Michael Tommy "Mike" Hodges (29 July 1932 — 17 December 2022) was an English screenwriter, movie director, playwright and novelist. His best known movies were "Get Carter" (1971), "Pulp" (1972), "The Terminal Man" (1974) and "Black Rainbow" (1989); as director, his movies include "Flash Gordon" (1980), "Croupier" (1998) and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (2003).