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Dan O'Bannon
Born September 30, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, USADied December 17, 200930 films
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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First watchAlien19798.2During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing…View filmEssential films
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30 films- TBAUntitled Alien: Romulus SequelCharacters
- 2024Alien: RomulusCharacters
- 2019Alien: SpecimenCharacters
- 2019Alien: OreCharacters
- 2019Alien: AloneCharacters
- 2019Alien: Night ShiftCharacters
- 2019Alien: ContainmentCharacters
- 2019Alien: HarvestCharacters
- 2017Alien: CovenantCharacters
- 2014Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern HorrorWriter
- 2012Total RecallScreenstory
- 2012PrometheusCharacters
- 2007Aliens vs Predator: RequiemCharacters
- 2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorScreenstory
- 1997Alien ResurrectionCharacters
- 1997BleedersWriter
- 1995ScreamersScreenplay
- 1992Alien³Characters
- 1990Total RecallScreenplay
- 1986AliensCharacters
- 1986Invaders from MarsScreenplay
- 1985LifeforceScreenplay
- 1985The Return of the Living DeadScreenplay
- 1983Blue ThunderScreenplay
- 1981Heavy MetalOriginal Story
- 1981Dead & BuriedScreenplay
- 1979AlienStory
- 1974Dark StarScreenplay
- 1969Blood BathWriter
- 1968Good Morning, DanWriter