David DeCoteau

David DeCoteau Template:IPAc-en (born January 5, 1962) is an American film director and producer.

Early life

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

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

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 film 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."

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.

DeCoteau has directed 102 motion pictures between 1986 and 2014.

Personal life

He resides in British Columbia and Los Angeles. DeCoteau is gay.

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

Filmmaking credits

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Cinematographer	Writer	Notes	Ref.
1987	Creepozoids	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
1988	Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Nightmare Sisters	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Lady Avenger	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Assault of the Killer Bimbos	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1989	Murder Weapon	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Robot Ninja	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Ghost Writer	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Assault of the Party Nerds	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	American Rampage	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Dr. Alien	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Deadly Embrace	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Ghetto Blaster	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1990	The Girl I Want	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Steel and Lace	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Crash and Burn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Ghoul School	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Uncredited
	Skinned Alive	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Puppet Master II	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1991	Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Trancers II	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Zombie Cop	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Beasties	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 1	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 2	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 3	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Shock Cinema Vol. 4	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1992	Reanimator Academy	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Redneck County Fever	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Nightmare Asylum	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Humanoids from Atlantis	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Chickboxer	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Zombie Rampage	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1993	Naked Instinct	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Beach Babes from Beyond	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
1994	Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
1995	Young Blood, Fresh Meat	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Prehysteria! 3	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Julian Breen
1996	Bikini Goddesses	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Huntress: Spirit of the Night	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Uncredited
	Not Again!	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Petticoat Planet	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
1997	Prey of the Jaguar	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	The Journey: Absolution	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Skeletons	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Leather Jacket Love Story	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
1998	Shrieker	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Victoria Sloan
	Curse of the Puppet Master	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Victoria Sloan
	Talisman	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Victoria Sloan
	Frankenstein Reborn!	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Julian Breen
1999	The Killer Eye	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Richard Chasen
	Teenage Alien Avengers	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Witchouse	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	as Jack Reed
	Totem	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Martin Tate
	Retro Puppet Master	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Joseph Tennent
2000	Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Voodoo Academy	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Prison of the Dead	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Victoria Sloan
2001	The Brotherhood	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Micro Mini Kids	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Uncredited
	Final Stab	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
	The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
2002	The Frightening	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	The Brotherhood III: Young Demons	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Wolves of Wall Street	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2003	Leeches!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Speed Demon	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
2004	Ring of Darkness	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Tomb of Terror	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Segment 3: "Evil Never Dies"
	The Sisterhood	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2005	The Brotherhood IV: The Complex	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Possessed	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Jack Reed
	Killer Bash	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	TV movie
	Witches of the Caribbean	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Julian Breen
2006	Beastly Boyz	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	TV movie
2007	Grizzly Rage	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Raven	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	TV movie
	House of Usher	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2008	Playing with Fire	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2009	The Invisible Chronicles	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	The Brotherhood V: Alumni	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	The Brotherhood VI: Initiation	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Alien Presence	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Stem Cell	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	The Pit and the Pendulum	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Nightfall	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2010	Puppet Master: Axis of Evil	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Body Blow	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	TV movie
2011	1313: Wicked Stepbrother	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Actor Slash Model	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Boy Crazies	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Haunted Frat	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Nightmare Mansion	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	AKA: A Dream Within a Dream
	1313: Giant Killer Bees	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Christmas Spirit	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Monty	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Short film
2012	The Magic Puppy	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	TV movie; AKA: A Halloween Puppy; as Mary Crawford
	1313: Cougar Cult	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Bigfoot Island	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Snow White: A Deadly Summer	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	1313: UFO Invasion	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Bermuda Triangle	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Billy the Kid	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Hercules Unbound!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Night of the Widow	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	1313: Frankenqueen	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	2: Voodoo Academy	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2013	Santa's Summer House	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	as Mary Crawford
	A Talking Cat!?!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	as Mary Crawford
	An Easter Bunny Puppy	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	as Mary Crawford
	Badass Showdown	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	A Talking Pony!?!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	My Stepbrother is a Vampire!?!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Bonnie & Clyde: Justified	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Hansel and Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2014	3 Scream Queens	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Doc Holliday's Revenge	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	3 Wicked Witches	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	666: Kreepy Kerry	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	666: Devilish Charm	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	90210 Shark Attack	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Spidora	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Knock 'Em Dead	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Stranded	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2016	The Wrong Roommate	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Child	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Sorority Slaughterhouse	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Asian Ghost Story	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Bloody Blacksmith	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	A Husband for Christmas	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	666: Teen Warlock	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	TV movie
	Evil Exhumed	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2017	Deadly Lessons	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	TV movie
	Swamp Freak	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	The Wrong Crush	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Blood Dynasty	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	The Ugly Christmas Sweater	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV short
	Runaway Christmas Bride	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	TV movie
	Delivering Christmas	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV short
	Runaway Christmas Bride	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	A Royal Christmas Ball	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	A Christmas Cruise	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Student	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Man	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	My Christmas Grandpa	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV short
	Femaliens: Seduction of the Species	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	as Ellen Cabot
	Witness Protection	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2018	The Wrong Cruise	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Friend	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Puppet Master: Mlitzkrieg Massacre	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	The Wrong Teacher	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Bunker of Blood: Chapter 5: Psycho Slideshow	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	Bunker of Blood; Chapter 6: Zombie Lust: Night Flesh	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2019	My Mother's Stalker	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
	The Wrong Stepmother	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Boy Next Door	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Mommy	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Tutor	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Cheerleader	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Carole's Christmas	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Christmas Matchmakers	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2020	The Wrong House Sitter	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Wedding	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Stepfather	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Cheerleader Coach	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Christmas Together	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	A Christmas for Mary	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2021	The Wrong Real Estate Agent	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Fiancé	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Mr. Right	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Prince Charming	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Valentine	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Deceived by my Mother-In-Law	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Mommy's Deadly Con Artist	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Sinister Stepfather	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong Cheer Captain	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2021-2022	Keeping up with the Joneses	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	7 episodes
2022	The Wrong Blind Date	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	The Wrong High School Sweetheart	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Killer Design	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2023	Honeymoon in Paradise	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
	If I Can't Have You	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	As Luck Would Have It	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	3 episodes
	A Christmas Intern	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2024	The Wrong Life Coach	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
	Tall, Dark, and Dangerous	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
2025	The Wrong Obsession	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2008	GayVN Awards	Hall of Fame	Template:N/a	Template:Won

External links

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