Dan O'Bannon

Born: 1946-09-30

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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Jodorowsky's Dune

as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 2013-08-30

Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director...

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Dark Star

as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Released: 1974-04-01

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their...

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Memory: The Origins of Alien

as Self (archival footage)
Released: 2019-01-24

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies,...

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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

as Himself
Released: 2011-10-18

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living...

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The Beast Within: Making Alien

as Self
Released: 2003-12-02

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew...

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The Alien Legacy

as Self
Released: 1999-06-01

A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'

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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

as Self
Released: 2007-05-13

French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip...

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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

as Self
Released: 2007-10-23

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful...

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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

as Himself (Archival Footage)
Released: 2010-10-26

Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer...

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Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

as Self
Released: 1986-01-01

Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention.

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Good Morning, Dan

as uncredited
Released: 1968-01-01

Set in the future of 2006, an old man forced into a daily routine by an automated system...

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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

as Self
Released: 2020-04-08

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE...

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In Search of Moebius

as Himself
Released: 2007-09-23

Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators...

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Judson's Release

as Breather
Released: 1971-01-01

Dan O’Bannon stars in one of the first iterations of the classic "the babysitter and the man...

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