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Brian W. Cook(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Brian W. Cook in Color Me Kubrick (2005)
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. 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 Stanley Kubrick's impostor Alan Conway. Cook has been known to make the occasional cameo in some of his films.
BornAugust 1943
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)
    Nowhere to Run
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1993
    Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
    The Pledge
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Brian Cook)
    • 2001
    Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    Gladiator
    8.5
    • Production Manager(as Brian Cook, second unit)
    • 2000
    Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
    Equilibrium
    7.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2002

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Celine Arden in The Show (2019)
      The Show
      6.1
      • assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem in The Last Face (2016)
      The Last Face
      5.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong in Closer to the Moon (2014)
      Closer to the Moon
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
      Churchill: The Hollywood Years
      4.9
      • first assistant director (as Brian Cook)
      • 2004
    • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
      Equilibrium
      7.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2002
    • Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player (2002)
      The Piano Player
      4.3
      • first assistant director (as Brian Cook)
      • 2002
    • Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
      The Pledge
      6.7
      • first assistant director (as Brian Cook)
      • 2001
    • Robert Duvall, Ally McCoist, Kirsty Mitchell, and Robert Findlay in A Shot at Glory (2000)
      A Shot at Glory
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2000
    • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
      Eyes Wide Shut
      7.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • Woody Harrelson and Jon Seda in The Sunchaser (1996)
      The Sunchaser
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Anjelica Huston, Piper Laurie, and Priscilla Barnes in The Crossing Guard (1995)
      The Crossing Guard
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
      Last Action Hero
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)
      Nowhere to Run
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
      Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
      4.4
      • first assistant director (as Brian Cook)
      • 1992
    • Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis, and Loren Dean in Billy Bathgate (1991)
      Billy Bathgate
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1991

    Producer



    • Johnny Depp, Mark Rylance, and Robert Pattinson in Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      Waiting for the Barbarians
      5.9
      • co-producer (as Brian Cook)
      • 2019
    • Color Me Kubrick (2005)
      Color Me Kubrick
      6.1
      • producer (as Brian Cook)
      • 2005
    • Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player (2002)
      The Piano Player
      4.3
      • line producer (as Brian Cook)
      • 2002
    • Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Moonlight Mile (2002)
      Moonlight Mile
      6.6
      • co-producer
      • 2002
    • Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
      The Pledge
      6.7
      • associate producer (as Brian Cook)
      • 2001
    • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
      Eyes Wide Shut
      7.5
      • co-producer
      • 1999
    • Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson in The Chase (1994)
      The Chase
      5.9
      • supervising producer
      • 1994
    • Hot Target (1985)
      Hot Target
      4.4
      • producer
      • 1985
    • Second Time Lucky (1984)
      Second Time Lucky
      5.1
      • producer
      • 1984
    • Tatum O'Neal and Colin Friels in Prisoners (1983)
      Prisoners
      5.4
      • associate producer
      • 1983
    • Olivia Hussey and Steve Railsback in Turkey Shoot (1982)
      Turkey Shoot
      5.9
      • associate producer
      • 1982
    • Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
      Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr
      5.5
      • associate producer
      • 1981

    Production Manager



    • Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort in The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
      The Fault in Our Stars
      7.6
      • production manager (as Brian Cook)
      • 2014
    • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
      Gladiator
      8.5
      • production supervisor: second unit (as Brian Cook)
      • 2000
    • Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson in The Chase (1994)
      The Chase
      5.9
      • production supervisor (as Brian Cook)
      • 1994
    • Tatum O'Neal and Colin Friels in Prisoners (1983)
      Prisoners
      5.4
      • unit production manager
      • 1983
    • Under the Doctor (1976)
      Under the Doctor
      4.2
      • production supervisor
      • 1976

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      • Brian Cook
    • Born
      • August 1943

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