Dan O'Bannon
Biography
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).
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (47)
Alien: Romulus
Characters (Writing)
2024
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
as Self
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
Alien: Specimen
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Ore
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Night Shift
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Containment
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Alone
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Harvest
Characters (Writing)
2019
Alien: Covenant
Characters (Writing)
2017
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Writer (Writing)
2014
Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
2013
Total Recall
Screenstory (Writing)
2012
Prometheus
Characters (Writing)
2012
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself
2011
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
as Himself (Archival Footage)
2010
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Characters (Writing)
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007
In Search of Moebius
as Himself
2007
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self
2006
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Characters (Writing)
2004
The Beast Within: Making Alien
as Self
2003
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
2003
The Alien Saga
as Self
2002
Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead
as Self
2002
The Alien Legacy
as Self
1999
Alien Resurrection
Characters (Writing)
1997
Bleeders
Writer (Writing)
1997
Area 51: The Alien Interview
as Alien Interviewer
1997
Screamers
Screenplay (Writing)
1995
Alien³
Characters (Writing)
1992
The Resurrected
Director (Directing)
1991
Total Recall
Screenplay (Writing)
1990
Aliens
Characters (Writing)
1986
Invaders from Mars
Screenplay (Writing)
1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
1986
Lifeforce
Screenplay (Writing)
1985
The Return of the Living Dead
Screenplay (Writing)
1985
Blue Thunder
Screenplay (Writing)
1983
Heavy Metal
Original Story (Writing)
1981
Dead & Buried
Screenplay (Writing)
1981
Alien
Story (Writing)
1979
Dark Star
as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
1974
Judson's Release
as Breather
1971
Blood Bath
Writer (Writing)
1969
Good Morning, Dan
1968
