
David DeCoteau
Department: Directing
Biography
A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, David DeCoteau has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman, who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed and produced his first feature film for another generous film legend, Charles Band. DeCoteau has gone on to produce and direct more than fifty motion pictures over the past twenty years. His passion lies in the creation of popular genre programming made for world consumption. DeCoteau's experience in creating content in countries all over the world makes him a proven choice for exceptionally challenging movie projects. He resides in British Columbia, Canada and Hollywood, California.
Known For

Robot Ninja
1989

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008

Zombie Cop
1991

Leeches!
2003

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991

Creaturealm: From the Dead
1998

Weedjies! Halloweed Night
2019

Hollywood Mortuary
1998

Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master"
1998

Crash and Burn
1990

Shock Cinema: Volume One
1991

Shock Cinema: Volume Four
1991

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
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Trophy Heads
2014

The Disaster Artist
2017

Puppet Master: Axis Termination
2017

Games
1983

Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
2018

VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary
2017

Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors
2019

Invasion of the Scream Queens
1992

Evil Bong 420
2015

Tales of the Uncanny
2020

I Am Divine
2014

Evil Bong: High-5!
2016

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010