birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
bristol , england , united kingdom mike hodges 29 july 1932 mike hodges
 michael tommy hodges film director , screenwriter
mike hodges

michael tommy `` mike '' hodges -lrb- born 29 july 1932 -rrb- is an english screenwriter , film director , playwright and novelist .
his films as writer/director include `` get carter , '' `` pulp , '' `` the terminal man '' and `` black rainbow ; '' as director , his films include `` flash gordon , '' `` croupier '' and `` i 'll sleep when i 'm dead . ''
his theatre plays include `` soft shoe shuffle '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- and `` shooting stars and other heavenly pursuits '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , which was adapted for bbc radio .
other radio plays include `` king trash '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- .
his first novel , `` watching the wheels come off '' , was published in 2010 .
