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Heavy Metal (1981) -- A comprehensive survey of today’s heavy metal across the globe
Dark Star (1974) -- Open-ended Trailer from Liberty
Heavy Metal (1981) -- For any metal fan growing up before widespread Internet access, fanzines were the bibles of underground music.
Lifeforce (1985) -- A frightening journey into the unknown awaits an Earthbound scout ship when it comes across an alien spacecraft of enormous proportions. Further investigation reveals a roomful of glass coffins containing the bodies of frozen creatures.
Heavy Metal (1981) -- Watch this sex fueled animated movie where Aliens get naked, a green orb spreads destruction, and Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick and Devo set one hella'va tone.

Overview

Date of Death:
17 December 2009, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
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Remembering Dan O'Bannon: A Look Back at Return Of The Living Dead
 (From Fangoria. 29 December 2009, 7:20 PM, PST)

Dan O'Bannon Website Opens Doors
 (From Dread Central. 23 December 2009, 4:17 PM, PST)


Filmography

In Development: What's this?
  1. They Bite (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. Silvaticus 3015 (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
  1. Untitled Alien Prequel (2011) (announced) (characters)

  2. AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007) ("Alien" characters)
    ... aka AVP: Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka AVP: Requiem (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Singapore: English title)
    ... aka AvP2 (USA: short title)
    ... aka AvPR (International: English title: short title)
    ... aka Aliens vs. Depredador 2 (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka AVP2: Eirianzu vs. Puredetâ (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Alien enantion Kynigou 2 (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Alien protiv Predatora 2 (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Alien vs. Depredador 2 (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Aliens vs Predator 2 (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predador 2 (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator 2; Tugevam jääb ellu (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (France) [fr]
    ... aka Obcy kontra Predator 2 (Poland) [pl]
  3. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) ("Alien" characters) (screen story)
    ... aka Alien vs. Predator (Germany) (USA: short title)
    ... aka AVP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Alien vs. depredador (Argentina) (Chile) (International: Spanish title) [es]
    ... aka Чужой против Хищника (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka AVP: Alien vs. Prédateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Alien Predator'e karsi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Alien enantion kynigou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Alien protiv Predatora (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Alien vs Predator - viimane kokkupõrge (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Alien vs. Predador (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alien vs. Predator (France) [fr]
    ... aka Alien vs. Predator (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien vs. Predator (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Alien vs. Predator (Finland) [fi]
  4. Batman: Dead End (2003) (characters: Alien) (uncredited)

  5. Alien: Resurrection (1997) (characters)
    ... aka Alien 4
    ... aka Alien resurrección (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Alien - Återuppstår (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien - A Ressurreição (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alien - Die Wiedergeburt (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Alien - I anagennisi (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Alien - Oppstandelsen (Norway: TV title) [no]
    ... aka Alien - genopstandelsen (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Alien - ylösnousemus (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Alien 4 feltámad a halál (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Alien, la résurrection (France) [fr]
    ... aka Alien: Dirilis (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Alien: La résurrection (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Alien: La resurrección (Uruguay) [es]
    ... aka Alien: O Regresso (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Alien: la clonazione (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Obcy: Przebudzenie (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Osmi potnik - Ponovno vstajenje (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Vetrelec: Vzkriseni (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Yaratik: Dirilis (Turkey: Turkish title: TV title) [tr]
  6. Bleeders (1997) (screenplay)
    ... aka Hemoglobin (UK)
    ... aka The Descendant (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Blodsoffer (Sweden: video title) [sv]
    ... aka Hämoglobin (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Hémoglobine (France: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Hemoglobin (Netherlands: video title) [nl]
    ... aka Hemoglobin - creature dall'inferno (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Hemoglobina (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Herencia de sangre (Spain: TV title) [es]
    ... aka Veren kirous (Finland: video title) [fi]
  7. Screamers (1995) (screenplay)
    ... aka Screamers - L'armée souterraine (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Sukurîmâzu (Japan)
    ... aka Крикуны (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka Asesinos cibernéticos (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Az elhagyott bolygó (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Gritos Mortais (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Metallikes kravges (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Planète hurlante (France) [fr]
    ... aka Screamers - Tödliche Schreie (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Screamers - urla dallo spazio (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sirius 6B - tuhon planeetta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skrimersi (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Tajemnica syriusza (Poland) [pl]
  8. Alien IV? (1994) (certain original characters)
  9. Alien vs. Predator (1993) (VG) (characters)
  10. Alien³ (1992) (characters)
    ... aka Alien 3 (Spain) (Uruguay) [es]
    ... aka A végsö megoldás: Halál (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Alien 3 (France) [fr]
    ... aka Alien 3 (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Alien 3 (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Alien 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Alien³ (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Alien³ (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Alien³ - I teliki anametrisi (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Obcy 3 (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Osmi potnik 3 (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Yaratik 3 (Turkey: Turkish title: Pay-TV title) [tr]
  11. Alien³ (1992) (VG) (characters)
  12. Total Recall (1990) (screen story) (screenplay)
    ... aka El vengador del futuro (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Atto di forza (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Az emlékmás (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Desafío total (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Desafio Total (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka El vengador del futuro (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Gerçege çagri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka O Vingador do Futuro (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Pamiec absolutna (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Potpuno prisecanje (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Täielik mäluvahetus (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Total Recall (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
    ... aka Total Recall (France) [fr]
    ... aka Total Recall - Die totale Erinnerung (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Totalni opoziv (Croatia: video title) [hr]
    ... aka Totalni opoziv (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
    ... aka Unohda tai kuole (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Voyage au centre de la mémoire (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Zikaron Gorali (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]

  13. Aliens (1986) (characters)
    ... aka Aliens: El regreso (Argentina) (Spain) (Uruguay) [es]
    ... aka вСФХЕ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka A bolygó neve: Halál (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Aliens (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Aliens (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Aliens - Återkomsten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Aliens - De nieuwe gruwel (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
    ... aka Aliens - Die Rückkehr (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Aliens - Le retour (France) [fr]
    ... aka Aliens - Scontro finale (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Aliens - det endelige opgør (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Aliens - paluu (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Aliens, O Resgate (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Aliens, i epistrofi (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Aliens- Le retour (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Obcy - Decydujace starcie (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Tulnukad (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Vetrelci (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
    ... aka Votrelci (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
    ... aka Yaratigin dönüsü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
  14. Invaders from Mars (1986) (writer)
    ... aka Invasores de Marte (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Eisvoleis apo ton Ari (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Invaders (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Invasion från Mars (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Invasion fra rummet (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Invasion vom Mars (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Invasores de Marte (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka L'invasion vient de Mars (France) [fr]
    ... aka Najzdzcy z Marsa (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Vaara vieraalta planeetalta (Finland) [fi]
  15. Lifeforce (1985) (screenplay)
    ... aka Space Vampires (UK: alternative title) (USA: working title)
    ... aka Formacje zycia (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Fuerza siniestra (Mexico) [es]
    ... aka Fuerza vital (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Gymni apeili (Greece) [el]
    ... aka L'étoile du mal (Belgium: French title: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Lifeforce - Die tödliche Bedrohung (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (France) [fr]
    ... aka Rymdens vampyrer (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Space Vampires (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Tappava yhteys (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Yasam savasi - Uzay vampirleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
  16. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) (screenplay)
    ... aka Return of the Living Dead (USA: video box title)
    ... aka 'Batallion' (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka A Volta dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Battalion (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka El regreso de los muertos vivientes (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Elävien kuolleiden paluu (Finland: TV title) [fi]
    ... aka Il ritorno dei morti viventi (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le retour des morts vivants (France) [fr]
    ... aka Ligene er ligeglade (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka O Regresso dos Mortos Vivos (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka O Retorno dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
    ... aka Ta zombi den einai hortofaga (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Verdammt, die Zombies kommen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ze zijn terug en hebben honger (Netherlands) [nl]
  17. "Blue Thunder" (2 episodes, 1984)
    ... aka Das fliegende Auge (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El trueno azul (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kék villám (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Raio Azul (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Relámpago azul (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Tonnerre de feu (France) [fr]
    ... aka Tuono blu (Italy) [it]
        - The Island (1984) TV episode (story)
        - Arms Race (1984) TV episode (screenplay) (story)
  18. Blue Thunder (1983) (written by)
    ... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
    ... aka Das fliegende Auge (East Germany) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Tonnerre de feu (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Blekitny grom (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Blue Thunder, o galazios keravnos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka El trueno azul (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kék villám (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Mavi yildirim (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Operação Thor (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Plavi grom (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Relámpago azul (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Sininen salama (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Tuono blu (Italy) [it]
  19. Heavy Metal (1981) (original story) (segment "Soft Landing") (story) (segment "B-17")
    ... aka Heavy Metal (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Heavy Metal (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Heavy Metal - Universo em Fantasia (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Hevi Metal (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Métal hurlant (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vary metallo (Greece) [el]
  20. Dead & Buried (1981) (screenplay)
    ... aka Dead and Buried (UK)
    ... aka Réincarnations (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Död och begraven (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kuolleet ja haudatut (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Morti e sepolti (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Muertos y enterrados (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Noituutta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Os mortos Vivos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Reencarnações (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Tot & begraben (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Tromos stin poli (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Zongeria (Japan) [ja]

  21. Alien (1979) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
    ... aka Alien - El octavo pasajero (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka вСФНИ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka Alien (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Alien - Den 8. passager (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Alien - Director's Cut (Germany: director's cut) [de]
    ... aka Alien - Le huitième passager (France) [fr]
    ... aka Alien - O 8.º Passageiro (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Alien den åttonde passageraren (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien, el octavo pasajero (Uruguay) [es]
    ... aka Alien, el octavo pasajero: El montaje del director (Spain: director's cut) [es]
    ... aka Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alien, o epivatis tou diastimatos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Alien: Den åttende passasjer (Norway) [no]
    ... aka El octavo pasajero (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ha-Nose'a HaShmini (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka L'étranger: le huitième passager (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Nyolcadik utas a halál (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Obcy - ósmy pasazer Nostromo (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Osmi putnik (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
    ... aka Vetrelec (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
    ... aka Votrelec (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
    ... aka Yaratik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
  22. Dark Star (1974) (original story and screenplay)
    ... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
    ... aka Aluniza como puedas: Dark Star (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ciemna gwiazda (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dark Star - Finsterer Stern (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dark Star - L'étoile noire (France) [fr]
    ... aka Estrela Negra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Estrella oscura (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Finsterer Stern (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Pimeä tähti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skoteino asteri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Temná hvezda (Czech Republic: TV title) [cs]
Actor:
  1. Delivering Milo (2001) .... Clerk
    ... aka El cielo no puede esperar (Spain: DVD title) [es]
    ... aka Guardo, ci penso e nasco (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le cadeau de la vie (France: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Milo - Die Erde muss warten (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Milo'nun dogumu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Milo: Enas angelos sti Gi (Greece: DVD title) [el]
    ... aka Milon maailma (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Um Anjo Rebelde (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Välkommen till livet (Sweden) [sv]

  2. Area 51: The Alien Interview (1997) (V) .... Interviewer 1989

  3. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) (voice) (uncredited) .... Helicopter Loudspeaker Officer/Bum Outside Warehouse
    ... aka Return of the Living Dead (USA: video box title)
    ... aka 'Batallion' (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka A Volta dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Battalion (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka El regreso de los muertos vivientes (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Elävien kuolleiden paluu (Finland: TV title) [fi]
    ... aka Il ritorno dei morti viventi (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le retour des morts vivants (France) [fr]
    ... aka Ligene er ligeglade (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka O Regresso dos Mortos Vivos (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka O Retorno dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
    ... aka Ta zombi den einai hortofaga (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Verdammt, die Zombies kommen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ze zijn terug en hebben honger (Netherlands) [nl]

  4. Dark Star (1974) .... Sgt. Pinback
    ... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
    ... aka Aluniza como puedas: Dark Star (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ciemna gwiazda (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dark Star - Finsterer Stern (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dark Star - L'étoile noire (France) [fr]
    ... aka Estrela Negra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Estrella oscura (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Finsterer Stern (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Pimeä tähti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skoteino asteri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Temná hvezda (Czech Republic: TV title) [cs]
Director:
  1. The Resurrected (1992)
    ... aka Shatterbrain
    ... aka De Återuppståndna (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Evil Dead - Die Saat des Bösen (Germany) [de]

  2. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
    ... aka Return of the Living Dead (USA: video box title)
    ... aka 'Batallion' (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka A Volta dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Battalion (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka El regreso de los muertos vivientes (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Elävien kuolleiden paluu (Finland: TV title) [fi]
    ... aka Il ritorno dei morti viventi (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le retour des morts vivants (France) [fr]
    ... aka Ligene er ligeglade (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka O Regresso dos Mortos Vivos (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka O Retorno dos Mortos Vivos (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
    ... aka Ta zombi den einai hortofaga (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Verdammt, die Zombies kommen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ze zijn terug en hebben honger (Netherlands) [nl]
Visual Effects:
  1. Star Wars (1977) (computer animation and graphic displays: miniature and optical effects unit)
    ... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
    ... aka La guerra de las galaxias (Argentina) (Chile) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Panama) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka La guerre des étoiles (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Stjärnornas krig (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Звёздные войны (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka Звёздные войны: Эпизод 4 - Новая надежда (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka Междузвездни войни (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
    ... aka A Guerra das Estrelas (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Csillagok háborúja (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka De sterrenoorlog (Netherlands) [nl]
    ... aka Guerra nas Estrelas (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Guerre stellari: Episodio IV - Una nuova speranza (Italy: reissue title) [it]
    ... aka Gwiezdne wojny (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Hvezdné války (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
    ... aka Hviezdne vojny (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
    ... aka Hviezdne vojny IV - Nová nádej (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title: long title) [sk]
    ... aka Krieg der Sterne (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Krieg der Sterne - Episode IV: Eine neue Hoffnung (Germany: new title) [de]
    ... aka La guerra de les galàxies (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka La guerra de les galàxies: Una nova esperança (Spain: Catalan title: reissue title) [ca]
    ... aka La guerre des étoiles - Un nouvel éspoir (Canada: French title: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Ratovi zvezda - Nova nada (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Ratovi zvijezda (Croatia: video title) [hr]
    ... aka Star Wars: Епизод IV - Нова Надежда (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - Neue Hoffnung (Germany: video title) [de]
    ... aka Star Wars: Epizoda IV - Nová nadeje (Czechoslovakia: Czech title: long title) [cs]
    ... aka Star wars IV - Tähtien sota: Uusi toivo (Finland: video box title) [fi]
    ... aka Star wars: Épisode IV, la guerre des étoiles (France: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Star wars: Episodio IV - Una nueva esperanza (Spain: new title) [es]
    ... aka Stjörnustríð (Iceland) [is]
    ... aka Stjernekrigen (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Sutâ wôzu: Aratanaru kibou (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Tähtien sota (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Yildiz savaslari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
  2. Dark Star (1974) (special effects supervisor)
    ... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
    ... aka Aluniza como puedas: Dark Star (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ciemna gwiazda (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dark Star - Finsterer Stern (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dark Star - L'étoile noire (France) [fr]
    ... aka Estrela Negra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Estrella oscura (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Finsterer Stern (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Pimeä tähti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skoteino asteri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Temná hvezda (Czech Republic: TV title) [cs]
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "Blue Thunder" (1984) TV series (executive story consultant) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Das fliegende Auge (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El trueno azul (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kék villám (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Raio Azul (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Relámpago azul (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Tonnerre de feu (France) [fr]
    ... aka Tuono blu (Italy) [it]
Art Department:
  1. Alien (1979) (visual design consultant)
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
    ... aka Alien - El octavo pasajero (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka вСФНИ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka Alien (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Alien - Den 8. passager (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Alien - Director's Cut (Germany: director's cut) [de]
    ... aka Alien - Le huitième passager (France) [fr]
    ... aka Alien - O 8.º Passageiro (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Alien den åttonde passageraren (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Alien, el octavo pasajero (Uruguay) [es]
    ... aka Alien, el octavo pasajero: El montaje del director (Spain: director's cut) [es]
    ... aka Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alien, o epivatis tou diastimatos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Alien: Den åttende passasjer (Norway) [no]
    ... aka El octavo pasajero (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ha-Nose'a HaShmini (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka L'étranger: le huitième passager (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Nyolcadik utas a halál (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Obcy - ósmy pasazer Nostromo (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Osmi putnik (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
    ... aka Vetrelec (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
    ... aka Votrelec (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
    ... aka Yaratik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Editor:
  1. Dark Star (1974)
    ... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
    ... aka Aluniza como puedas: Dark Star (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ciemna gwiazda (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dark Star - Finsterer Stern (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dark Star - L'étoile noire (France) [fr]
    ... aka Estrela Negra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Estrella oscura (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Finsterer Stern (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Pimeä tähti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skoteino asteri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Temná hvezda (Czech Republic: TV title) [cs]
Production Designer:
  1. Dark Star (1974)
    ... aka John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
    ... aka Aluniza como puedas: Dark Star (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ciemna gwiazda (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dark Star - Finsterer Stern (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dark Star - L'étoile noire (France) [fr]
    ... aka Estrela Negra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Estrella oscura (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Finsterer Stern (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Pimeä tähti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skoteino asteri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Temná hvezda (Czech Republic: TV title) [cs]
Thanks:
  1. Bloodmyth (2006) (inspiration)
  2. The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of)
    ... aka Alien Saga (Finland) [fi]
  3. Last Breath (2001) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  3. Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures (2007) (TV)
  4. Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  6. Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear (2003) (V) .... Himself
  7. The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Alien Saga (Finland) [fi]
  8. Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead (2002) (V) .... Himself
  9. "Film Genre" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Hollywood History (UK: new title)
    ... aka Pame sinema (Greece) [el]
        - Science Fiction (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Alien Evolution (2001) (TV) .... Himself

  11. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself - Screenwriter
    ... aka The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA: director's cut)
  12. Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  13. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka El salón de la fama del terror (Venezuela) [es]

  14. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) (V) .... Himself
  15. Fear - Angst (1984) (TV) .... Guest

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R I P Dan O'Bannon. And thanks for all you gave us. plashway-2
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