8mm Forum: Dan O'Bannon

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Posted by Stuart Fyvie (Member # 38) on December 18, 2009, 04:44 AM:

Has passed away. Those kids of the seventies would know doubt
know him from the writer of 'Alien' and 'Dark Star', both of which were on 8mm. An icon for those geek kids like myself from those days.

Good bio here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43415

Stuart

Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on December 18, 2009, 11:21 AM:

When "Alien" premiered, I was made aware of Mr. O'Bannon as a rather tortured soul who had poured a lot of his frustrations into writing the ultimate frightening movie after "Dark Star" had helped put him on the map.

He certainly had his hand in some big-name projects along the way, but one got the idea from reading about him that he didn't really "fit in" in Hollywood.

But whatever else happened, in 1979 he gave us all two of the scariest hours ever put on film. I am sure Ellen Ripley could have coined a nice farewell phrase.

R.I.P.

Claus.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on December 18, 2009, 01:13 PM:

DARK STAR was an excellent piece of work. Haven't seen it in years.

RIP

Posted by Marshall Crist (Member # 1312) on December 19, 2009, 03:23 AM:

Watched DARK STAR again last night after receiving this horrible news. He really is great in it. ALIEN was a huge part of my childhood, but DARK STAR is my favorite of Dan's films. What sort of 8mm release was there for this title?

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