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Dan O'Bannon
Director 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).

Directed Films

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2 titles
The Resurrected

The Resurrected

Dan O'Bannon 1991 1h 45m 6.0

Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries.

The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

Dan O'Bannon 1985 1h 31m 7.2

When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, brains.

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