CODY JARRETT is a Los Angeles-based director, writer and producer. Initially a musician living in
Tampa Bay, Cody's Hollywood career started when director RENNY HARLIN (CLIFFHANGER) and producer JOEL SILVER (THE MATRIX) saw him in a music magazine and chose him for a supporting role in the
20th Century Fox ANDREW "DICE" CLAY hit comedy "THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE."
Moving behind the camera, his feature directorial debut "FROGMAN" with legend MARY WORONOV
was hailed as a cult classic in Japan and the US, where a festival win and series of outrageous publicity stunts (crashing the Michael Jackson trial, an unforgettable "TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" segment) earned the film worldwide notoriety.
Cody's follow-up was "SUGAR BOXX" (SHOWTIME), an homage to the great PAM GRIER women-in-prison films of the 1970's featuring Russ Meyer stars TURA SATANA, KITTEN NATIVIDAD,
and director JACK HILL (FOXY BROWN, COFFY). The film was a midnight movie success and received critical acclaim from an unlikely source: the LGBTQ community, who noted the film's realistic depiction of its lesbian lead characters was something almost never seen in a "W.I.P." movie. "SUGAR BOXX" has since experienced a massive resurgence, notching a stunning
32 MILLION VIEWS since the pandemic. An updated version of the film is set for a 2026 release.
Yet Cody's most exciting project to date is the recently completed "TURA!", authorized documentary on pioneering Asian American actress & feminist icon TURA SATANA, best known for her groundbreaking role in the RUSS MEYER film "FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!." Featuring executive producer/narrator MARGARET CHO, JOHN WATERS, DITA VON TEESE, PAMELA DES BARRES
and more, "TURA!" takes a uniquely personal look into the life and career of one of the most influential AAPI performers in cinema history.
The film is scheduled for nationwide theatrical release in the fall of 2025.
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Cody is currently in post-production on a sci-fi horror feature also set for release in 2025. When not filming, Cody is a member of the occasional pop-glam band Teen Machine with
actress Amanda Foreman (Felicity), Jim Bacchi (Tikiyaki Orchestra) and Johnny Cornwell (Dig).