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Dan O'Bannon

Writing

Dan O'Bannon

EN cinema · 50 credits

Born

30 September 1946

Died

17 December 2009 (aged 63)

Birthplace

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as Daniel Thomas O'Bannon · Daniel O'Bannon

Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American screenwriter and director of science fiction and horror films. He is best known for his work on "Alien" (1979), "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985) and "Total Recall" (1990).

Known for

Filmography

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

EN1.0

Actor

Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel

Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel

ENNot rated

Characters

Untitled Alien Film

Untitled Alien Film

ENNot rated

Characters

Alien: Romulus poster

Alien: Romulus

EN · 20247.2

Characters

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 poster

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

EN · 20208.0

as Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault poster

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

EN · 2020Not rated

as (archive footage)

Alien: Alone poster

Alien: Alone

EN · 20196.2

Characters

Alien: Night Shift poster

Alien: Night Shift

EN · 20196.0

Characters

Alien: Containment poster

Alien: Containment

EN · 20196.1

Characters

Alien: Specimen poster

Alien: Specimen

EN · 20196.2

Characters

Alien: Harvest poster

Alien: Harvest

EN · 20196.5

Characters

Alien: Ore poster

Alien: Ore

EN · 20196.2

Characters

Alien: Covenant poster

Alien: Covenant

EN · 20176.2

Characters

Shock Value: The Movie - How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror

2014

Shock Value: The Movie - How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror

EN · 2014Not rated

Writer

Jodorowsky's Dune poster

Jodorowsky's Dune

EN · 20137.8

as Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)

Total Recall poster

Total Recall

EN · 20126.0

Screenstory

Prometheus poster

Prometheus

EN · 20126.6

Characters

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead poster

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

EN · 20117.4

as Himself

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star poster

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

EN · 20104.8

as Himself (Archival Footage)

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures poster

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

EN · 20076.7

as Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

EN · 20076.0

as Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 poster

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

EN · 20076.2

as Self

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem poster

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

EN · 20075.2

Characters

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

2006

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

AVP: Alien vs. Predator poster

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

EN · 20046.0

Screenstory, Characters

Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear poster

Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear

EN · 200310.0

Actor

The Beast Within: Making Alien poster

The Beast Within: Making Alien

EN · 20038.2

as Self

The Alien Saga poster

The Alien Saga

EN · 20026.3

as Self

Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead poster

Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead

EN · 20027.0

as Self

The Alien Legacy poster

The Alien Legacy

EN · 19996.9

as Self

Area 51: The Alien Interview poster

Area 51: The Alien Interview

EN · 19973.7

as Alien Interviewer

Bleeders poster

Bleeders

EN · 19974.5

Writer

Alien Resurrection poster

Alien Resurrection

EN · 19976.2

Characters

Screamers poster

Screamers

EN · 19956.3

Screenplay

Alien³ poster

Alien³

EN · 19926.4

Characters

The Resurrected poster

The Resurrected

EN · 19916.2

Director

Total Recall poster

Total Recall

EN · 19907.3

Screenplay, Screenstory

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

EN · 19866.7

as Self

Invaders from Mars poster

Invaders from Mars

EN · 19865.6

Screenplay

Aliens poster

Aliens

EN · 19868.0

Characters

The Return of the Living Dead poster

The Return of the Living Dead

EN · 19857.2

Screenplay, Director

Lifeforce poster

Lifeforce

EN · 19856.2

Screenplay

Blue Thunder poster

Blue Thunder

EN · 19836.3

Screenplay

Dead & Buried poster

Dead & Buried

EN · 19816.4

Screenplay

Heavy Metal poster

Heavy Metal

EN · 19816.5

Original Story, Story

Alien poster

Alien

EN · 19798.2

Story, Screenplay, Other

Dark Star poster

Dark Star

EN · 19746.0

as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge, Special Effects, Editor, Screenplay, Production Design, Original Story

Judson's Release poster

Judson's Release

EN · 1971Not rated

as Breather

Blood Bath poster

Blood Bath

EN · 1969Not rated

Director, Writer

Good Morning, Dan poster

Good Morning, Dan

EN · 1968Not rated

Actor, Director, Writer, Editor