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David DeCoteau

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.

Et billede af David DeCoteau

Directing

1983

[ ] Doing It (Assistant Director)
[ ] Games (Assistant Director)

1984

[ ] Body Scorcher (Director)
[ ] Campus Jocks (Director)
[ ] Good Men Go Bad (Director)

1985

[ ] Working Girls (Director)
[ ] Mansplash (Director)
[ ] Making It Huge (Director)
[ ] Getting Off Campus (Director)
[ ] Fleshtones (Director)
[ ] Never Big Enough (Director)
[ ] Men and Steel (Director)
[ ] Totally Awesome (Director)
[ ] Show & Tell (Director)

1986

[ ] Dreamaniac (Director)
[ ] Bad Boys Dormitory (Director)
[ ] Boy's Camp Memories (Director)
[ ] Man Heat (Director)
[ ] Men on the Loose (Director)
[ ] Play Safely (Director)
[ ] When a Stranger Comes (Director)
[ ] Freshman (Director)
[ ] Male-O-Gram (Director)
[ ] Jacqueline (Director)
[ ] Revenge of the Babes 2 (Director)

1987

[ ] Creepozoids (Director)
[ ] Little Miss Innocence (Director)

1988

[ ] Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (Director)
[ ] Nightmare Sisters (Director)
[ ] Lady Avenger (Director)
[ ] Nightmare Sisters (Second Assistant Director)

1989

[ ] American Rampage (Director)
[ ] Dr. Alien (Director)
[ ] Deadly Embrace (Director)
[ ] Murder Weapon (Director)
[ ] Men of Action 2 (Director)

1990

[ ] The Girl I Want (Director)

1991

[ ] Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" (Director)
[ ] Hung Studs 2 (Director)

1992

[ ] Puppet Master III (Director)

1993

[ ] Naked Instinct (Director)
[ ] Beach Babes from Beyond (Director)

1994

[ ] Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (Director)

1995

[ ] Blonde Heaven (Director)
[ ] Prehysteria! 3 (Director)
[ ] Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island (Director)

1996

[ ] Petticoat Planet (Director)
[ ] Prey of the Jaguar (Director)
[ ] Bikini Goddesses (Director)

1997

[ ] Absolution (Director)
[ ] Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen (Director)
[ ] Skeletons (Director)

1998

[ ] Frankenstein Reborn! (Director)
[ ] Alien Arsenal (Director)
[ ] Curse of the Puppet Master (Director)
[ ] Shrieker (Director)
[ ] Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master" (Director)
[ ] Talisman (Director)
[ ] Leather Jacket Love Story (Director)

1999

[ ] Retro Puppet Master (Director)
[ ] The Killer Eye (Director)
[ ] Totem (Director)
[ ] Witchouse (Director)
[ ] Videozone: The Making of "Retro Puppet Master" (Director)

2000

[ ] Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (Director)
[ ] Voodoo Academy (Director)
[ ] Prison of the Dead (Director)
[ ] Horrific (Director)

2001

[ ] The Brotherhood (Director)
[ ] The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks (Director)
[ ] Final Stab (Director)
[ ] Micro Mini Kids (Director)

2002

[ ] The Frightening (Director)
[ ] Wolves of Wall Street (Director)

2003

[ ] Leeches! (Director)
[ ] The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (Director)
[ ] Speed Demon (Director)

2004

[ ] Ring of Darkness (Director)
[ ] Tomb of Terror (Director)
[ ] The Sisterhood (Director)

2005

[ ] Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! (Director)
[ ] Witches of the Caribbean (Director)
[ ] Killer Bash (Director)
[ ] The Brotherhood IV: the Complex (Director)
[ ] Possessed (Director)

2006

[ ] Beastly Boyz (Director)

2007

[ ] Grizzly Rage (Director)
[ ] The Raven (Director)

2008

[ ] House of Usher (Director)
[ ] Playing with Fire (Director)

2009

[ ] The Pit and the Pendulum (Director)
[ ] The Brotherhood V: Alumni (Director)
[ ] The Brotherhood VI: Initiation (Director)
[ ] Alien Presence (Director)
[ ] Stem Cell (Director)
[ ] The Invisible Chronicles (Director)
[ ] Nightfall (Director)

2010

[ ] Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (Director)
[ ] Body Blow (Director)

2011

[ ] 1313: Wicked Stepbrother (Director)
[ ] 1313: Actor Slash Model (Director)
[ ] 1313: Giant Killer Bees! (Director)
[ ] 1313: Haunted Frat (Director)
[ ] 1313: Boy Crazies (Director)
[ ] 1313: Nightmare Mansion (Director)

2012

[ ] 1313: Cougar Cult (Director)
[ ] 1313: Bigfoot Island (Director)
[ ] Snow White: A Deadly Summer (Director)
[ ] 1313: Bermuda Triangle (Director)
[ ] Christmas Spirit (Director)
[ ] 1313: UFO Invasion (Director)
[ ] 1313: Night of the Widow (Director)
[ ] Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night (Director)
[ ] 1313: Billy the Kid (Director)
[ ] 1313: Hercules Unbound! (Director)
[ ] 1313: Frankenqueen (Director)
[ ] A Halloween Puppy (Director)
[ ] 2: Voodoo Academy (Director)
[ ] Santa's Summer House (Director)

2013

[ ] Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (Director)
[ ] An Easter Bunny Puppy (Director)
[ ] A Talking Cat!?! (Director)
[ ] Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (Director)
[ ] A Talking Pony!?! (Director)
[ ] My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! (Director)
[ ] Badass Showdown (Director)
[ ] The Dead Reborn (Director)

2014

[ ] 666: Kreepy Kerry (Director)
[ ] 3 Wicked Witches (Director)
[ ] 666: Devilish Charm (Director)
[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Director)
[ ] 3 Scream Queens (Director)
[ ] Knock 'em Dead (Director)
[ ] Doc Holliday's Revenge (Director)

2015

[ ] 90210 Shark Attack (Director)
[ ] Sorority Slaughterhouse (Director)

2016

[ ] The Wrong Roommate (Director)
[ ] 666: Teen Warlock (Director)
[ ] Evil Exhumed (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Child (Director)
[ ] Asian Ghost Story (Director)
[ ] Bloody Blacksmith (Director)
[ ] A Husband for Christmas (Director)

2017

[ ] Swamp Freak (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Student (Director)
[ ] Deadly Lessons (Director)
[ ] Femaliens: Seduction of the Species (Director)
[ ] A Christmas Cruise (Director)
[ ] Runaway Christmas Bride (Director)
[ ] A Royal Christmas Ball (Director)
[ ] Delivering Christmas (Director)
[ ] My Christmas Grandpa (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Crush (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Man (Director)
[ ] Witness Protection (Director)

2018

[ ] The Wrong Cruise (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Friend (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Teacher (Director)
[ ] Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks (Director)
[ ] Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (Director)
[ ] Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (Director)

2019

[ ] My Mother's Stalker (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Stepmother (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Boy Next Door (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Tutor (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Mommy (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Cheerleader (Director)
[ ] Christmas Matchmakers (Director)
[ ] Carole's Christmas (Director)
[ ] Zombie Lust: Night Flesh (Director)

2020

[ ] The Wrong Stepfather (Director)
[ ] The Wrong House Sitter (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Wedding Planner (Director)
[ ] Christmas Together (Director)
[ ] A Christmas for Mary (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (Director)

2021

[ ] Deceived by My Mother-In-Law (Director)
[ ] Mommy's Deadly Con Artist (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Cheer Captain (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Real Estate Agent (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Fiancé (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Prince Charming (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Mr. Right (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Valentine (Director)

2022

[ ] Killer Design (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Blind Date (Director)
[ ] The Wrong High School Sweetheart (Director)
[ ] Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (Director)

2023

[ ] A Christmas Intern (Director)
[ ] If I Can't Have You (Director)
[ ] Honeymoon in Paradise (Director)

2024

[ ] The Wrong Life Coach (Director)
[ ] Tall, Dark and Dangerous (Director)
[ ] Million Dollar Lethal Listing (Director)
[ ] Fatal Fixer Upper (Director)
[ ] Make or Bake Christmas (Director)
[ ] A Nanny to Die For (Director)

2025

[ ] The Wrong Obsession (Director)
[ ] The Wrong Marriage (Director)
[ ] The Christmas Campaign (Director)

Production

1983

[ ] Dangerous (Production Assistant)

1984

[ ] Campus Jocks (Producer)

1985

[ ] Mansplash (Producer)

1986

[ ] Bad Boys Dormitory (Producer)
[ ] Dreamaniac (Producer)

1987

[ ] Creepozoids (Producer)
[ ] Little Miss Innocence (Producer)
[ ] Creepozoids (Associate Producer)

1988

[ ] Nightmare Sisters (Producer)
[ ] Lady Avenger (Producer)
[ ] Assault of the Killer Bimbos (Producer)
[ ] Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (Producer)
[ ] Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (Production Manager)

1989

[ ] Assault of the Party Nerds (Executive Producer)
[ ] Robot Ninja (Executive Producer)
[ ] Ghetto Blaster (Producer)
[ ] Deadly Embrace (Producer)
[ ] Dr. Alien (Producer)
[ ] Murder Weapon (Executive Producer)
[ ] Zombie Rampage (Executive Producer)
[ ] Ghost Writer (Producer)

1990

[ ] Puppet Master II (Producer)
[ ] The Ghost Writer (Producer)
[ ] Ghoul School (Executive Producer)
[ ] Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Girl I Want (Executive Producer)
[ ] Crash and Burn (Producer)
[ ] Crash and Burn (Production Manager)
[ ] Skinned Alive (Executive Producer)

1991

[ ] Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (Line Producer)
[ ] Steel and Lace (Producer)
[ ] Beasties (Executive Producer)
[ ] Shock Cinema: Volume Four (Executive Producer)
[ ] Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death (Executive Producer)
[ ] Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death (Casting)
[ ] Zombie Cop (Executive Producer)

1992

[ ] Puppet Master III (Producer)
[ ] Nightmare Asylum (Executive Producer)
[ ] Reanimator Academy (Executive Producer)
[ ] Redneck County Fever (Executive Producer)
[ ] Humanoids from Atlantis (Executive Producer)

1993

[ ] Naked Instinct (Executive Producer)

1995

[ ] Blonde Heaven (Executive Producer)
[ ] Huntress: Spirit of the Night (Executive Producer)

1996

[ ] Petticoat Planet (Executive Producer)
[ ] Not Again! (Executive Producer)

1999

[ ] The Killer Eye (Producer)

2000

[ ] Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (Producer)

2001

[ ] The Brotherhood (Producer)
[ ] Final Stab (Producer)

2002

[ ] The Frightening (Producer)

2003

[ ] Speed Demon (Producer)
[ ] Leeches! (Producer)
[ ] The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (Producer)

2006

[ ] Beastly Boyz (Producer)

2007

[ ] The Raven (Producer)

2008

[ ] House of Usher (Producer)

2009

[ ] The Brotherhood VI: Initiation (Producer)
[ ] The Pit and the Pendulum (Producer)

2010

[ ] Body Blow (Producer)

2011

[ ] 1313: Wicked Stepbrother (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Actor Slash Model (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Boy Crazies (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Nightmare Mansion (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Haunted Frat (Producer)

2012

[ ] 1313: Cougar Cult (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Bigfoot Island (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Bermuda Triangle (Producer)
[ ] Christmas Spirit (Producer)
[ ] 1313: UFO Invasion (Producer)
[ ] Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Billy the Kid (Producer)
[ ] 1313: Frankenqueen (Producer)
[ ] A Halloween Puppy (Producer)
[ ] Snow White: A Deadly Summer (Producer)

2013

[ ] My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! (Producer)
[ ] A Talking Pony!?! (Producer)
[ ] An Easter Bunny Puppy (Producer)
[ ] A Talking Cat!?! (Producer)
[ ] Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (Producer)

2014

[ ] 666: Kreepy Kerry (Producer)
[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Producer)
[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Executive Producer)
[ ] 3 Scream Queens (Producer)
[ ] 666: Devilish Charm (Producer)
[ ] 3 Wicked Witches (Producer)
[ ] Doc Holliday's Revenge (Producer)

2015

[ ] 90210 Shark Attack (Producer)
[ ] Sorority Slaughterhouse (Producer)

2016

[ ] The Wrong Child (Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Roommate (Producer)
[ ] 666: Teen Warlock (Producer)
[ ] Evil Exhumed (Executive Producer)
[ ] Evil Exhumed (Producer)
[ ] Asian Ghost Story (Executive Producer)
[ ] Bloody Blacksmith (Executive Producer)
[ ] A Husband for Christmas (Producer)

2017

[ ] A Christmas Cruise (Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Crush (Producer)
[ ] Swamp Freak (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Student (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Man (Producer)
[ ] My Christmas Grandpa (Producer)
[ ] Blood Dynasty (Executive Producer)
[ ] A Royal Christmas Ball (Producer)
[ ] Witness Protection (Producer)

2018

[ ] The Wrong Teacher (Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Friend (Producer)

2019

[ ] The Wrong Tutor (Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Stepmother (Producer)
[ ] The Wrong Cheerleader (Producer)
[ ] My Mother's Stalker (Producer)

Writing

1984

[ ] Body Scorcher (Writer)
[ ] Campus Jocks (Writer)

1985

[ ] Flesh 1995 (Writer)
[ ] Mansplash (Writer)
[ ] Making It Huge (Writer)
[ ] Never Big Enough (Writer)

1986

[ ] Bad Boys Dormitory (Writer)
[ ] Man Heat (Writer)
[ ] Male-O-Gram (Screenplay)

1987

[ ] Creepozoids (Writer)

1992

[ ] Chickboxer (Story)

1998

[ ] Leather Jacket Love Story (Story)

1999

[ ] Witchouse (Story)

2000

[ ] Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (Writer)

2001

[ ] The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks (Story)
[ ] Final Stab (Story)

2003

[ ] Speed Demon (Story)
[ ] Leeches! (Story)
[ ] The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (Story)

2005

[ ] Killer Bash (Story)

2006

[ ] Beastly Boyz (Story)

2007

[ ] The Raven (Story)

2010

[ ] Body Blow (Story)

2012

[ ] 1313: Cougar Cult (Writer)
[ ] 1313: Bigfoot Island (Story)
[ ] 1313: Night of the Widow (Writer)
[ ] 1313: Frankenqueen (Writer)

2014

[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Story)
[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Writer)

2016

[ ] 666: Teen Warlock (Story)
[ ] Evil Exhumed (Writer)
[ ] Asian Ghost Story (Writer)
[ ] Bloody Blacksmith (Writer)

2017

[ ] Swamp Freak (Writer)

Crew

1985

[ ] Sounds of Sex (Script)
[ ] Tuff Turf (Craft Service)

1989

[ ] American Rampage (Additional Writing)

1993

[ ] The Witching (Thanks)

2000

[ ] Twice The Fun (Thanks)

2012

[ ] Santa's Summer House (Cinematography)

2015

[ ] 90210 Shark Attack (Cinematography)

2023

[ ] Clownado (Thanks)

Camera

1983

[ ] Cousins (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Woman in the Room (Grip)

1984

[ ] The French Lieutenant's Boys (Director of Photography)

1985

[ ] Fleshtones (Director of Photography)
[ ] Show & Tell (Director of Photography)

1986

[ ] Man Heat (Director of Photography)
[ ] Bad Boys Dormitory (Director of Photography)

2010

[ ] Body Blow (Director of Photography)

2011

[ ] 1313: Actor Slash Model (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Haunted Frat (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Wicked Stepbrother (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Boy Crazies (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Nightmare Mansion (Director of Photography)

2012

[ ] A Halloween Puppy (Director of Photography)
[ ] 2: Voodoo Academy (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Bermuda Triangle (Director of Photography)
[ ] Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Frankenqueen (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Billy the Kid (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Cougar Cult (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: UFO Invasion (Director of Photography)
[ ] 1313: Bigfoot Island (Director of Photography)
[ ] Baby Dolls Behind Bars (Camera Operator)
[ ] Santa's Summer House (Director of Photography)

2013

[ ] A Talking Pony!?! (Director of Photography)
[ ] My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! (Director of Photography)
[ ] A Talking Cat!?! (Director of Photography)
[ ] Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (Director of Photography)
[ ] An Easter Bunny Puppy (Director of Photography)
[ ] Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (Director of Photography)

2014

[ ] 3 Wicked Witches (Director of Photography)
[ ] Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (Director of Photography)
[ ] 666: Kreepy Kerry (Director of Photography)
[ ] 3 Scream Queens (Director of Photography)
[ ] 666: Devilish Charm (Director of Photography)

2015

[ ] Sorority Slaughterhouse (Director of Photography)
[ ] 90210 Shark Attack (Director of Photography)

2016

[ ] 666: Teen Warlock (Director of Photography)
[ ] Bloody Blacksmith (Director of Photography)

2017

[ ] Witness Protection (Director of Photography)
[ ] Swamp Freak (Director of Photography)
[ ] Deadly Lessons (Director of Photography)

2019

[ ] My Mother's Stalker (Director of Photography)

Sound

1985

[ ] Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (Sound Effects Editor)

1989

[ ] Action U.S.A. (Foley Artist)

2001

[ ] The Brotherhood (Foley Artist)
[ ] Final Stab (Foley Artist)

Costume & Make-Up

1988

[ ] Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (Wardrobe Supervisor)

Editing

1985

[ ] Mansplash (Editor)
[ ] Making It Huge (Editor)

1986

[ ] Bad Boys Dormitory (Editor)
[ ] Man Heat (Editor)
[ ] Men on the Loose (Editor)
[ ] When a Stranger Comes (Editor)

Actor

1983

[ ] Games (Dick McCabe - (non-sexual) (uncredited))

1989

[ ] Robot Ninja (Russ Mazzola)

1990

[ ] Crash and Burn (ILU Member (uncredited))

1991

[ ] Zombie Cop (Passerby in Car)
[ ] Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" (????)
[ ] Shock Cinema: Volume One (Himself)
[ ] Shock Cinema: Volume Four (Himself / Director)

1992

[ ] Invasion of the Scream Queens (Himself)

1998

[ ] Creaturealm: From the Dead (Himself)
[ ] Hollywood Mortuary (Himself)
[ ] Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master" (Director of "Curse of the Puppet Master")

2003

[ ] Leeches! (Franklin (voice))

2008

[ ] Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (Himself)
[ ] Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (????)

2010

[ ] Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (Self)

2011

[ ] Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (Himself)

2014

[ ] Trophy Heads (Juicy Stand Customer)
[ ] I Am Divine (Self)

2015

[ ] Evil Bong 420 (David DeCoteau)

2016

[ ] Evil Bong: High-5! (Self)

2017

[ 7/10 ] The Disaster Artist (David DeCoteau (uncredited))
[ ] Puppet Master: Axis Termination (Flamboyant Nazi #1)
[ ] VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary (Self)

2018

[ ] Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (Self)

2019

[ ] Weedjies! Halloweed Night (Party Guest)
[ ] Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors (Himself)

2020

[ ] Tales of the Uncanny (Self)

????

[ ] Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures (Self)