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Dan O'Bannon

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American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1946 to 2009 · aged 63
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Daniel Thomas O'Bannon was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated with the science fiction and horror genres.

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Dan O'Bannon in Dark Star, about to tranquilize a troublesome alien.Dan O'Bannon in Dark Star, about to tranquilize a troublesome alien.

Filmography 35

Alien1979 · ★ 8.2
Total Recall1990 · ★ 7.3
AVP: Alien vs. Predator2004 · ★ 5.9
Total Recall2012 · ★ 6.0
The Return of the Living Dead1985 · ★ 7.2
Lifeforce1985 · ★ 6.2
Heavy Metal1981 · ★ 6.5
Blue Thunder1983 · ★ 6.2
Screamers1995 · ★ 6.2
Jodorowsky's Dune2013 · ★ 7.8
Dark Star1974 · ★ 6.0
Dead & Buried1981 · ★ 6.4
Invaders from Mars1986 · ★ 5.6
The Resurrected1991 · ★ 6.2
Bleeders1997 · ★ 4.5
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead2011
The Beast Within: Making Alien2003
The Alien Saga2002
The Alien Legacy1999
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures2007
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors1986
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star2010
Area 51: The Alien Interview1997
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #12020
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear2003
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead2002
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'2006
Judson's Release1971
Good Morning, Dan1968
Shock Value: The Movie - How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror2014
Blood Bath1969

68 credits on file

Television 1

Blue Thunder1984

Awards 3

1987Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1985Inkpot Award
1980Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Connected to Dan 6

Peter WellerAlso in Screamers (1995)Chris SarandonAlso in The Resurrected (1991)Nick CastleAlso in Dark Star (1974)Candy ClarkAlso in Blue Thunder (1983)Rachel TicotinAlso in Total Recall (1990)Miguel A. NúñezAlso in The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2009 · aged 63
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25 languages

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