Dan O'Bannon

AKA:
Daniel Thomas O'Bannon
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/30/1946
Birthplace:
St Louis, Missouri
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biography
While attending USC, Dan O'Bannon met John Carpenter and the pair collaborated on the short, "Dark Star" (1970), about astronauts overwhelmed by technology. With the minuscule budget of $60,000, Carpenter expanded the project into a feature--now considered a minor genre classic--in 1974. O'Bannon was along, serving in a number of capacities, including scripting, editing and even playing one of the leading roles. This witty but bleak alternative to high quality films (i.e., Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey") was described by its creators as "'Waiting for Godot' in outer space." Continued
Credits
Source Material
2007
Source Material
2004
Story By
2004
Characters as Source Material
1997
Screenplay
1996
Characters as Source Material
1992
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1990
From Story
1990
Characters as Source Material
1986
Screenplay
1985
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1985
From Story
1981
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Pinback
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Director
From Story
1979
screenplay
1979
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Made short film "Bloodbath", about a man who commits suicide in a bathtub
1970 
With John Carpenter, collaborated on a Master's thesis project, a short film "Dark Star"
1974 
Assisted Carpenter on feature length version of "Dark Star"; worked as actor, production designer, special effects technician and screenwriter
 
Worked on George Lucas' "Star Wars" as a computer animator
 
Worked on developing a feature based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic "Dune"; project was aborted
Continued