Person
Dan O'Bannon
Writing · 1946–2009 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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).
Known for
Alien
Story
Alien: Earth
Other
Alien: Romulus
Characters
Aliens
Characters
Prometheus
Characters
Total Recall
Screenplay
Alien: Covenant
Characters
Alien Resurrection
Characters
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Characters
Alien³
Characters
Filmography
- 2025Alien: EarthOther
- 2024Alien: RomulusCharacters
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self
- 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
- 2019Alien: SpecimenCharacters
- 2019Alien: OreCharacters
- 2019Alien: AloneCharacters
- 2019Alien: Night ShiftCharacters
- 2019Alien: ContainmentCharacters
- 2019Alien: HarvestCharacters
- 2019Alien: Isolation - The Digital SeriesCharacters
- 2017Alien: CovenantCharacters
- 2014Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern HorrorWriter
- 2013Jodorowsky's DuneSelf - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)
- 2012Total RecallScreenstory
- 2012PrometheusCharacters
- 2011More Brains! A Return to the Living DeadHimself
- 2010Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark StarHimself (Archival Footage)
- 2007Aliens vs Predator: RequiemCharacters
- 2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self
- 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self
- 2007Moebius Redux: A Life in PicturesSelf
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self
- 2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorScreenstory
- 2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
- 2003Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
- 2002The Alien SagaSelf
- 2002Return of the Living Dead: Designing the DeadSelf
- 1999The Alien LegacySelf
- 1997Alien ResurrectionCharacters
- 1997BleedersWriter
- 1997Area 51: The Alien InterviewAlien Interviewer
- 1995ScreamersScreenplay
- 1992Alien³Characters
- 1991The ResurrectedDirector
- 1990Total RecallScreenplay
- 1986AliensCharacters
- 1986Invaders from MarsScreenplay
- 1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsSelf
- 1985LifeforceScreenplay
- 1985The Return of the Living DeadScreenplay
- 1984Blue ThunderWriter
- 1983Blue ThunderScreenplay
- 1981Heavy MetalOriginal Story
- 1981Dead & BuriedScreenplay
- 1979AlienStory
- 1974Dark StarSgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
- 1971Judson's ReleaseBreather
- 1969Blood BathDirector
- 1968Good Morning, Dan
- —The AckerMonster Chronicles!
- —Untitled Alien: Romulus SequelCharacters
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