Alex McDowell

Alex McDowell

1955-04-01 Borneo, Malaysia 26 Credits

Biography

Alex McDowell (born 11 April 1955) is a British narrative designer and creative director working in narrative media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex McDowell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mercy

2026

Production Design

Set in the near future when capital crime has increased, a detective is accused of a violent crime and forced to prove his innocence.

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

2021

as Self - Production Designer

6.9
Acting

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films e...

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

2016

Conceptual Design

6.2

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Death and the Powers

Death and the Powers

2015

Production Design

A one-act, full-evening work that tells the story of Simon Powers, a successful and powerful businessman and inventor, reaching the end of his life an...

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

Production Design

6.6

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

Upside Down

Upside Down

2012

Production Design

6.3

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his que...

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

Visual Effects Design Consultant

6.8

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each...

In Time

In Time

2011

Production Design

7.0

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for ...

Bunraku

Bunraku

2010

Co-Producer

5.8
Producing

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by...

Watchmen

Watchmen

2009

Production Design

7.3

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the mas...

Bee Movie

Bee Movie

2007

Production Design

6.0

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the ex...

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006

Production Design

6.0

Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape a...

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

Production Design

7.6

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

Production Design

7.0

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

The Terminal

The Terminal

2004

Production Design

7.3

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2003

Production Design

5.3

During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns...

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Production Design

7.3

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the ...

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

Production Design

5.6

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grac...

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

Production Design

8.4

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches o...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Production Design

7.2

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycl...

The Crow: City of Angels

The Crow: City of Angels

1996

Production Design

5.5

A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize h...

Silent Trigger

Silent Trigger

1996

Production Design, Visual Development

5.1

Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goe...

Fear

Fear

1996

Production Design

6.5

Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything els...

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

1995

Production Design

6.3

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yak...

The Crow

The Crow

1994

Production Design

7.5

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a...

The Lawnmower Man

The Lawnmower Man

1992

Production Design

5.6

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.