Editing Alex Cox (section)

=== Study and independent {{anchor|Study and independent}} ===
Cox began reading law as an undergraduate at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]], but left to study radio, film and TV at [[University of Bristol|Bristol University]], graduating in 1977. Seeing difficulties in the British film scene at the time, he first went to Los Angeles to attend film school at [[UCLA]] in 1977. There he produced his first film, ''Edge City'' (also known as ''Sleep Is for Sissies''), a 40-minute surreal short about an artist struggling against society. After graduation, Cox formed Edge City Productions with two friends with the intention of producing low-budget feature films. He wrote a screenplay for ''[[Repo Man (film)|Repo Man]]'', which he hoped to produce for a budget of $70,000, and began seeking funding.