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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Biography from TMDB.
- February 17, 1954 (72)
- Tripoli, Libya
- Writer, director, producer, editor, cinematographer and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Don Coscarelli's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6
Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Don Coscarelli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Don Coscarelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Robot Dracula(2026)
Dead Night(2017)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Phantasm: Ravager(2016)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
John Dies at the End(2012)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Masters of Horror(2005)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Bubba Ho-Tep(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Phantasm IV: Oblivion(1998)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Survival Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Phantasm II(1988)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Beastmaster(1982)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Phantasm(1979)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Kenny & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Jim, the World's Greatest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1975 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Beastmaster (1982)
Highest rated
Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)
Most popular right now
Phantasm (1979)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Don Coscarelli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of the 11 of 12 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Don Coscarelli's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Don Coscarelli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Coscarelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reggie Bannister shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Paul PeppermanShared titles: Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996), Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), The Beastmaster (1982), Phantasm (1979)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Pepperman
- Andre NortonShared titles: Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), The Beastmaster (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Norton
Actors
- Reggie BannisterShared titles: Phantasm: Ravager (2016), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Reggie Bannister
- Angus ScrimmShared titles: Phantasm: Ravager (2016), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Angus Scrimm
- Daniel RoebuckShared titles: Dead Night (2017), Phantasm: Ravager (2016), John Dies at the End (2012), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Daniel Roebuck
- A. Michael BaldwinShared titles: Phantasm: Ravager (2016), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm (1979)See all 4 shared titles with A. Michael Baldwin
Composers and editors
- Christopher L. StoneShared titles: Phantasm: Ravager (2016), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm II (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Christopher L. Stone
- Fred MyrowShared titles: Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Fred Myrow
- Brian TylerShared titles: John Dies at the End (2012), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Tyler
- Donald MilneShared titles: John Dies at the End (2012), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Donald Milne
Producers
- Dac CoscarelliShared titles: John Dies at the End (2012), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Dac Coscarelli
- Brad BaruhShared titles: Dead Night (2017), Phantasm: Ravager (2016), John Dies at the End (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Brad Baruh
- Sylvio TabetShared titles: Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996), Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), The Beastmaster (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Sylvio Tabet
- Andy MeyersShared titles: Dead Night (2017), John Dies at the End (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Meyers