David Giler

About

David Giler (July 23, 1943 – December 19, 2020) was an American filmmaker who has been active in the motion picture industry since the early 1960s. He started his career as a writer, providing scripts for television programs such as Kraft Suspense Theatre and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. He then moved to screenplays in the 70's, helping to write films such as The Parallax View and the original version of Fun With Dick and Jane. He produced his first film in 1970, the critically reviled Myra Breckinridge, an adaptation of Gore Vidal's controversial novel (he also co-wrote the film with director Michael Sarne). He helped Walter Hill produce the legendary horror thriller Alien in 1979, and it is for this film that he is probably best remembered. He and Hill became embroiled in a much-publicized behind-the-scenes fight with Alien's original writer, Dan O'Bannon, over who was to receive...

Known for

AlienMovie • 1979Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989AliensMovie • 1986Alien: CovenantMovie • 2017PrometheusMovie • 2012Alien³Movie • 1992The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964Alien ResurrectionMovie • 1997Rebel HighwaySeries • 1994Aliens vs Predator: RequiemMovie • 2007UndisputedMovie • 2002Perversions of ScienceSeries • 1997AVP: Alien vs. PredatorMovie • 2004Bordello of BloodMovie • 1996The Money PitMovie • 1986Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightMovie • 1995Fun with Dick and JaneMovie • 1977Let It RideMovie • 1989Southern ComfortMovie • 1981Myra BreckinridgeMovie • 1970RitualMovie • 2002The Parallax ViewMovie • 1974Girls in PrisonMovie • 1994RoadracersMovie • 1994