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Michael Tommy Hodges (29 July 1932 – 17 December 2022) was a British screenwriter, film and television director, playwright and novelist. His films as writer/director include Get Carter (1971), Pulp (1972), The Terminal Man (1974) and Black Rainbow (1989).
Dec 22, 2022 · It can be reasonably argued that Mike Hodges, who died on 17 December, was the finest director of British crime films since Alfred Hitchcock. Though Hodges succeeded in other genres, his Get Carter (1971), Croupier (1998), and I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2003) comprise an existential trilogy – and rumination on beleaguered masculinity ...
Mar 10, 2021 · Hodges got the directing job after his TV film Rumour (1970) impressed producer Michael Klinger. In a leisurely phone call from his farm in Dorset, Hodges looked back on the making of the film to consider its themes, star and the links between criminals and cinema.
Apr 25, 2022 · If you prefer your sci-fi in a more serious vein, The Terminal Man stands among Hodges’ best. Clinically designed and methodically directed, it features a tremendous central performance from George Segal as a man susceptible to incredible rages who has a preventative chip implanted in his brain.
Dec 22, 2022 · On 17 December, British director Mike Hodges died on his Dorset farm at the age of 90. In 2000, American critic Andrew Sarris had proclaimed him “one of the most under-appreciated and virtually unknown masters of the medium in the last 30 years”.
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 married to Carol Laws and Jean Alexandrov. He died on 17 December 2022 in Dorset, England, UK.
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Veteran British director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) discusses being influenced by Western films and how Sergio Leone saw Get Carter as a Western. —Visual History with Mike Hodges