David DeCoteau
Directing
Biography
David DeCoteau (born January 5, 1964) is an independent film director, a dual citizen of the US and Canada, who 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, Dreamaniac, for another generous film legend, Charles Band.
DeCoteau has gone on to produce and direct over 200 motion pictures over the next several decades. His passion lies in the creation of popular genre programming made for global consumption. DeCoteau's experience in creating content in countries all over the world makes him a proven choice for exceptionally challenging projects. He resides in British Columbia, Canada and Hollywood, California.
As actor 27
The Disaster Artist
2017
Zombie Cop
1991
Trophy Heads
2014
I Am Divine
2014
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Crash and Burn
1990
Evil Bong 420
2015
Evil Bong: High-5!
2016
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008
Robot Ninja
1989
Leeches!
2003
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
2018
Hollywood Mortuary
1998
Puppet Master: Axis Termination
2017
Shock Cinema: Volume Four
1991
VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary
2017
Creaturealm: From the Dead
1998
Invasion of the Scream Queens
1992
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991
Shock Cinema: Volume One
1991
Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors
2019
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
2019
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011
Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master"
1998
Games
1983
On the crew 249
The Wrong Teacher
2018
Zombie Cop
1991
Trancers II
1991
Tuff Turf
1985
Keeping Up with the Joneses
2021
As Luck Would Have It
2023
Skinned Alive
1990
The Wrong Stepmother
2019
Ghoul School
1990
Talisman
1998
The Wrong Baby Daddy
2026
Retro Puppetmaster
1999
Witchouse
1999
The Wrong Housemaid
2026
A Husband for Christmas
2016
Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven
2007
Absolution
1997
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
2010
Steel and Lace
1991
Doc Holliday's Revenge
2014
Puppet Master II
1990
The Wrong Mommy
2019
Crash and Burn
1990
A Perfect Christmas Kiss
Badass Showdown
2013
A Neighbor to Die For
2026
Creepozoids
1987
If I Can't Have You
2023
Beach Babes from Beyond
1993
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992
Clownado
2023
666: Kreepy Kerry
2014
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
1988
The Brotherhood V: Alumni
2009
Christmas Matchmakers
2019
Dr. Alien
1989
Alien Arsenal
1998
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum
2009
Grizzly Rage
2007
Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher
2008
Sorority Slaughterhouse
2015
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
1994
Blonde Heaven
1995
The Killer Eye
1999
The Wrong High School Sweetheart
2022
Beastly Boyz
2006
The Girl I Want
1990
The Wrong Roommate
2016
Swamp Freak
2017
Home Makeover Nightmare
2026
The Wrong Life Coach
2024
Nightmare Sisters
1988
Blood Dynasty
2017
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!
2013
Baby Dolls Behind Bars
2012
A Talking Cat!?!
2013
Skeletons
1997
Assault of the Party Nerds
1989
Snow White: A Deadly Summer
2012
Killer Design
2022
Micro Mini Kids
2001
The Brotherhood IV: The Complex
2005
The Wrong Student
2017
The Wrong Cheerleader
2019
Zombie Lust: Night Flesh
2019
The Wrong Boy Next Door
2019
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
Huntress: Spirit of the Night
1995
Deadly Embrace
1989
Beasties
1991
Curse of the Puppet Master
1998
The Wrong Fiancé
2021
The Wrong Mr. Right
2021
Prehysteria! 3
1995
The Wrong Stepfather
2020
The Wrong Man
2017
Christmas Spirit
2011
Killer Bash
2005
The Wrong Cheer Captain
2021
My Christmas Grandpa
2017
Naked Instinct
1993
A Christmas for Mary
2020
The Wrong Cheerleader Coach
2020
Ghetto Blaster
1989
The Wrong Cruise
2018
Final Stab
2001
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985
The Sisterhood
2004
The Brotherhood
2001
666: Devilish Charm
2014
Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island
1995
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper
2014
Ghost Writer
1989
1313: Bermuda Triangle
2012
The Invisible Chronicles
2009
Petticoat Planet
1996
The Frightening
2002
3 Wicked Witches
2014
A Nanny to Die For
2024
Body Blow
2010
Leather Jacket Love Story
1998
Robot Ninja
1989
A Royal Christmas Ball
2017
Totem
1999
Prey of the Jaguar
1996
A Talking Pony!?!
2013
The Wrong Real Estate Agent
2021
Chickboxer
1992
Deadly Lessons
2017
2: Voodoo Academy
2012
The Wrong Tutor
2019
Bikini Goddesses
1996
The Wrong Blind Date
2022
Witness Protection
2017
Ring of Darkness
2004
The Wrong Wedding Planner
2020
Deceived by My Mother-In-Law
2021
The Christmas Campaign
2025
Witches of the Caribbean
2005
The Wrong Friend
2018
Lady Avenger
1988
Leeches!
2003
Wolves of Wall Street
2002
Carole's Christmas
2019
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022
The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks
2001
American Rampage
1989
The Wrong Marriage
2025
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!
2005
The Wrong Prince Charming
2021
Make or Bake Christmas
2024
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
2021
1313: Cougar Cult
2012
The Wrong Crush
2017
Prison of the Dead
2000
Shrieker
1998
Shock Cinema: Volume Four
1991
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
Alien Presence
2009
The Making of Evil
2010
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
2013
Stem Cell
2009
My Mother's Stalker
2019
Femaliens: Seduction of the Species
2017
1313: UFO Invasion
2012
Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks
2018
The Wrong Child
2016
Santa's Summer House
2012
The Ghost Writer
1990
The Wrong House Sitter
2020
Action U.S.A.
1989
Fatal Fixer Upper
2024
My Darker Half
2000
A Christmas Intern
2023
Humanoids from Atlantis
1992
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy
2000
Tall, Dark and Dangerous
2024
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991
Evil Exhumed
2016
Voodoo Academy
2000
Murder Weapon
1989
The Wrong Valentine
2021
Runaway Christmas Bride
2017
Horrific
2000
A Halloween Puppy
2012
The Brotherhood VI: Initiation
2009
The Brotherhood III: Young Demons
2002
Playing with Fire
2008
1313: Bigfoot Island
2012
Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout
1990
Tomb of Terror
2004
666: Teen Warlock
2016
Christmas Together
2020
Dreamaniac
1986
A Christmas Cruise
2017
1313: Frankenqueen
2012
1313: Billy the Kid
2012
The Wrong Obsession
2025
1313: Haunted Frat
2011
Million Dollar Lethal Listing
2024
1313: Wicked Stepbrother
2011
Delivering Christmas
2017
Speed Demon
2003
3 Scream Queens
2014
An Easter Bunny Puppy
2013
The Witching
1993
Possessed
2005
Nightfall
2009
Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen
1997
Frankenstein Reborn!
1998
1313: Giant Killer Bees!
2011
Honeymoon in Paradise
2023
Videozone: The Making of "Retro Puppet Master"
1999
Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft
2013
Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night
2012
Knock 'em Dead
2014
Not Again!
1996
90210 Shark Attack
2015
1313: Actor Slash Model
2011
The Dead Reborn
2013
1313: Nightmare Mansion
2011
1313: Boy Crazies
2011
1313: Night of the Widow
2012
The Woman in the Room
1983
Reanimator Academy
1992
1313: Hercules Unbound!
2012
Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death
1991
Asian Ghost Story
2016
Nightmare Asylum
1992
Bloody Blacksmith
2016
Redneck County Fever
1992
Zombie Rampage
1989
Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master"
1998
Sounds of Sex
1985
Little Miss Innocence
1987
Working Girls
1985
Flesh 1995
1985
Bad Boys Dormitory
1986
Mansplash
1985
Body Scorcher
1984
Cousins
1983
The French Lieutenant's Boys
1984
Doing It
1983
Dangerous
1983
Boy's Camp Memories
1986
Campus Jocks
1984
Making It Huge
1985
Man Heat
1986
Games
1983
Getting Off Campus
1985
Men on the Loose
1986
Fleshtones
1985
Good Men Go Bad
1984
Never Big Enough
1985
Play Safely
1986
Men and Steel
1985
Totally Awesome
1985
Show & Tell
1985
Men of Action 2
1989
Hung Studs 2
1991
When a Stranger Comes
1986
Freshman
1986
Male-O-Gram
1986
Jacqueline
1986
Revenge of the Babes 2
1986
Boys Just Wanna Have Sex
1985
New Wave Hustlers
1985
Revenge of the Babes
1986