Dan O'Bannon
Biography
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).
Acting (17 movies)
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003
Dark Star
1974
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
In Search of Moebius
2007
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007
The Alien Saga
2002
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
The Alien Legacy
1999
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
2002
Good Morning, Dan
1968
Judson's Release
1971
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Good Morning, Dan | 1968 | Writer |
| Blood Bath | 1969 | Writer |
| Dark Star | 1974 | Screenplay |
| Alien | 1979 | Screenplay |
| Dead & Buried | 1981 | Screenplay |
| Blue Thunder | 1983 | Screenplay |
| The Return of the Living Dead | 1985 | Screenplay |
| Lifeforce | 1985 | Screenplay |
| Invaders from Mars | 1986 | Screenplay |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Screenplay |
| Screamers | 1995 | Screenplay |
| Bleeders | 1997 | Writer |
| Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror | 2014 | Writer |