Writing
Dan O'Bannon
- Titles
- 48movies3TV 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
61/100
- 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 1.0
- Tech & Humanity6.3average 1.6
- Scare6.6average 2.6
- Uncanny6.4average 2.5
- Violence7.0average 4.3
- Adrenaline7.3average 5.1
- Tension7.7average 6.1
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.0, average 4.7
- Wholesome0.9, average 3.3
- Historical0.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Sci-Fi Horror 4
- Body Horror 4
- Cult Classic 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Visually Striking 2
- Gothic Horror 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
Leni ParkerActorScreamers, Bleeders
Dre PahichActorDark Star, Blood Bath
James KarenActorThe Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars
Roy DupuisActorScreamers, Bleeders
Tobe HooperDirectorLifeforce, Invaders from Mars- CCharles AdairWriterBleeders, Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror
Terence H. WinklessDirectorShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release
Jerry GoldsmithComposerAlien, Total Recall- AAlec LorimoreCinematographerShock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror, Judson's Release
Movies and TV shows
21970s
1 title · average score 65
65
Dark Star (1974)
as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
1960s
1 title
Good Morning, Dan (1968)
Director, Writer