Don Coscarelli

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Don Coscarelli (born February 17, 1954 in Tripoli , Libya ) is an American film director , screenwriter and producer .

Life

Don Coscarelli is famous for the film series Phantasm , which he wrote and directed , the first part of which was made in 1979 and which has so far been followed by four more parts. At the end of March 2014, Coscarelli released the trailer for the fourth sequel. He is also the creator of the Beastmaster series.

He made his first film at the age of 19.

He produces his films himself and also writes the scripts. In 2012 he directed the horror comedy John Dies at the End and started pre-production of Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires .

Awards (selection)

Filmography

  • 1975: Jim the World's Greatest. Directed, written by: Don Coscarelli and Craig Mitchell
  • 1976: Kenny & Company
  • 1979: The Evil ( Phantasm )
  • 1982: Beastmaster - The Liberator ( The Beastmaster )
  • 1987: Camp of the Lost Devils ( Survival Quest )
  • 1988: The Evil II ( Phantasm II )
  • 1995: Evil III ( Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead )
  • 1998: Phantasm IV ( Phantasm IV: Oblivion )
  • 2002: Bubba Ho-Tep
  • 2005: Masters of Horror : Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
  • 2012: John Dies at the End
  • 2016: Phantasm Ravager ( The Evil V ). Director: David Hartman, Script: Coscarelli and Hartman, Producer: Coscarelli

Book publication

  • Don Coscarelli: True Indie. Life and Death in Filmmaking. St. Martin's Press, New York 2018, ISBN 978-1-250-19324-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trailer on deadline.com, accessed on March 29, 2014
  2. ↑ Indie Horror Month Interview: Don Coscarelli on Staying Independent, the Demise of Bubba Nosferatu, the Future of Phantasm and More
  3. ↑ SXSW Exclusive Interview: Don Coscarelli Talks John Dies at the End and More

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personal data
SURNAME Coscarelli, Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 17th February 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Tripoli , Libya