Friday, December 18, 2009

RIP Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009)

A sad day for sci-fi/horror fans...

Dan O'Bannon, the screenwriter behind some of the genres' most recognisable titles, has died following a short illness. He was 63.

He got his big break in the movie business with 1974's Dark Star, which he edited, starred in and co-wrote with director John Carpenter, who he met as a student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

O'Bannon then went on to join the visual effects team for George Lucas' StarWars, before writing the initial script for sci-fi classic Alien, originally titled Star Beast, with Ronald Shusett.

The duo later re-teamed to work on 1990's Total Recall, an adaptation of a short story byPhilip K. Dick.

He also ventured into directing, making his debut in 1985 with Return of the Living Dead, a follow-up to George Romero's 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead.

His writing credits also include Blue Thunder, Screamers and Bleeders.

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