David DeCoteau

David DeCoteau /də koʊtoʊ/^[1] (born January 5, 1962) is an American film director^[2] and producer.^[3]

David DeCoteau
Born	(1962-01-05) January 5, 1962 (age 63) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Other names	Ellen Cabot Julian Breen Victoria Sloan Richard Chasen Jack Reed Martin Tate Joseph Tennent Mary Crawford
Occupations	Film director film producer
Years active	1983-present

Early life

David DeCoteau was born on January 5, 1962, in Portland, Oregon,^[4] where he was raised.^[1] DeCoteau was an only child and was adopted at birth.^[5] His father was of Native American heritage.^[5]

DeCoteau's mother died of cancer when he was eight years old.^[5] As a teenager, DeCoteau developed a love for film, and worked as a theater projectionist beginning at age fifteen.^[5]

Career

He has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18. He got his start through 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 Charles Band.

He is the founder of Rapid Heart Pictures, where his films include A Talking Cat!?! and the 1313 series. He has said of his working methods, "I always wanted to make what I could sell. So I just promised myself that I would not be set in my ways. If somebody said, ‘Look, we need a horror film, we need a creature feature, we need a Western, we need a period costume drama,’ I was able to put it together pretty quickly."^[6]

Throughout his career DeCoteau has been credited under a variety of pseudonyms: Ellen Cabot, Julian Breen, Victoria Sloan, Richard Chasen, Jack Reed, Martin Tate, Joseph Tennent, and Mary Crawford. DeCoteau revealed that he originally did not want his name to be associated with films that did not turn out as intended.^[7]

DeCoteau has directed 102 motion pictures between 1986 and 2014.^[6]

Personal life

He resides in British Columbia and Los Angeles.^[8] DeCoteau is gay.^[9]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Angel	Jean Jacket Criminal in Line-Up	Uncredited
	Games	Dick McCabe	Uncredited
1984	Good Men Go Bad
1989	Robot Ninja	Russ Mazzola
1990	Crash and Burn	ILU Member	Uncredited
1993	Beach Babes from Beyond	City Worker	Uncredited
2003	Leeches!	Franklin / Walkie Talkie Voice	Uncredited
2008	Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust	Self
2013	I Am Divine	Self
2014	Trophy Heads	Juicy Stand Customer
	Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper	Pilot	Voice role; credited as Ellen Cabot
2015	Evil Bong 420	Self
2016	Evil Bong: High 5	Self
2017	The Disaster Artist	David DeCoteau	Uncredited
	Puppet Master: Axis Termination	Flamboyant Nazi #1
2019	Weedjies: Halloweed Night	Party Guest
2020	Tales of the Uncanny	Self	[10]

Filmmaking credits

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Cinematographer	Writer	Notes	Ref.
1987	Creepozoids	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
1988	Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Nightmare Sisters	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Lady Avenger	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Assault of the Killer Bimbos	No	Yes	No	No
1989	Murder Weapon	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Robot Ninja	No	Yes	No	No
	Ghost Writer	No	Yes	No	No
	Assault of the Party Nerds	No	Yes	No	No
	American Rampage	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Dr. Alien	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Deadly Embrace	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Ghetto Blaster	No	Yes	No	No
1990	The Girl I Want	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout	No	Yes	No	No
	Steel and Lace	No	Yes	No	No
	Crash and Burn	No	Yes	No	No
	Ghoul School	No	Yes	No	No	Uncredited
	Skinned Alive	No	Yes	No	No
	Puppet Master II	No	Yes	No	No
1991	Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Trancers II	No	Yes	No	No
	Zombie Cop	No	Yes	No	No
	Beasties	No	Yes	No	No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 1	No	Yes	No	No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 2	No	Yes	No	No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 3	No	Yes	No	No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 4	No	Yes	No	No
	Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death	No	Yes	No	No
1992	Reanimator Academy	No	Yes	No	No
	Redneck County Fever	No	Yes	No	No
	Nightmare Asylum	No	Yes	No	No
	Humanoids from Atlantis	No	Yes	No	No
	Chickboxer	No	No	No	Yes
	Zombie Rampage	No	Yes	No	No
1993	Naked Instinct	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Beach Babes from Beyond	Yes	No	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
1994	Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000	Yes	No	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
1995	Young Blood, Fresh Meat	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Prehysteria! 3	Yes	No	No	No	as Julian Breen
1996	Bikini Goddesses	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Huntress: Spirit of the Night	No	Yes	No	No	Uncredited
	Not Again!	No	Yes	No	No
	Petticoat Planet	Yes	Yes	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
1997	Prey of the Jaguar	Yes	No	No	No
	The Journey: Absolution	Yes	No	No	No
	Skeletons	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Leather Jacket Love Story	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen	Yes	No	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
1998	Shrieker	Yes	No	No	No	as Victoria Sloan
	Curse of the Puppet Master	Yes	No	No	No	as Victoria Sloan
	Talisman	Yes	No	No	No	as Victoria Sloan
	Frankenstein Reborn!	Yes	No	No	No	as Julian Breen
1999	The Killer Eye	Yes	No	No	No	as Richard Chasen	[2][11]
	Teenage Alien Avengers	Yes	No	No	No
	Witchouse	Yes	No	No	Yes	as Jack Reed	[12]
	Totem	Yes	No	No	No	as Martin Tate
	Retro Puppet Master	Yes	No	No	No	as Joseph Tennent
2000	Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Voodoo Academy	Yes	No	No	No
	Prison of the Dead	Yes	No	No	No	as Victoria Sloan
2001	The Brotherhood	Yes	Yes	No	No		[13]
	Micro Mini Kids	Yes	No	No	No	Uncredited
	Final Stab	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2002	The Frightening	Yes	Yes	No	No
	The Brotherhood III: Young Demons	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Wolves of Wall Street	Yes	No	No	No
2003	Leeches!	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Speed Demon	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2004	Ring of Darkness	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie	[14]
	Tomb of Terror	Yes	No	No	No	Segment 3: "Evil Never Dies"
	The Sisterhood	Yes	No	No	No
2005	The Brotherhood IV: The Complex	Yes	No	No	No
	Possessed	Yes	No	No	No	as Jack Reed
	Killer Bash	Yes	No	No	Yes	TV movie
	Witches of the Caribbean	Yes	No	No	No
	Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!	Yes	No	No	No	as Julian Breen
2006	Beastly Boyz	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TV movie
2007	Grizzly Rage	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Raven	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TV movie
	House of Usher	Yes	Yes	No	No
2008	Playing with Fire	Yes	No	No	No
2009	The Invisible Chronicles	Yes	No	No	No
	The Brotherhood V: Alumni	Yes	No	No	No
	The Brotherhood VI: Initiation	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Alien Presence	Yes	No	No	No
	Stem Cell	Yes	No	No	No
	The Pit and the Pendulum	Yes	No	No	No
	Nightfall	Yes	No	No	No
2010	Puppet Master: Axis of Evil	Yes	No	No	No
	Body Blow	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV movie
2011	1313: Wicked Stepbrother	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Actor Slash Model	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Boy Crazies	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Haunted Frat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Nightmare Mansion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	AKA: A Dream Within a Dream
	1313: Giant Killer Bees	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Christmas Spirit	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	Monty	No	No	Yes	No	Short film
2012	The Magic Puppy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	TV movie; AKA: A Halloween Puppy; as Mary Crawford
	1313: Cougar Cult	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Bigfoot Island	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Snow White: A Deadly Summer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	1313: UFO Invasion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Bermuda Triangle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Billy the Kid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Hercules Unbound!	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Night of the Widow	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	1313: Frankenqueen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	2: Voodoo Academy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Santa's Summer House	Yes	No	Yes	No	as Mary Crawford
	A Talking Cat!?!	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	as Mary Crawford
	An Easter Bunny Puppy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	as Mary Crawford
	Badass Showdown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	A Talking Pony!?!	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	My Stepbrother is a Vampire!?!	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Bonnie & Clyde: Justified	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Hansel and Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft	Yes	No	Yes	No
2014	3 Scream Queens	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Doc Holliday's Revenge	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	3 Wicked Witches	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	666: Kreepy Kerry	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	666: Devilish Charm	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	90210 Shark Attack	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		[15]
	Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Spidora	No	Yes	No	No
	Knock 'Em Dead	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Stranded	No	No	No	No
2016	The Wrong Roommate	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Child	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	Sorority Slaughterhouse	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Asian Ghost Story	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bloody Blacksmith	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	A Husband for Christmas	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	666: Teen Warlock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV movie
	Evil Exhumed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	Deadly Lessons	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	TV movie
	Swamp Freak	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Wrong Crush	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Blood Dynasty	No	Yes	No	No
	The Ugly Christmas Sweater	No	Yes	No	No	TV short
	Runaway Christmas Bride	Yes	No	Yes	No	TV movie
	Delivering Christmas	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV short
	Runaway Christmas Bride	Yes	Yes	No	No
	A Royal Christmas Ball	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	A Christmas Cruise	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Student	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Man	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	My Christmas Grandpa	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV short
	Femaliens: Seduction of the Species	Yes	No	No	No	as Ellen Cabot
	Witness Protection	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2018	The Wrong Cruise	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Friend	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	Puppet Master: Mlitzkrieg Massacre	Yes	No	No	No
	The Wrong Teacher	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	Bunker of Blood: Chapter 5: Psycho Slideshow	Yes	No	No	No
	Bunker of Blood; Chapter 6: Zombie Lust: Night Flesh	Yes	No	No	No
2019	My Mother's Stalker	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	The Wrong Stepmother	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Boy Next Door	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Mommy	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Tutor	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Cheerleader	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
	Carole's Christmas	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Christmas Matchmakers	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
2020	The Wrong House Sitter	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Wedding	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Stepfather	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Cheerleader Coach	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Christmas Together	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	A Christmas for Mary	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
2021	The Wrong Real Estate Agent	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Fiancé	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Mr. Right	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Prince Charming	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong Valentine	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Deceived by my Mother-In-Law	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Mommy's Deadly Con Artist	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Sinister Stepfather	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie	[16]
	The Wrong Cheer Captain	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
2021-2022	Keeping up with the Joneses	Yes	No	No	No	7 episodes
2022	The Wrong Blind Date	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	The Wrong High School Sweetheart	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Killer Design	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
2023	Honeymoon in Paradise	Yes	No	No	No
	If I Can't Have You	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	As Luck Would Have It	Yes	No	No	No	3 episodes
	A Christmas Intern	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
2024	The Wrong Life Coach	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie
	Tall, Dark, and Dangerous	Yes	No	No	No	TV movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2008	GayVN Awards	Hall of Fame	—	Won	[17]