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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).
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.
In 2004, six years after the release of Phantasm IV: Oblivion, series director Don Coscarelli told Fangoria: "I'd also still like to do another Phantasm film. Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm are still in great shape and raring to go." [1] In March 2005, Coscarelli was in the final stages of talks with New Line Cinema to produce
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.
"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]
John Dies at the End is a 2012 American comedy horror film written and directed by Don Coscarelli and based on David Wong's novel of the same name. [4] [5] It stars Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes, with Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Daniel Roebuck, and Doug Jones.
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 ...
Don Coscarelli resisted their efforts and was forced to audition A. Michael Baldwin and Reggie Bannister for the opportunity to reprise their roles. In the end, his efforts won him a concession: he was allowed to keep one of the two, but had to replace the other; Coscarelli chose to keep Bannister and cast James Le Gros in Baldwin's place.