Dan O'Bannon (born Daniel Thomas O'Bannon on September 30, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a motion picture screenwriter and director, usually in the science-fiction genre. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Missouri Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 66. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A collection of well-known science-fiction novels and magazines Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which at least part of the narrative depends on the impact of science, either real or imagined, to generate settings or events which have not yet occurred in reality (and may never...

When Dan was in USC, he met John Carpenter and they collaborated on the 45-minute USC School of Cinema-Television short Dark Star (1970). Carpenter expanded the short into a feature which was released in 1974 with a final budget of only USD 60,000. O'Bannon was along, serving in a number of capacities, including scripting, editing and even playing one of the leading roles (Pinback). In 1975 Dark Star won the Golden Scroll award (as the Saturn Awards were known in the early years) for Best Special Effects. Edward L. Doheny Jr. ... This article is about the director. ... The University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Television is the oldest film school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Dark Star is a 1973 motion picture directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan OBannon. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Special Effects: ...

O'Bannon, growing up a sci-fi and horror enthusiast, had abandoned technical work (including a stint as a computer animator on George Lucas' classic Star Wars) for screenwriting. Following Star Wars he was attached to supervise special effects for a film of Frank Herbert's "Dune" but this fell apart in 1976 leaving O'Bannon homeless and with no money. Together with Ronald Shusett, he wrote the original story for Alien (1979), regathered the artistic talent from the defunct Dune project and is generally acknowledged (along with H. R. Giger and Ridley Scott) as being one of the main creative forces behind Alien's success. George Lucas at the German premiere of Star Wars Episode III in Berlin George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. ... Dune is a 1984 movie directed by David Lynch and based on the 1964 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. ... Alien (1979), a science-fiction/horror film, directed by Ridley Scott, kicked off a long succession of sequel films and related works set in the fictional world it depicts. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Birth machine Hans Ruedi Giger (IPA: ) (born at Chur, Grisons canton, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss painter best known for his design work on the film Alien. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields) is an influential British film director and producer. ...

O'Bannon has voiced his displeasure with his next big-budget outing, John Badham's Blue Thunder (1983), an action yarn about a Los Angeles helicopter surveillance team. Originally written with Don Jakoby, Blue Thunder also underwent extensive rewriting, losing some of its political content. John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. ... Blue Thunder is a 1983 feature film that features a high-tech helicopter of the same name. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Mil (Russian Federation) Mi-8, by far the most common model of helicopter in the world with more than 12 thousand units built, sixfold quantity comparing to production of the second most common model Sikorsky S-70. ...

He and Jakoby also scripted Lifeforce (1985), a tale that veers from alien visitation to vampirism to an apocalyptic ending that was directed by Tobe Hooper. It was not well-received and was considered a flop. Lifeforce is a science fiction film directed by Tobe Hooper, based on the book, Space Vampires, by Colin Wilson and screenplay by Dan OBannon. ... This article is about the year. ... Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper (born January 25, 1943) is an American television and film director best known for his work in the horror film genre. ...

Also in 1985 O'Bannon moved to the director's chair with Return of the Living Dead, a highly entertaining follow-up to George Romero's 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead. The film met with success and went on to spawn numerous sequels, not unlike the earlier Alien. This article is about the year. ... Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ... George A. Romero (born 4 February 1940) is an American director, writer, editor, actor and composer. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 black-and-white independent horror film directed by George A. Romero and stars Duane Jones and Judith ODea. ...

O'Bannon would again collaborate with Hooper for a remake of Invaders from mars. Purists considered it inferior to the 1950's original, but it would enjoy moderate success.

He and Shusett would reteam on Total Recall (1990), an adaptation of the classic Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale". This was a project the two had been working on since they had collaborated on alien. The film went on to earn well over USD 100 million. Total recall may mean: Total recall (memory), a term for Eidetic or Photographic memory. ... This article is about the year. ... Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer. ... We Can Remember It for You Wholesale is a short story by Philip K. Dick first published in Fantasy and Science Fiction in April 1966. ...

His second Directorial feature, The Resurrected (1992), was a low budget horror effort that was released directly on video and focused on a family's ancient rituals which awaken the dead. It was based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ...

He went on to co-write Screamers (1995), about post-apocalyptic robots programmed to kill, adapted from another Dick story, "Second Variety". Screamers is a 1995 film directed by Christian Duguay based on the short story Second Variety by Philip K. Dick. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Second Variety is a short story by Philip K. Dick first published in Space Station Fiction in 1953. ...

A selection of his work

• 1974 Dark Star - writer, special effects, editor, production design, co-star
• 1979 Alien - writer
• 1981 Dead & Buried - writer
• 1981 Heavy Metal - writer of two segments, Soft Landing and B-17
• 1983 Blue Thunder - writer
• 1985 Lifeforce - writer
• 1985 The Return of the Living Dead - writer, director, voice
• 1986 Invaders from Mars - writer
• 1990 Total Recall - writer
• 1992 The Resurrected - director
• 1995 Screamers - writer

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External links

• Dan O'Bannon at the Internet Movie Database