David DeCoteau

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.

Directed

1. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1992) — Director
2. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988) — Director
3. Retro Puppetmaster (1999) — Director
4. Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) — Director
5. Nightmare Sisters (1988) — Director
6. Creepozoids (1987) — Director
7. Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010) — Director
8. A Royal Christmas Ball (2017) — Director
9. Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013) — Director
10. Grizzly Rage (2007) — Director
11. A Talking Cat!?! (2013) — Director
12. The Brotherhood (2001) — Director
13. 90210 Shark Attack (2015) — Director
14. Beach Babes from Beyond (1993) — Director
15. Final Stab (2001) — Director
16. Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013) — Director
17. The Killer Eye (1999) — Director
18. 1313: Bigfoot Island (2012) — Director
19. The Wrong Mommy (2019) — Director
20. Dr. Alien (1989) — Director
21. Murder Weapon (1989) — Director
22. Wolves of Wall Street (2002) — Director
23. Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012) — Director
24. The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks (2001) — Director
25. Leeches! (2003) — Director
26. Runaway Christmas Bride (2017) — Director
27. Witchouse (1999) — Director
28. A Husband for Christmas (2016) — Director
29. House of Usher (2008) — Director
30. The Sisterhood (2004) — Director
31. Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994) — Director
32. Shrieker (1998) — Director
33. The Wrong Stepmother (2019) — Director
34. Dreamaniac (1986) — Director
35. Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (2000) — Director
36. The Frightening (2002) — Director
37. The Pit and the Pendulum (2009) — Director
38. The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (2003) — Director
39. Totem (1999) — Director
40. The Brotherhood V: Alumni (2009) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Disaster Artist (2017) — David DeCoteau (uncredited)
2. I Am Divine (2014) — Self
3. Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017) — Flamboyant Nazi #1
4. Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008) — Himself
5. Crash and Burn (1990) — ILU Member (uncredited)
6. Leeches! (2003) — Franklin (voice)
7. Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011) — Himself
8. Evil Bong 420 (2015) — David DeCoteau
9. Evil Bong: High-5! (2016) — Self
10. Trophy Heads (2014) — Juicy Stand Customer
11. Robot Ninja (1989) — Russ Mazzola
12. Weedjies! Halloweed Night (2019) — Party Guest
13. Tales of the Uncanny (2020) — Self
14. Zombie Cop (1991) — Passerby in Car
15. VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary (2017) — Self
16. Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) — Himself
17. Shock Cinema: Volume One (1991) — Himself
18. Games (1983) — Dick McCabe - (non-sexual) (uncredited)
19. Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (2010) — Self
20. Creaturealm: From the Dead (1998) — Himself
21. Hollywood Mortuary (1998) — Himself
22. Shock Cinema: Volume Four (1991) — Himself / Director
23. Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" (1991)
24. Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (2018) — Self
25. Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors (2019) — Himself
26. Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master" (1998) — Director of "Curse of the Puppet Master"
27. Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures — Self