Dan O'Bannon
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 30, 1946, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- December 17, 2009
- Movies
- 33
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 | Self |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2011 | More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead | Himself |
| 2010 | Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star | Himself (Archival Footage) |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 | Self |
| 2007 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 | Self |
| 2007 | Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures | Self |
| 2006 | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self |
| 2003 | Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear | |
| 2002 | The Alien Saga | Self |
| 2002 | Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead | Self |
| 1999 | The Alien Legacy | Self |
| 1997 | Area 51: The Alien Interview | Alien Interviewer |
| 1986 | Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors | Self |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge |
| 1971 | Judson's Release | Breather |
| 1968 | Good Morning, Dan |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror | Writer |
| 1997 | Bleeders | Writer |
| 1995 | Screamers | Screenplay |
| 1991 | The Resurrected | Director |
| 1990 | Total Recall | Screenplay |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars | Screenplay |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Screenplay |
| 1981 | Dead & Buried | Screenplay |
| 1979 | Alien | Screenplay |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Screenplay |
| 1969 | Blood Bath | Director, Writer |
| 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | Writer, Director |
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