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Don Coscarelli


In much the same way that director George A. Romero creative output has been primarily centered around the highly successful "Dead" series of zombie films, then fellow fantasy director Don Coscarelli has for over two decades seen his universe swirling around the lesser successful, but equally cult, and much loved "Phantasm" series of horror movies. ... See full bio »

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Known For

Bubba Ho-Tep
Bubba Ho-Tep Writer
(2002)
Phantasm
Phantasm Writer
(1979)
John Dies at the End
(2012)
The Beastmaster
(1982)

Filmography

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 2016 Phantasm: Ravager (based on characters created by) / (written by)
 2012 John Dies at the End (written for the screen by)
 2005 Masters of Horror (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (2005) ... (teleplay)
 2002 Bubba Ho-Tep (screenplay)
 1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion (characters) / (written by)
 1996 Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (TV Movie) (characters)
 1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (written by)
 1988 Survival Quest (written by)
 1988 Phantasm II (written by)
 1982 The Beastmaster (written by)
 1979 Phantasm (written by)
 1976 Kenny & Company (written by)
 1976 Jim, the World's Greatest (written by)
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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Personal Quote:

I guess I'm luckier than most to even have a label attached to me. There is no question though that this particular label makes it very difficult to gain respect from the people who finance movies. However, since my first exposure to the power of cinema was from genre films, I am proud to wear the label. See more »

Trivia:

As a boy, he was a fan of Steve Reeves, Ray Harryhausen and sword and sandal films in general. He also loved Godzilla movies. See more »

Trademark:

His Phantasm movies See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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