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Don Coscarelli Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] He is best known for his work in horror films . His directing credits include the first four films in the Phantasm franchise , [ 2 ] as well as The Beastmaster (1982) and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002).
According to Coscarelli, everyman characters like Reggie are important, because they ground the film and allow humor to unfold. [2] Bannister further described the character as written to be extremely loyal; Bannister says that Coscarelli "wrote this character to be every guy's guy, every man's friend, the guy that would throw himself on the ...
Phantasm is a 1979 American science fantasy horror film that was directed, written, photographed, and edited by Don Coscarelli.The first film in the Phantasm franchise, it introduces the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead of Earth into dwarf zombies to be sent to his planet and used as slaves.
The Beastmaster is a 1982 American-West German sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn.Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Alice "Andre" Norton, the film is about a man who can communicate with animals, and who fights an evil wizard and his army.
Coscarelli also got the idea to feature flying spheres as Tall Man's minions. According to him, the idea came from his dream as a teen where he was being chased down corridors by a flying chrome ball. Later, when he wrote the Phantasm screenplay, he modified the spheres so they were able to drill and drain the blood from their victims. [3]
Jim the World's Greatest is a 1976 drama film written and directed by Don Coscarelli and Craig Mitchell. The movie began production when Coscarelli and Mitchell were 18-year-olds, [ 1 ] while being financed by their parents at a stated cost of $250,000.
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"Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" is the premiere episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, directed by Don Coscarelli. [1] It originally aired in North America on October 28, 2005. [1] The screenplay is based on a short story by American author Joe R. Lansdale. [1]