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Harley Cokeliss is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Second Unit Director American born on 11 february 1945 at San Diego (USA)
Harley Cokeliss (born 1945) is an American director, producer, writer and actor born in San Diego. He was born Harley Louis Cokliss, and his name is credited as Cokliss until the late 1980s, when he changed the spelling to Cokeliss.
He was brought up in Chicago, but moved to Britain in 1966, studying at the London Film School. For most of his career he has been based in Britain.
He started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. He later graduated to making feature films, working as both director and writer in some cases, such as Dream Demon. He has directed episodes of various TV shows.
(1980)
(Second Unit Director)
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He was brought up in Chicago, but moved to Britain in 1966, studying at the London Film School. For most of his career he has been based in Britain.
He started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. He later graduated to making feature films, working as both director and writer in some cases, such as Dream Demon. He has directed episodes of various TV shows.
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Army of Darkness (1992)
, 1h25Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Demons in film, Zombie films, Films about disabilities, Comedy horror films
Actors Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Ted Raimi, Bridget Fonda
Roles Fake Shemp
Rating73%
After being pulled through a time portal, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) lands in A.D. 1300, where he is soon captured by Lord Arthur's (Marcus Gilbert) men, who suspect him to be an agent for Duke Henry (Richard Grove), with whom Arthur is at war. He is enslaved along with the captured Henry, his gun and chainsaw confiscated, and is taken to a castle. Ash is thrown in a pit where he fights off a Deadite and regains his weapons from Arthur's Wise Man (Ian Abercrombie). After demanding Henry and his men be set free (as he knew Henry was innocent, and his persecution was simply a witch hunt) and killing a deadite in full view of everyone, Ash is celebrated as a hero. He also grows attracted to Sheila (Embeth Davidtz), the sister of one of Arthur's fallen knights.
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Paris Connections (2010)
Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Romance
Actors Nicole Steinwedell, Anthony Delon, Charles Dance, Hudson Leick, Trudie Styler, Anouk Aimée
Rating55%
At the beginning of Paris fashion week, a beautiful young model is brutally murdered. Investigative journalist Madison Castelli, certain that it is more than the "crime of passion" the French press says, comes to Paris to follow her story.
Pilgrim (2000)
, 1h36Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Ray Liotta, Gloria Reuben, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Daniel Kash, Lisa Owen, Martin LaSalle
Rating55%
Jack (Ray Liotta) awakes with amnesia in the middle of the desert. Suffering from violent flashbacks, he finds his way to the home of reclusive artist Vicky Robinson (Gloria Reuben), who agrees to help him uncover his past. While Jack's flashbacks become more violent and vivid, the pieces of his past slowly come together. He remembers having a large sum of money, which is now missing. As his apparent associates catch up with him demanding to know the whereabouts of the stash, Jack realizes that they are not only after the money, but his life.
Dark Knight (2000)
, 1h31Directed by Harley Cokeliss, Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Cameron Rhodes, Todd Rippon, Peter Daube, Grant Tilly, Peter McKenzie
Rating51%
In the year of 1193, Richard the "Lionheart", King of England, led the third Great Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks. After the battle, on their return home to England, Richard and his Knights are captured by the forces of Austria's Emperor, and held prisoners of war in the castle of Austria. In the castle dungeon, the knights are being tortured to tell the Austrians the location of King Richard's treasure. But the knights reply "there is no treasure". The guards don't believe them. Then one of the English knights, Tancred, tells the head-guard that they do have one treasure that all of England will pay for - "King Richard" himself! The head-guard understands what he means - "a ransom". Tancred agrees to return to England, to collect the ransom, telling the guard that Richard's brother Prince John will pay dearly for the king's freedom. The guard orders Tancred to tell the prince to raise "100,000 gold crowns", he tells him that when the Austrians have them, King Richard and his Knights will be free and have their passage home. He gives Tancred three months, if he didn't get the ransom in time, the Austrians would start killing his fellow knights. Of course, the knight chained close to Tancred believed the part about Prince John paying for King Richard's ransom to be false. The knight's name - Ivanhoe! As the guards were releasing Tancred to return to England, and looking the other way, Ivanhoe saw a sword close to him, kicked it into the air, and grabbed it. The head-guard looked back, and rushed over to Ivanhoe, but he stabbed him, and freed himself. One of the other knights told Ivanhoe release him too. But the other knights warned Ivanhoe of the guards coming. As the two knights fought their way out, they said that Prince John will never pay Richard's ransom, and that Tancred will betray them all. Then one of the guards held a cross-bow, and shot the brave knight in the chest. He told Ivanhoe, "King Richard must be ransomed! England must be saved! Go, Ivanhoe! Go!" So, Ivanhoe killed the guard, and ran out the door.
Dream Demon (1988)
, 1h26Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Susan Fleetwood, Annabelle Lanyon
Rating56%
Diana (Jemma Redgrave) is a high class young woman with a troubled past, who is on the verge of marrying the caddish Oliver (Mark Greenstreet). Spending the night in her old and spooky family mansion, Diana stares into a mirror and begins experiencing terrifying dreams. She sees her past, present and future, while at the same time entering a dark dimension of her own. One day Diana is visited by her friend Jenny (Kathleen Wilhoite), an American tourist and also a victim of a turbulent past. Without knowing how or why, Diana suddenly pulls Jenny into her nightmarish world.
Malone (1987)
, 1h32Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Lauren Hutton, Kenneth McMillan, Cynthia Gibb, Scott Wilson
Rating58%
A floatplane navigates through the Pacific Northwest, landing in Puget Sound. As the well-dressed passenger emerges, CIA hitman Richard Malone targets him in his crosshairs, but he is unable to pull the trigger. He burns his Maryland driver's license and heads inland. His Mustang breaks down in a rural Oregon valley. He manages to push it to Mountain Service station, owned by Paul Barlow who runs the station with his 17-year-old daughter Jo. Barlow suggests the fastest way to repair the car is to tow it 60 miles to a larger service station. Malone opts to stay and wait for the necessary parts to arrive. Paul invites Malone to stay in the spare room.
Black Moon Rising (1986)
, 1h40Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, Dan Shor
Rating55%
Sam Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is a former thief hired by the FBI to steal a computer disk which contains incriminating evidence against The Lucky Dollar Corporation of Las Vegas. After stealing the disk, Quint is pursued by Marvin Ringer (Lee Ving), another former thief and acquaintance who works for the company. At the same time, a prototype vehicle called the Black Moon, which can reach speeds of 325 MPH and runs on tap water, is being tested in the desert by Earl Windom (Richard Jaeckel). Quint and Windom later cross paths at a gas station, where Quint hides the disk in the back bumper of the Black Moon. Windom is hauling the Black Moon to Los Angeles, and Quint, still being pursued by Ringer and his men, follows Windom and his team there.
Warlords of the 21st Century (1982)
, 1h31Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Michael Beck, Bruno Lawrence, Annie McEnroe, John Bach, Mark Hadlow, John Ratzenberger
Rating50%
All remaining reserves of petroleum have finally run out; forcing people to ration the few remaining containers of gasoline left on the earth against mercenaries and warlords. Straker and his men (accompanied by his daughter Corlie - played by Annie McEnroe) find a vast supply of diesel fuel in a compound once thought to be radioactive. When Corlie refuses to execute the previous owners, she runs away from base camp. Hunter (Michael Beck), on his amazing (possibly ex-future-military) motorcycle, rescues the girl and takes her to his farm. After keeping her on the farm on a temporary basis, Hunter sends her off to live in a walled city (known in-film as Clearwater Farm) governed by a strict old-fashioned democracy (similar to the Quakers) where she is quickly accepted by the community. However, she is soon discovered by the mercenaries commanded by her father, Colonel Straker (James Wainwright), who moves to attack the Clearwater community. In the chaos that ensues, Corlie manages to escape back to Hunter's remote hideout. Straker terrorises the residents of Clearwater, taking their weapons, medicines, and other supplies and handing the women over to his men.
That Summer! (1979)
, 1h34Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Ray Winstone, Stephanie Cole, Ewan Stewart, David Lloyd Meredith, John Junkin, David Daker
Rating64%
It is the story of a 21-year-old named Steve Brodie (Ray Winstone) who goes to the Devon seaside resort of Torquay after leaving borstal where he is seen easily winning in a swimming race. He befriends the son of a butcher from London named Jimmy and they start dating two girls from Northern England. Steve works in a pub, Jimmy hires skiffs on the beach and the girls are employed as chambermaids at a hotel. Three loutish Scottish youths have some confrontations with Steve and then frame him for a robbery at a chemist shop. This leads to his arrest just before the start of a 'round the bay' swimming race in which he is due to compete against one of them.
The Glitterball (1977)
, 55minutesDirected by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Themes Children's films
Actors Marjorie Yates, Barry Jackson, Derek Deadman, Andrew Jackson, Ron Pember, Leslie Schofield
Rating60%
Two boys befriend a stranded alien in the shape of a little silver ball and help it to return home.
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Pilgrim (2000)
, 1h36Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Ray Liotta, Gloria Reuben, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Daniel Kash, Lisa Owen, Martin LaSalle
Rating55%
Jack (Ray Liotta) awakes with amnesia in the middle of the desert. Suffering from violent flashbacks, he finds his way to the home of reclusive artist Vicky Robinson (Gloria Reuben), who agrees to help him uncover his past. While Jack's flashbacks become more violent and vivid, the pieces of his past slowly come together. He remembers having a large sum of money, which is now missing. As his apparent associates catch up with him demanding to know the whereabouts of the stash, Jack realizes that they are not only after the money, but his life.
Dark Knight (2000)
, 1h31Directed by Harley Cokeliss, Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Cameron Rhodes, Todd Rippon, Peter Daube, Grant Tilly, Peter McKenzie
Rating51%
In the year of 1193, Richard the "Lionheart", King of England, led the third Great Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks. After the battle, on their return home to England, Richard and his Knights are captured by the forces of Austria's Emperor, and held prisoners of war in the castle of Austria. In the castle dungeon, the knights are being tortured to tell the Austrians the location of King Richard's treasure. But the knights reply "there is no treasure". The guards don't believe them. Then one of the English knights, Tancred, tells the head-guard that they do have one treasure that all of England will pay for - "King Richard" himself! The head-guard understands what he means - "a ransom". Tancred agrees to return to England, to collect the ransom, telling the guard that Richard's brother Prince John will pay dearly for the king's freedom. The guard orders Tancred to tell the prince to raise "100,000 gold crowns", he tells him that when the Austrians have them, King Richard and his Knights will be free and have their passage home. He gives Tancred three months, if he didn't get the ransom in time, the Austrians would start killing his fellow knights. Of course, the knight chained close to Tancred believed the part about Prince John paying for King Richard's ransom to be false. The knight's name - Ivanhoe! As the guards were releasing Tancred to return to England, and looking the other way, Ivanhoe saw a sword close to him, kicked it into the air, and grabbed it. The head-guard looked back, and rushed over to Ivanhoe, but he stabbed him, and freed himself. One of the other knights told Ivanhoe release him too. But the other knights warned Ivanhoe of the guards coming. As the two knights fought their way out, they said that Prince John will never pay Richard's ransom, and that Tancred will betray them all. Then one of the guards held a cross-bow, and shot the brave knight in the chest. He told Ivanhoe, "King Richard must be ransomed! England must be saved! Go, Ivanhoe! Go!" So, Ivanhoe killed the guard, and ran out the door.
Dream Demon (1988)
, 1h26Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Susan Fleetwood, Annabelle Lanyon
Roles Writer
Rating56%
Diana (Jemma Redgrave) is a high class young woman with a troubled past, who is on the verge of marrying the caddish Oliver (Mark Greenstreet). Spending the night in her old and spooky family mansion, Diana stares into a mirror and begins experiencing terrifying dreams. She sees her past, present and future, while at the same time entering a dark dimension of her own. One day Diana is visited by her friend Jenny (Kathleen Wilhoite), an American tourist and also a victim of a turbulent past. Without knowing how or why, Diana suddenly pulls Jenny into her nightmarish world.
Warlords of the 21st Century (1982)
, 1h31Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Michael Beck, Bruno Lawrence, Annie McEnroe, John Bach, Mark Hadlow, John Ratzenberger
Rating50%
All remaining reserves of petroleum have finally run out; forcing people to ration the few remaining containers of gasoline left on the earth against mercenaries and warlords. Straker and his men (accompanied by his daughter Corlie - played by Annie McEnroe) find a vast supply of diesel fuel in a compound once thought to be radioactive. When Corlie refuses to execute the previous owners, she runs away from base camp. Hunter (Michael Beck), on his amazing (possibly ex-future-military) motorcycle, rescues the girl and takes her to his farm. After keeping her on the farm on a temporary basis, Hunter sends her off to live in a walled city (known in-film as Clearwater Farm) governed by a strict old-fashioned democracy (similar to the Quakers) where she is quickly accepted by the community. However, she is soon discovered by the mercenaries commanded by her father, Colonel Straker (James Wainwright), who moves to attack the Clearwater community. In the chaos that ensues, Corlie manages to escape back to Hunter's remote hideout. Straker terrorises the residents of Clearwater, taking their weapons, medicines, and other supplies and handing the women over to his men.
The Glitterball (1977)
, 55minutesDirected by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Themes Children's films
Actors Marjorie Yates, Barry Jackson, Derek Deadman, Andrew Jackson, Ron Pember, Leslie Schofield
Roles Original Story
Rating60%
Two boys befriend a stranded alien in the shape of a little silver ball and help it to return home.