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Mike Hodges(1932-2022)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Mike Hodges in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
Mike Hodges was born on 29 July 1932 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Get Carter (1971) and Black Rainbow (1989). He was previously married to Carol Laws and Jean Alexandrov. He died on 17 December 2022 in Dorset, England, UK.
BornJuly 29, 1932
DiedDecember 17, 2022(90)
BornJuly 29, 1932
DiedDecember 17, 2022(90)
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Mike Hodges in A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Mike Hodges in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
Dino De Laurentiis, Mike Hodges, and Lorenzo Semple Jr. in Flash Gordon (1980)

Known for

Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Director
  • 1980
Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971)
Get Carter
7.3
  • Director
  • 1971
Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
Black Rainbow
5.9
  • Director
  • 1989
The Terminal Man (1974)
The Terminal Man
5.6
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1974

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Director

  • All at Sea
    • Post-production
  • Murder by Numbers
  • Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003)
    Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
    • (segment Body Language)
  • Malcolm McDowell, Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Clive Owen in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  • Clive Owen in Croupier (1998)
    Croupier
  • Dandelion Dead (1994)
    Dandelion Dead
  • The Healer
  • Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
    Black Rainbow
  • Mickey Rourke, Alan Bates, and Bob Hoskins in A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
    A Prayer for the Dying
  • Florida Straits (1986)
    Florida Straits
  • Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)
    The Hitchhiker
    • (as Michael Hodges)
  • Morons from Outer Space (1985)
    Morons from Outer Space
  • Red Hot Rock (1984)
    Red Hot Rock
    • (segment Body Language)
  • Squaring the Circle (1984)
    Squaring the Circle
  • Missing Pieces (1983)
    Missing Pieces
  • Queen: Body Language (1982)
    Queen: Body Language

Producer

  • The Terminal Man (1974)
    The Terminal Man
  • ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
  • Murray Melvin in The Tyrant King (1968)
    The Tyrant King
  • Orson Welles in Tempo (1961)
    Tempo
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
  • Sound??
  • David, Moffett, and Ornette: The Ornette Coleman Trio

Writer

  • All at Sea
    • Post-production
  • The Lifeforce Experiment (1994)
    The Lifeforce Experiment
  • Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
    Black Rainbow
  • Missing Pieces (1983)
    Missing Pieces
  • Damien: Omen II (1978)
    Damien: Omen II
    • (as Michael Hodges)
  • The Terminal Man (1974)
    The Terminal Man
  • Pulp (1972)
    Pulp
  • Geoffrey Bayldon and Gillian Bailey in The Frighteners (1972)
    The Frighteners
  • Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971)
    Get Carter
  • ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse

Personal details

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    • July 29, 1932
    • Bristol, England, UK
    • December 17, 2022
    • Dorset, England, UK(heart failure)
    • 2004 - December 17, 2022 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was the original director of Damien: Omen II (1978). During three weeks of shooting, Hodges left the film as a result of creative differences. His replacement was Don Taylor. Hodges directed the military scenes and the factory scenes.
  • Quotes
    A film is alive. You shouldn't stifle it. You should never over art-direct, over conceive, over research, or walk in with an exact idea of how things should be done.
    • Get Carter
      (1971)
      £7,000

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