Brian W. Cook

Brian William Cook is a British film director, assistant director, producer and actor.[1][2][3]

Brian W. Cook
Born
Brian William Cook

Occupation(s)Film director, assistant director, producer, actor
Years active1963 - present
Children2, Alexandra Kettle Cook & Toby Cook

Career

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Cook has worked as a producer and assistant director on five films with Michael Cimino, three films with Stanley Kubrick and three with Sean Penn.[4] His producing credits include The Pledge, Eyes Wide Shut and Waiting for the Barbarians. In 2005, he directed Colour Me Kubrick starring John Malkovich as Kubrick’s impostor Alan Conway. Cook has been known to make the occasional cameo in his films.

Personal life

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Cook has two children.

Filmography

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Films

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YearFilmCredited as
DirectorAssistant DirectorProducerActor (Role)Production Manager
1965The LiquidatorYes
1966AlfieYes
The Great St. Trinian's Train RobberyYes
The Deadly AffairYes
1969Alfred the GreatYes
1971The Last ValleyYes
1972Young WinstonYes
1973The 14Yes
The Wicker ManYes
1975Barry LyndonYes
1976Under the DoctorYes
Sky RidersYes
1977Seven Nights in JapanYes
OrcaYes
Golden RendezvousYes
1979The Kids Are AlrightYes
1980North Sea HijackYes
DominiqueYes
The ShiningYes
Making The ShiningYes
Flash GordonYes
Heaven's GateYes
1981History of the World: Part IYes
PrisonersYes
Race for the Yankee ZephyrYes
1982Turkey ShootYes
1984Second Time LuckyYes
1985Hot TargetYes
Year of the DragonYes
1986King Kong LivesYes
1987The SicilianYes
1989Casualties of WarYes
1990StellaYes
Desperate HoursYes
1991F/X2Yes
Billy BathgateYes
1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryYes
1993Last Action HeroYes
Nowhere to RunYesYes
1994The ChaseYes
1995The Crossing GuardYes
1996The SunchaserYes
1999Eyes Wide ShutYesYesYes
2000A Shot at GloryYes
2001The PledgeYesYes
2002EquilibriumYesYes
2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsYes
CountryfileYes
2005Colour Me KubrickYesYes
2009iD3Yes
2014Closer to the MoonYes
The Fault in Our StarsYes
2016The Last FaceYes
2017Life After FlashYes
2019The ShowYes
2019Waiting for the BarbariansYes

References

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  1. ^ "IMDB Page of Brian W. Cook". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Brian Cook on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ "Yahoo Movies Page of Brian W. Cook".
  4. ^ Matheson, Craig (June 9, 2006). "Being Stanley Kubrick". The Age. Retrieved February 12, 2024.