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Anthony Hickox
Anthony Hickox (born 30th January 1959) is an English film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, with films like '' Waxwork'' and its sequel, '' 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 ''Prince Valiant'' 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 Hampstead, London to a family of filmmakers. He is the eldest son of the director Douglas Hickox and Academy Award-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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxwork (film)
''Waxwork'' is a 1988 American comedy horror film written and directed by Anthony Hickox in his directorial film debut and starring Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook, and Patrick Macnee. It is partially inspired by the 1924 German silent film '' Waxworks''. Plot In a small suburban town, a group of college students—Mark Loftmore ( Zach Galligan), China Webster ( Michelle Johnson), Sarah Brightman (Deborah Foreman), Gemma ( Clare Carey), James ( Eric Brown) and Tony ( Dana Ashbrook)--visit a mysterious wax museum, resulting from Sarah and China's earlier encounter with a taciturn gentleman (Warner) who claims to own the exhibit and extends them an invitation. There, they encounter several morbid displays, all of which contain stock characters from the horror genre. Tony and China unintentionally enter two separate pocket dimensions, as depicted by the displays, by crossing the exhibition barrier rope. Tony is at a cabin where a we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |