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Dan O'Bannon (I) (1946–2009)
Dan O'Bannon was inspired at an early age by EC Comics like Tales from the Crypt and old horror films that he saw in St. Louis. He even wrote a few stories for Heavy Metal magazine (which also showed up in the film). O'Bannon got his start when he and John Carpenter collaborated on the cult sci-fi film Dark Star (1974). After a failed attempt to ...
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Born:in St. Louis, Missouri, USADied:(age 63) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
There's no way we're missing the live recreation of two Norman Lear classics, the dark wit of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and the terror of "The Hot Zone."
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(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes, 1984) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1984)
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Hollywood is just a machine, they have a process. There's this standing assumption among producers and studios that no script is any good. Every script that they buy or have written must be rewritten by several other authors before they will film it. The trouble is most producers have no judgment. Therefore, if a given draft of a script is excellent and filmable, they can't tell or won't make the... See more »Trivia:
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