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Don Coscarelli

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In much the same way that director George A. Romero creative output has been primarily centered around the highly successful "Dead" series of zombie films, then fellow fantasy director Don Coscarelli has for over two decades seen his universe swirling around the lesser successful, but equally cult, and much loved "Phantasm" series of horror movies... See full bio »

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Don Coscarelli Jr.
in Tripoli, Libya
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???? Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires (screenplay) (announced)
 
2012/II John Dies at the End (screenplay)
 
2005 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (2005) (teleplay)
 
2002 Bubba Ho-Tep (screenplay)
 
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion (characters / written by)
 
1996 Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (TV movie) (characters)
 
1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (written by)
 
1991 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (characters)
 
1988 Survival Quest (written by)
 
1988 Phantasm II (written by)
 
1982 The Beastmaster (written by)
 
1979 Phantasm (written by)
 
1976 Kenny & Company
 
1976 Jim, the World's Greatest
 
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2012/II John Dies at the End (producer)
 
2002 Bubba Ho-Tep (producer)
 
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion (producer)
 
1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (producer)
 
1976 Kenny & Company (producer)
 
1976 Jim, the World's Greatest (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
Show ShowCinematographer (3 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2005 The Saga of 'The Beastmaster' (video documentary) (behind the scenes footage)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (special thanks)
 
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (special thanks)
 
2005 Phantasmagoria (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction (special thanks)
 
2002 Legend of the Phantom Rider (special thanks)
 
2001 Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2008 Trailers from Hell (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Ciak Point Torino 2007 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Phandom (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Phantasmagoria (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2005 Bubba Ho-Tep: UK Premiere Screening and Q & A with Don Coscarelli (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The King and I: An In-Depth Excavation of Bubba Ho-tep with Director Don Coscarelli (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Saga of 'The Beastmaster' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV documentary)
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Masters of Horror: Season 1: Episode 1 -- You've always got to expect the unexpected and do the unexpected. It's the chilling advice a young woman (Bree Turner) thinks about late one night on a lonely stretch of mountain road. Directed by Don Coscarelli. The Beastmaster -- A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead -- Mike and Reggie continue to hunt the mysterious Tall Man.
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Personal Details

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Official Sites:

Official Site dedicated to the classic Phantasm film series. | See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I had no plans, when I made the first Phantasm, to create a myth. I was only trying to make an effective low-budget movie, which might propel an audience member or two out of their seats on occasion. If anything, it was the fans who elevated our little tale into myth. See more »

Trivia:

At the age of nineteen, became the youngest director to ever have a feature film distributed by a major studio when he sold his independently produced and critically acclaimed drama, Jim, the World's Greatest, to Universal Pictures, who released the movie in 1976. See more »

Trademark:

His Phantasm movies See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius