Dan O'Bannon
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American screenwriter and director of science fiction and horror films. He is best known for his work on "Alien" (1979), "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985) and "Total Recall" (1990).

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Crew

Alien: Romulus (2024)
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Alien: Ore (2019)
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Alien: Specimen (2019)
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Alien: Alone (2019)
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Alien: Night Shift (2019)
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Alien: Containment (2019)
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Alien: Harvest (2019)
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
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Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror (2014)
Writer
Total Recall (2012)
Screenstory
Prometheus (2012)
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Screenplay | Author
Alien Resurrection (1997)
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Bleeders (1997)
Writer
Screamers (1995)
Screenplay
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1994)
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Alien³ (1992)
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The Resurrected (1991)
Director
Total Recall (1990)
Screenplay
Aliens (1986)
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Invaders from Mars (1986)
Screenplay
Lifeforce (1985)
Screenplay
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Screenplay | Director
Blue Thunder (1983)
Screenplay
Dead & Buried (1981)
Screenplay
Alien (1979)
Story | Screenplay
Dark Star (1974)
Special Effects | Editor | Screenplay | Production Design
Blood Bath (1969)
Director | Writer
Good Morning, Dan (1968)
Director | Writer | Editor