Anthony Hickox (born 30th January 1959) is an English

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, producer, actor and

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. He is best known for his work in the

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, with films like '' Waxwork'' and its

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, '' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'', '' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'', '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'', and '' Warlock: The Armageddon''. He directed a 1997 film adaptation of the long-running ''

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'' comic strip starring Stephen Moyer as the eponymous character. His visual style often uses a dual-focus technique in which one person's face takes up most of the screen in profile, with another person shown on the other half of the screen in the background.

Biography

Anthony "Tony" Hickox was born in 1959 in

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to a family of filmmakers. He is the eldest son of the director

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and

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-winning editor Anne V. Coates and elder brother of editor Emma E. Hickox and James D.R. Hickox. He is also the great nephew of Lord J. Arthur Rank who controlled the British film industry for many years. After starting as a club promoter in London, he came to LA in 1986 and became a writer and director during the late 1980s. He then started directing action movies after a list of 1990s horror films including the third entry in the ''Hellraiser'' series. This led to

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hiring him to make its first action/horror, ''Full Eclipse'', which spawned the Friday night action slot that lasted over 5 years and to which Hickox made several more contributions. At the same time, he continued his deal at

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where he shot pilots for Extreme, ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. After working with

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and

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on '' Contaminated Man'', he went on to direct

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and Stephen Moyer in a feature-length adaptation of the ''

'' comic strip. The film was described by one of its actors,

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, as "a disaster from start to finish" which was "premiered, panned and bombed". He blames this on Hickox, who he says "seemed intent on partying all night long and giving roles to his friends." He then directed

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in ''Submerged'' and

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in ''Blast'', which made over $15 million each via a

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release. In 2008, he completed the British horror movie ''Knife Edge''. In 2019, he completed ''Underdogs Rising'' with

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and ''Infamous 6'' which shot in Hong Kong, for PopLife Global owned by Ex Chatman of Disney China. He was on the board of directors of the now-dissolved film distribution company

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run by Peter Hoffman, the ex-chairman of Carolco and the production company Medient Studios run by Indian film producer Manu Kumaran. He is known as a maverick filmmaker often at odds with his producers. He married Romanian actress Madalina Anea. He is working on a

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biopic and ''Zombie Bride'' shooting in Spain.

Filmography

Feature films

*'' Waxwork'' (1988) *'' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989) *'' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'' (1992) *'' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' (1992) *''

Full Eclipse ''Full Eclipse'' is a 1993 science fiction crime film directed by Anthony Hickox. Starring Mario Van Peebles and Bruce Payne, the story is set in Los Angeles where the police department has assembled a unique squad of officers who possess the abi ...

'' (1993) *'' Warlock: The Armageddon'' (1993) *''

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *''

'' (1997) *''

Storm Catcher ''Storm Catcher'' is a 1999 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Tony Hickox, who also co-stars in the film. New Zealand model and actress Kylie Bax debuts as Jessica Holloway. The film tells the story of a renegade gener ...

'' (1999) *''

Jill Rips ''Jill Rips'' (also known as ''Jill the Ripper'' and ''Tied Up'') is a 2000 Canadian-American film directed by Anthony Hickox starring Dolph Lundgren, based on a 1987 novel in Scotland, novel by Scottish writer Frederic Lindsay. Plot Matt Sorens ...

'' (2000) *'' Contaminated Man'' (2000) *''

Last Run ''Last Run'' is a 2001 British-German action film, directed by Anthony Hickox, starring Armand Assante and Jürgen Prochnow. Cast *Armand Assante as Frank Banner *Jürgen Prochnow as Andrus Bukarin *Ornella Muti as Danny * Corey Johnson as Jo ...

'' (2001) *''Federal Protection'' (2002) *''Consequence'' (2003) *''

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'' (2004) *'' Submerged'' (2005) *'' Knife Edge'' (2008) *''Exodus to Shanghai'' (2015) *''Underdogs Rising'' (2017) *''Infamous 6'' (2019)

Television

*''

'' episode 3: Missing (1994) *''Extreme'' (1995) - pilot episode *''

'' (1995) — pilot episode *'' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' episode: Broken Wings (1998) *''

'' (1998) — pilot episode *''Shoot Me!'' (2003) - pilot/series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickox, Anthony English film directors Horror film directors Living people 1959 births