Don Coscarelli

Don Coscarelli

1954-02-17 Tripoli, Libya 27 Credits

Biography

Don Coscarelli (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Coscarelli , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

2022

as Self

7.5
Acting

A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

2022

as Self

7.4
Acting

This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early c...

The Beastmaster Chronicles

The Beastmaster Chronicles

2020

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the making of the film The Beastmaster.

All Hail the Popcorn King!

All Hail the Popcorn King!

2019

as Self

1.0
Acting

Made in cooperation with Joe Lansdale, we explore his life growing up in 1950's east Texas and how he has used his experiences to create what can only...

Dead Night

Dead Night

2018

Executive Producer

4.7
Producing

A caring mother loses her sanity, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy and murder. The story of Casey Pollack unfolds from two very diff...

Phantasm: Ravager

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

Writer, Producer

4.9
Writing Producing

Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

Digging Up the Marrow

Digging Up the Marrow

2015

as Self

5.4
Acting

A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated ent...

Why Horror?

Why Horror?

2014

as Self

5.9
Acting

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

2013

Acting

Retrospective about the making of Phantasm II featuring interviews with Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister and others.

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

2013

Writer, Producer, Editor

6.3
Writing Producing Directing

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

Phantasmagoria

2005

as Himself

6.7
Acting

Everything you ever wanted to know about Phantasm is right here in this 97-minute feature with interviews from Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman...

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

2005

Director, Writer

6.1
Directing Writing

While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods...

Saga of ‘The Beastmaster’

2005

as Self

Acting

This documentary is featured on the Divimax Special Edition DVD for The Beastmaster (1982), released in 2005. Included in the 2020 Vinegar Syndrome Bl...

Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

Screenplay, Producer, Director

6.5
Writing Producing Directing

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 s...

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

Writer, Director, Producer

5.2
Writing Directing Producing

Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time h...

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

as Self

9.0
Acting

This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.

Hollywood Halloween

Hollywood Halloween

1997

as Self

6.0
Acting

Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

1996

Characters

4.0

Before he died, Dar's father gave a mysterious amulet to Tal, Dar's younger brother who is now king. Dar, while wandering with his animal companions, ...

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

1994

Writer, Executive Producer, Producer

5.8
Writing Producing Directing

The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ic...

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

1991

Characters

4.6

The Beastmaster Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert in...

Survival Quest

Survival Quest

1989

Writer, Director, Editor

5.4
Writing Directing

A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a pa...

Phantasm II

Phantasm II

1988

Writer, Director

6.2
Writing Directing

Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, bea...

The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster

1982

Writer, Director

6.3
Writing Directing

Dar, is the son of a king, who's hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is mur...

Phantasm

Phantasm

1979

Director, Editor, Director of Photography

6.5
Directing Writing

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapon...

Kenny & Company

Kenny & Company

1976

Producer, Writer, Director

6.8
Producing Writing Directing

A coming-of-age story about the lives of a teenage boy and his friends as they traverse the highs and lows of boyhood in the run-up to Halloween.

Jim, the World's Greatest

1975

Director, Producer, Writer

5.0
Directing Producing Writing

One of his earlier pieces, Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm Phame) has a knack for seeing the world through the eyes and heart of a young boy. He offers a ...

Robot Dracula

Robot Dracula

N/A

as Don

Acting

A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.