Writing
Dan O'Bannon
- Titles
- 53movies3TV 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
63/100
- Highest rated
Alien92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Futuristic6.1average 1.0
- Tech & Humanity6.2average 1.6
- Scare6.6average 2.6
- Uncanny6.4average 2.5
- Violence7.1average 4.3
- Adrenaline7.4average 5.1
- Tension7.6average 6.1
- Fantasy3.3average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.2, average 4.7
- Historical0.2, average 2.6
- Wholesome1.0, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 3
- Body Horror 3
- Sci-Fi Horror 3
- Gothic Horror 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Cosmic Horror 2
- Visually Striking 2
- 80s Cult Classic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Don JakobyWriterBlue Thunder, Lifeforce, Invaders from Mars
Ronald ShusettWriterTotal Recall, Dead & Buried, Bleeders
Jackie BurroughsActorHeavy Metal, Bleeders
Dre PahichActorDark Star, Blood Bath
Roy DupuisActorScreamers, Bleeders
Leni ParkerActorScreamers, Bleeders
James KarenActorThe Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars
Terence H. WinklessDirectorJudson's Release, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror- CCharles AdairWriterBleeders, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Jerry GoldsmithComposerAlien, Total Recall- AAlec LorimoreWriterJudson's Release, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Tobe HooperDirectorLifeforce, Invaders from Mars
Movies and TV shows
37Upcoming
1 title
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Characters
2020s
2 titles · average score 71
71
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Characters
Alien: Monday (2024)
Characters
2010s
10 titles · average score 62
60
Alien: Containment (2019)
Characters
62
Alien: Specimen (2019)
Characters
63
Alien: Harvest (2019)
Characters
62
Alien: Ore (2019)
Characters
56
Alien: Night Shift (2019)
Characters
60
Alien: Alone (2019)
Characters
62
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Characters
Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror (2014)
Writer
67
Prometheus (2012)
Characters
61
Total Recall (2012)
Screenstory
2000s
4 titles · average score 53
48
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
Characters
58
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Characters, Screenstory
Alien³ - Assembly Cut (2003)
Original Film Writer
Alien: Penetration (2000)
Characters
1990s
8 titles · average score 59
43
Bleeders (1997)
Writer
61
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Characters
46Area 51: The Alien Interview (1997)
as Alien Interviewer
62
Screamers (1995)
Screenplay
63
Alien³ (1992)
Characters
61
The Resurrected (1991)
Director
74
Total Recall (1990)
Screenstory, Screenplay
1980s
7 titles · average score 66
55
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Screenplay
81
Aliens (1986)
Characters
72
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Screenplay, Director
62
Lifeforce (1985)
Screenplay
63
Blue Thunder (1983)
Screenplay
65
Heavy Metal (1981)
Original Story, Story
64
Dead & Buried (1981)
Screenplay
1970s
3 titles · average score 76
92
Alien (1979)
Story, Other
60
Dark Star (1974)
as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
Judson's Release (1971)
as Breather
1960s
2 titles
Blood Bath (1969)
Director, Writer
Good Morning, Dan (1968)
Director, Writer