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Don Coscarelli

Film Director / Cinematographer / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 02/17/1954 (70) | Tripoli (Libya)
Don Coscarelli Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born to Italian settlers in Libya, he is best known for his work in horror films. His directing credits include the first four films in the Phantasm franchise, as well as The Beastmaster (1982) and Bubba Ho-tep (2002). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Action | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator year ...

Bubba Ho-tep

R

2002 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
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Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ...

The Beastmaster

PG

1982 | 3.2/5 | 1h 58min
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway. ...

John Dies at the End

R

2013 | 3.2/5 | 1h 39min
Horror, Comedy
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A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him. ...

Phantasm

R

1979 | 3.3/5 | 1h 29min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Don Coscarelli

Bram Stoker Award
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Movies with Don Coscarelli as Actor(7)

2022 Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as himself2015 Digging Up the Marrow
as Interviewee2014 Why Horror?
as himself2005 Phantasmagoria
as himself2005 Saga of ‘The Beastmaster’
as himself1997 Hollywood Halloween
as himself1997 Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Movies with Don Coscarelli as Crew(42)

Production/Executive Producer2018 Dead Night
Production/Producer2016 Phantasm: Ravager
Writing/Writer2016 Phantasm: Ravager
Directing/Director2013 John Dies at the End
Editing/Editor2013 John Dies at the End
Production/Producer2013 John Dies at the End
Writing/Writer2013 John Dies at the End
Directing/Director2005 Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
Writing/Writer2005 Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
Directing/Director2002 Bubba Ho-tep
Production/Producer2002 Bubba Ho-tep
Writing/Screenplay2002 Bubba Ho-tep
Directing/Director1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Production/Producer1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Writing/Writer1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Writing/Characters1996 Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus
Directing/Director1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Production/Producer1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Production/Executive Producer1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Writing/Writer1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Writing/Characters1991 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Directing/Director1988 Phantasm II
Writing/Writer1988 Phantasm II
Directing/Director1988 Survival Quest
Editing/Editor1988 Survival Quest
Writing/Writer1988 Survival Quest
Directing/Director1982 The Beastmaster
Writing/Writer1982 The Beastmaster
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Phantasm
Directing/Director1979 Phantasm
Editing/Editor1979 Phantasm
Writing/Writer1979 Phantasm
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Kenny & Company
Directing/Director1976 Kenny & Company
Editing/Editor1976 Kenny & Company
Production/Producer1976 Kenny & Company
Writing/Writer1976 Kenny & Company
Crew/Cinematography1975 Jim, the World's Greatest
Directing/Director1975 Jim, the World's Greatest
Editing/Editor1975 Jim, the World's Greatest
Production/Producer1975 Jim, the World's Greatest
Writing/Writer1975 Jim, the World's Greatest

TV Shows/Series with Don Coscarelli as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer2005 Masters of Horror
Directing/Director2005 Masters of Horror
Directing/Director1999 BeastMaster

Full Name: Don Coscarelli
Born: Wednesday, 02/17 1954 (February) in Tripoli (Libya) (current age: 70 years + 69 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
Children: Chloe Coscarelli
Don Coscarelli frequently works together with these people:
Paul Pepperman (11x, Crew)
Reggie Bannister (10x, Actor)
Angus Scrimm (9x, Actor)
Daniel Roebuck (8x, Actor)
A. Michael Baldwin (8x, Actor)
Sylvio Tabet (7x, Crew)
Kate Coscarelli (7x, Crew)
Christopher L. Stone (7x, Crew)
Fred Myrow (6x, Crew)
Dac Coscarelli (6x, Crew)
Adam Green (5x, Crew)
Mick Garris (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:222328, Added: 07/31/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024