O'Bannon, DanOverview
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Dan O'Bannon
Alien
by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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51 editions published between 1979 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,402 libraries worldwide Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.
Total recall
by Paul Verhoeven
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31 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 946 libraries worldwide A worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims.
Alien
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14 editions published between 1978 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 642 libraries worldwide A mindless, savage, and merciless alien is attacking the crew of an intergalactic freighter and it must be stopped before they are all killed.
AVP Alien vs. Predator
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5 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 630 libraries worldwide A team of archaeologists heads toward a 'hot zone' in Antarctica and find an underground pyramid. They wake up the Alien queen and chaos follows. The Predators are also there using the Aliens as bait for an ancient initiation ritual.
Alien
by Alan Dean Foster
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12 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 598 libraries worldwide
Aliens
by James Cameron
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13 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and German and held by 500 libraries worldwide After escaping an encounter with aliens, the only survivor is asked to return to the scene as an advisor for a group of disbelieving Marines.
Aliens vs. Predator requiem
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide A small Colorado town becomes the battleground between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial lifeforms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien facehuggers are released in the crash. Also released is a hybrid Alien/Predator. A man and his son hunting in the forest near the crash site soon become the first victims of the facehuggers. A Predator receives data about the crash on his home planet and he comes to Earth. One at a time, the inhabitants of the town become targets of the Aliens and the Predator. The National Guard is called in, but they are unable to stop the deadly creatures. A plan is set in motion to destroy the town with a nuclear device.
Alien quadrilogy
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 314 libraries worldwide The complete story of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley's recurring battles with members of a parasitical extraterrestrial species.
Dark Star
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32 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 258 libraries worldwide Dark Star is a futuristic scoutship traveling far in advance of colony ships. Armed with Exponential Thermostellar bombs, it prowls the unstable planets. But there is one obstacle that its' crewmembers did not count on--one of the ship's thinking and talking bombs is lodged in the bay, threatening to destroy the entire ship and crew.
Aliens
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 248 libraries worldwide In this sequel to Alien, Ripley is the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism--until the mysterious disappearnce of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate.
Blue Thunder
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9 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in English and Multiple languages and held by 196 libraries worldwide Chosen to test Blue Thunder, Frank Murphy is amazed by the capabilities of the high-speed, high-tech chopper. It can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block. Distrusting the military mentality behind Blue Thunder, Murphy and his partner learn the remarkable craft is slated for use as the ultimate weapon in surveillance and crowd control.
The return of the living dead
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide "On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger ... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!"--Container.
Aliens : novelization
by Alan Dean Foster
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3 editions published between 1986 and 2006 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide The memory would stay with Ripley forever, a creature dripping acid blood just inches away from her. It had torn the rest of her ship's crew to shreds, but she had escaped. And now she had been rescued; after 57 years in hypersleep, safe at last. But not for long.
AVPR Alien vs. Predator, requiem
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 160 libraries worldwide A small Colorado town becomes the battleground between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial lifeforms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien facehuggers are released in the crash. Also released is a hybrid Alien/Predator. A man and his son hunting in the forest near the crash site soon become the first victims of the facehuggers. A Predator receives data about the crash on his home planet and he comes to Earth. One at a time, the inhabitants of the town become targets of the Aliens and the Predator. The National Guard is called in, but they are unable to stop the deadly creatures. A plan is set in motion to destroy the town with a nuclear device.
Total recall
by Piers Anthony
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide
Alien resurrection
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her, along with the alien queen inside her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon.
Lifeforce
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3 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide When a space exploration team travels to examine Halley's Comet, they find an alien spacecraft whose occupants carry a deadly secret. Spacelings take over the bodies of the humans and return to earth.
AVP. Requiem
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 70 libraries worldwide A small Colorado town becomes the battleground between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial lifeforms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien facehuggers are released in the crash. Also released is a hybrid Alien/Predator. A man and his son hunting in the forest near the crash site soon become the first victims of the facehuggers. A Predator receives data about the crash on his home planet and he comes to Earth. One at a time, the inhabitants of the town become targets of the Aliens and the Predator. The National Guard is called in, but they are unable to stop the deadly creatures. A plan is set in motion to destroy the town with a nuclear device.
Total recall
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3 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide A 21st century construction worker dreams every night about the colonization of Mars, so he decides to visit a travel service that specializes in implanting vacation memories. During the implant things go wrong and Quaid goes to Mars to sort things out.
Invaders from Mars
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2 editions published between 1986 and 1997 in English and held by 52 libraries worldwide Remake of the 1950s classic film. A courageous young boy battles the hideous Martians who have "taken over" his parents and who now threaten to subjugate the entire planet. more
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Action and adventure films Alien (Motion picture) Alien films Aliens Amnesiacs California--Los Angeles Colorado Comedy films Cyborgs Dick, Philip K Dictators Drama Extraterrestrial beings Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Film sequels Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Helicopters--Piloting Horror films Horror films Human-alien encounters Interplanetary voyages Interstellar travel Life on other planets Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Dept Mars (Planet) Memory Monsters Outer space Police Police patrol--Surveillance operations Predation (Biology) Ripley (Fictitious character) Science fiction, American Science fiction films Science fiction films Space and time Space colonies Spies Survival Thrillers (Motion pictures) Time travel Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Zombie films Zombies
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Alternative Names
Bannon, Daniel O' 1946-2009 Vollständigere Namensform
O'Bannon, Daniel Thomas.
O'Bannon, Daniel Thomas, 1946-2009
Languages
English
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French (77) German (25) Multiple languages (23) Spanish (16) Undetermined (13) No Linguistic content (3) (2) Dutch (2) Russian (1) Czech (1) Covers
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