shanghai (2015)
    Exodus to Shanghai
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Anthony Hickox and Caitlin Fowler in Breakdown (2013)
    Breakdown
    3.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Natalie Press in Knife Edge (2009)
    Knife Edge
    4.5
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Steven Seagal in Submerged (2005)
    Submerged
    3.7
    Video
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Vivica A. Fox, Vinnie Jones, Breckin Meyer, and Eddie Griffin in Blast (2004)
    Blast
    4.7
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Shoot Me! (2003)
    Shoot Me!
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Consequence (2003)
    Consequence
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Armand Assante in Federal Protection (2002)
    Federal Protection
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Armand Assante in Last Run (2001)
    Last Run
    5.0
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Contaminated Man (2000)
    Contaminated Man
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Dolph Lundgren in Jill Rips (2000)
    Jill Rips
    3.9
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Storm Catcher (1999)
    Storm Catcher
    4.1
    • Director (as Tony Hickox)
    • 1999

Actor



  • The Jackal Always Rings Twice (2022)
    The Jackal Always Rings Twice
    Short
    • Interpol Agent
    • 2022
  • Last Tango in Constanta (2022)
    Last Tango in Constanta
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Interpol Agent
    • 2022
  • David Lipper, Markus von Lingen, Yaara Benbenishty, and Jahni Raz in Exodus to Shanghai (2015)
    Exodus to Shanghai
    6.0
    • Commander Fleming
    • 2015
  • Olivia Hallinan in Love by Design (2014)
    Love by Design
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Bruno
    • 2014
  • Anthony Hickox and Caitlin Fowler in Breakdown (2013)
    Breakdown
    3.6
    Short
    • 2013
  • Vivica A. Fox, Vinnie Jones, Breckin Meyer, and Eddie Griffin in Blast (2004)
    Blast
    4.7
    • Tony (as Tony Hickox)
    • 2004
  • Armand Assante in Federal Protection (2002)
    Federal Protection
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Hitman #1 (as Tony Hickox)
    • 2002
  • Armand Assante in Last Run (2001)
    Last Run
    5.0
    • Riley Chapin
    • 2001
  • Storm Catcher (1999)
    Storm Catcher
    4.1
    • Agent Load (as Tony Hickox)
    • 1999
  • The Gardener (1998)
    The Gardener
    3.6
    • Del
    • 1998
  • Katherine Heigl and Stephen Moyer in Prince Valiant (1997)
    Prince Valiant
    5.1
    • Prince Gawain
    • 1997
  • Edward James Olmos in Hollywood Confidential (1997)
    Hollywood Confidential
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Waiter
    • 1997
  • Johnathon Schaech, Mili Avital, and Naomi Campbell in Invasion of Privacy (1996)
    Invasion of Privacy
    4.9
    • Father Figure
    • 1996
  • Daniel Cerny in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
    Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
    4.3
    • Hans (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry in The Granny (1995)
    The Granny
    5.0
    Video
    • Frederick
    • 1995

Writer



  • Silent Kill
    • Writer
    • Pre-production



  • Bianca Trudean in Alice (2021)
    Alice
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Anthony Hickox and Caitlin Fowler in Breakdown (2013)
    Breakdown
    3.6
    Short
    • writer
    • 2013
  • Prisoners of the Sun (2013)
    Prisoners of the Sun
    3.7
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Natalie Press in Knife Edge (2009)
    Knife Edge
    4.5
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Steven Seagal in Submerged (2005)
    Submerged
    3.7
    Video
    • written by
    • 2005
  • Shoot Me! (2003)
    Shoot Me!
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Armand Assante in Last Run (2001)
    Last Run
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • Katherine Heigl and Stephen Moyer in Prince Valiant (1997)
    Prince Valiant
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1997
  • Alexander Godunov in Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
    Waxwork II: Lost in Time
    5.4
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
    Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
    6.0
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Waxwork (1988)
    Waxwork
    6.1
    • written by
    • 1988

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Last Run
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Anthony L.V. Hickox
  • Born
    • January 30, 1959
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 9, 2023
    • Bucharest, Romania(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Madalina Anea(his death)
  • Parents
      Douglas Hickox
  • Relatives
      J. Arthur Rank(Great Grandparent)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews

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    Great-grandson of Lord J. Arthur Rank, founder of the British film industry.
  • Quotes
    Bruce Campbell is great in Sundown [Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)]. Bruce Campbell doing Van Helsing you can't really beat.
  • Trademark
      Has a unique visual style. Often uses a dual-focus technique in which one person's face would take up most the screen in profile, with another person shown on the other half of the screen in the background.

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