Dan O'Bannon
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA — Sep 30 1946• Died Dec 17 2009
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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).
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Dan O'Bannon's Credits
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Alien: Earth
Writing
Alien
Writing
Alien: Romulus
Writing
Aliens
Writing
Prometheus
Writing
Alien: Covenant
Writing
Total Recall
Writing
Blue Thunder
Writing
Alien³
Writing
Alien Resurrection
Writing
Total Recall
Writing
Lifeforce
Writing
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Writing
The Return of the Living Dead
Writing
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Writing
Heavy Metal
Writing
Blue Thunder
Writing
Screamers
Writing
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
Writing
Dark Star
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Dead & Buried
Writing
Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
Invaders from Mars
Writing
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
The Alien Saga
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
Bleeders
Writing
The Resurrected
Directing
Alien: Harvest
Writing
Alien: Night Shift
Writing
Alien: Specimen
Writing
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
Alien: Containment
Writing
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Writing
Alien: Ore
Writing
Alien: Alone
Writing
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (Archival Footage)
The Alien Legacy
Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
Good Morning, Dan
Blood Bath
Directing
Area 51: The Alien Interview
Alien Interviewer
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Writing
Judson's Release
Breather
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
Self