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
30Upcoming
1 title
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
Characters
2020s
1 title · average score 72
72
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Characters
2010s
10 titles · average score 60
60
Alien: Containment (2019)
Characters
62
Alien: Specimen (2019)
Characters
59
Alien: Alone (2019)
Characters
62
Alien: Ore (2019)
Characters
55
Alien: Night Shift (2019)
Characters
63
Alien: Harvest (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
46
Total Recall (2012)
Screenstory
2000s
2 titles · average score 38
34
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
Characters
43
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Characters, Screenstory
1990s
5 titles · average score 53
39
Bleeders (1997)
Writer
56
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Characters
42
Screamers (1995)
Screenplay
54
Alien³ (1992)
Characters
73
Total Recall (1990)
Screenplay, Screenstory
1980s
7 titles · average score 65
46
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Screenplay
87
Aliens (1986)
Characters
71
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Screenplay, Director
56
Lifeforce (1985)
Screenplay
67
Blue Thunder (1983)
Screenplay
62
Heavy Metal (1981)
Original Story, Story
67
Dead & Buried (1981)
Screenplay
1970s
2 titles · average score 77
89
Alien (1979)
Story, Other
65
Dark Star (1974)
as Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge
1960s
2 titles
Blood Bath (1969)
Director, Writer
Good Morning, Dan (1968)
Director, Writer