
Dan 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 | Writing |
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Most Rating | 2.62 |
Birthday | 1946-09-30 |
Place of Birth | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Also Known As | Daniel Thomas O'Bannon, Daniel O'Bannon, |

2003

Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
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Documentary about Dead & Buried.
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Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear

1975

Dark Star
5.945/573
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as we...
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Dark Star

2011

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
7.6/41
Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2007

In Search of Moebius
10/1
Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time and also one of the genre's best...
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In Search of Moebius

2007

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
6.556/9
French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his great...
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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

2006

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
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Making of 'Blue Thunder'
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

1997

Area 51: The Alien Interview
3.5/4
A documentary about aliens and UFOs with re-enactments of alien interviews and video of a supposedly real video of an alien being interviewed by gover...
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Area 51: The Alien Interview

2002

The Alien Saga
6.6/11
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. T...
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The Alien Saga

1986

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
8.2/4
Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention.
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Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
6/3
This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2003

The Beast Within: Making Alien
8.2/22
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them on...
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The Beast Within: Making Alien

2010

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
4.6/4
Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from fir...
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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

2020

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
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Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying...
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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

1999

The Alien Legacy
6.9/12
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
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The Alien Legacy

2002

Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
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Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead

1971

Judson's Release
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Dan O’Bannon stars in one of the first iterations of the classic "the babysitter and the man upstairs" urban legend that would go on to influence such...
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Judson's Release

1968

Good Morning, Dan
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Set in the future of 2006, an old man forced into a daily routine by an automated system reminisces about his younger years.
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Good Morning, Dan

2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien
6.242/91
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the...
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Memory: The Origins of Alien

2013

Jodorowsky's Dune
7.817/682
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangr...
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