Dan O'Bannon
Writer · Actor · DirectorDaniel 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR20
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
Himself
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010
Himself (Archival Footage)
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Self
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
Self
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
Self
The Alien Saga
2002
Self
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
2002
Self
The Alien Legacy
1999
Self
Area 51: The Alien Interview
1997
Alien Interviewer
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
Self
Dark Star
1974
Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Judson's Release
1971
Breather
Good Morning, Dan
1968
- The AckerMonster Chronicles!
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
DIRECTOR4
WRITER30
Alien: Romulus
2024
Characters
Alien: Alone
2019
Characters
Alien: Night Shift
2019
Characters
Alien: Containment
2019
Characters
Alien: Specimen
2019
Characters
Alien: Harvest
2019
Characters
Alien: Ore
2019
Characters
Alien: Covenant
2017
Characters
- Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
2014
Writer
Total Recall
2012
Screenstory
Prometheus
2012
Characters
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
Characters
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
Screenstory, Characters
Bleeders
1997
Writer
Alien Resurrection
1997
Characters
Screamers
1995
Screenplay
Alien³
1992
Characters
Total Recall
1990
Screenplay, Screenstory
Invaders from Mars
1986
Screenplay
Aliens
1986
Characters
The Return of the Living Dead
1985
Screenplay
Lifeforce
1985
Screenplay
Blue Thunder
1983
Screenplay
Dead & Buried
1981
Screenplay
Heavy Metal
1981
Original Story, Story
Alien
1979
Story, Screenplay
Dark Star
1974
Screenplay, Original Story
Blood Bath
1969
Writer
Good Morning, Dan
1968
Writer
- Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Characters
