Writing
Dan O'Bannon
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2014, with a break from 1998 to 2013, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Alien88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.4
- Family Dynamics2.2, average 4.8
- Wholesome0.9, average 3.4
- Historical0.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Sci-Fi Horror 4
- Body Horror 4
- Cult Classic 2
- Cult Classic Status 2
- Visually Striking 2
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Gothic Horror 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ronald ShusettWriterTotal Recall, Dead & Buried, Bleeders
Don JakobyWriterLifeforce, Blue Thunder, Invaders from Mars
Roy DupuisActorScreamers, Bleeders
James KarenActorThe Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars
Jackie BurroughsActorHeavy Metal, Bleeders
Leni ParkerActorScreamers, Bleeders
Dre PahichActorBlood Bath, Dark Star- AAlec LorimoreWriterShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release
Jerry GoldsmithComposerAlien, Total Recall- CCharles AdairDirectorBleeders, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Tobe HooperDirectorLifeforce, Invaders from Mars
Terence H. WinklessDirectorShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release
Movies and TV shows
35Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
Upcoming
2 titles
Characters
Characters
2020s
2 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 72Characters
as (archive footage)
2010s
10 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch score 60Characters
GoodWatch score 62Characters
GoodWatch score 59Characters
GoodWatch score 55Characters
GoodWatch score 63Characters
GoodWatch score 62Characters
GoodWatch score 62Characters
Writer
GoodWatch score 65Characters
GoodWatch score 46Screenstory
2000s
2 titles · average score 35
GoodWatch score 32Characters
GoodWatch score 39Screenstory, Characters
1990s
7 titles · average score 53
GoodWatch score 42Writer
GoodWatch score 47as Alien Interviewer
GoodWatch score 56Characters
GoodWatch score 43Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54Characters
GoodWatch score 54Director
GoodWatch score 73Screenstory, Screenplay
1980s
7 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch score 47Screenplay
GoodWatch score 87Characters
GoodWatch score 71Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 56Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Story, Original Story
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
1970s
3 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 88Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 64as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
as Breather
1960s
2 titles
Writer, Director
Director, Writer