Writing
Dan O'Bannon
- Titles
- 47movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2014, with a break from 1998 to 2013, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 4titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Alien89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Futuristic6.3average 0.9
- Tech & Humanity6.3average 1.6
- Scare6.6average 2.6
- Uncanny6.4average 2.5
- Violence6.8average 4.2
- Adrenaline7.2average 4.9
- Tension7.7average 6.0
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.4
- Family Dynamics2.3, average 4.8
- Historical0.1, average 2.6
- Wholesome1.0, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Sci-Fi Horror 4
- Body Horror 4
- Cult Classic 2
- 80s Cult Classic 2
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Visually Striking 2
- Gothic Horror 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ronald ShusettWriterTotal Recall, Dead & Buried, Bleeders
Don JakobyWriterBlue Thunder, Lifeforce, Invaders from Mars
Jackie BurroughsActorHeavy Metal, Bleeders
Dre PahichActorDark Star, Blood Bath
Leni ParkerActorScreamers, Bleeders
James KarenActorThe Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars
Roy DupuisActorScreamers, Bleeders
Tobe HooperDirectorLifeforce, Invaders from Mars- AAlec LorimoreWriterShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release
Jerry GoldsmithComposerAlien, Total Recall
Terence H. WinklessDirectorShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release- CCharles AdairDirectorBleeders, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Movies and TV shows
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Upcoming
1 title
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2020s
2 titles · average score 72
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as (archive footage)
2010s
10 titles · average score 60
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2000s
2 titles · average score 38
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1990s
7 titles · average score 52
Writer
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as Alien Interviewer
Screenplay
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Director
Screenstory, Screenplay
1980s
7 titles · average score 65
Screenplay
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Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Original Story, Story
Screenplay
1970s
3 titles · average score 77
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as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
as Breather
1960s
2 titles
Director, Writer
Director, Writer