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Dan O'Bannon
Writer 1946 - 2009

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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Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Alexandre O. Philippe 2019 1h 35m 6.0

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

Frank Pavich 2013 1h 27m 8.1

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen.

Dark Star

Dark Star

John Carpenter 1974 1h 23m 7.1

A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

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