Harley Cokeliss

Writer/director/producer 'Harley Cokeliss' (qv) was born Harley Louis Cokliss on February 11, 1945 in San Diego, California. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to England in 1966, studying at the London Film School, and started making TV documentaries in 1970, among them It's Fantastic! It's Futuristic! It's Fatalistic! It's Science Fiction! (1973) and The Need for Nightmare (1974). Cokeliss made his first foray into feature filmmaking with the family adventure outing _The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976)_ (qv). This was followed by the charming children's science-fiction offering _The Glitterball (1977)_ (qv) and the engaging adolescent picture _That Summer! (1979)_ (qv). After handling second unit director duties on _Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), he has gone on to make a handful of movies in the action, horror and science-fiction genres. His most notable films are the enjoyable futuristic sci-fi/action opus _Battletruck (1982)_ (qv), the entertaining action outing _Black Moon Rising (1986)_ (qv), the ill-received 'Burt Reynolds' (qv) action vehicle _Malone (1987)_ (qv) and the creepy fright flick _Dream Demon (1988)_ (qv). Moreover, Cokeliss has also directed episodes of such TV shows as _Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)_ (qv), _Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)_ (qv), _Dark Knight (2000)_ (qv) and _Immortal - Der Unsterbliche (2000)_ (qv). He's the owner of Barzo Productions Ltd. His latest film is the mystery/romance thriller _Paris Connections (2010)_ (qv).::woodyanders (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)