Comments on: Dan O’Bannon 1946-2009

By: Maopheus

Maopheus — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:43:37 +0000

You kind of forget how many movies this guy was involved in. And influential ones at that.

By: Ducky

Ducky — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:15:51 +0000

I just got finished taking a john carpenter film class at UC Santa Cruz this past fall. I was introduced to the name Dan O’Bannon through the amazing Dark Star. His charector was hillarious and the movie was just awesome. He was a true legend in the sci-fi genre and I just hate he is gone so shortly after my realizing his greatness. Dan O’Bannon movie night will be happening soon at my house. Dark Star, Total Recall, alien. Maybe lifeforce. Anything else crucial in his filmography i should include that I may not have seen yet?

By: big L

big L — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:21:38 +0000

was the writing for alien that extraordinary?

By: Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:23:45 +0000

i think Blue Thunder for me is his most important film.

By: Nemesis

Nemesis — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:49:05 +0000

Damn. What a Talent, Hilarious as Pinback.

The brains behind a few classic movies.

RIP

By: phun

phun — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:46:42 +0000

I will always love The Return of the Living Dead.

Best. Zombie movie. Ever.

Respect!

By: NOOOOO

NOOOOO — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:26 +0000

wow … that sucks
but maybe return of the living dead will come out on bluray now.

By: Napalm

Napalm — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:20:07 +0000

RIP

By: AlexG

AlexG — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:17:08 +0000

yoyoyo, he wrote Alien, not Carpenter’s Aliens. Don’t insult the man, please.

By: Rian

Rian — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:50:14 +0000

This blows. I think I watch the Alien documentary on the Quadrilogy more often than I watch Alien itself. Partially because of this guy’s interviews. When he starts to break down at the end when he’s talking about how his little horror movie became a success, that’s some pretty powerful stuff.

I’ve met Ron Shussett, but never had the pleasure of meeting Dan. Aliens is my all-time favorite movie, and by association I of course love Alien as well. When you stop and think about it, as much as I’m engrossed in all things “Alien”, this guy is probably one of the most important figures in my life. Sounds nerdy, but it’s true.

R.I.P. Dan.

By: Bob The Slob

Bob The Slob — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:42:38 +0000

Awesome career. He will be sorely missed.

By: jurassicalien

jurassicalien — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:19:52 +0000

This is indeed very sad. Even if O’ Bannon hasn’t been a major Hollywood player since, maybe the early 90’s the fact of the matter is he contributed a lot of great work to Hollywood, some cheesy, some classic, but all of it (I felt) quite good. And he has for years been a great fixture of DVD commentaries, special features and interviews. The great thing is, we have a lot of awesome movies to look back on. He made an impact in the business he wanted to be a part of, and what an impact.