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My Take
Alex Cox is, to me, the great cult maverick of British cinema. Repo Man is one of my favourite oddball films of the 80s, a punk sci-fi satire that shouldn't work but absolutely does, and Sid and Nancy remains a raw, unflinching portrait of the Sex Pistols' doomed romance. What I admire about the Liverpool-born director is his uncompromising stubbornness, he made films exactly his way, which cost him studio careers but earned him devoted fans. His Walker is gleefully anachronistic and political. He's an Oxford-educated outsider who chose the margins, and honestly the margins are where the most interesting cinema lives.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alex Cox
- Name (Japanese)
- アレックス・コックス
- Reading
- あれっくす・こっくす
- Born
- December 15, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / film actor / television director
2. Background
- University
- Worcester College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alex Cox born?
Born December 15, 1954 (age 71).
Where is Alex Cox from?
Alex Cox is from Liverpool, United Kingdom.
What does Alex Cox do?
Alex Cox works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor, television director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.