---
name: "David Brisbin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-brisbin"
fi1m_id: "david-brisbin"
imdb_id: "nm0109774"
tmdb_id: 6391
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T11:11:19.716685+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Brisbin

## Identity

David Brisbin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-brisbin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-brisbin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0109774
- **TMDB ID:** 6391
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6391

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Erwin Stoff](https://film.one/person/erwin-stoff.md), [Gus Van Sant](https://film.one/person/gus-van-sant.md), [Keanu Reeves](https://film.one/person/keanu-reeves.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 44 (2), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 59 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $964m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6391

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Drugstore Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md) (83), [*The Twilight Saga: New Moon*](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md) (48)
- **Disney+:** [*Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die*](https://film.one/film/good-luck-have-fun-dont-die.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Brisbin is a production designer and art director. His early credits include production design on *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989) and *My Own Private Idaho* (1991), both directed by Gus Van Sant.

He has worked on numerous feature films, including *The Exorcism of Emily Rose* (2005), *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (2008), *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), *Sinister* (2012), *A Walk Among the Tombstones* (2014), *Race* (2016), *Operation Finale* (2018) and *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* (2019). He received three wins and three nominations for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, moviefone.com, criterion.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die* (2026), Fi1m 64, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/good-luck-have-fun-dont-die.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Fi1m 48, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (2008), Fi1m 40, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008.md)
- *My Own Private Idaho* (1991), Fi1m 82, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/my-own-private-idaho.md)
- *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), Fi1m 83, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/good-luck-have-fun-dont-die.md)
- *Afraid* (2024), Production Design
- *A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting* (2020), Production Design
- *Jacob's Ladder* (2019), Production Design
- *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* (2019), Production Design
- *Operation Finale* (2018), Production Design
- *Birth of the Dragon* (2017), Production Design
- *Race* (2016), Production Design
- *A Walk Among the Tombstones* (2014), Production Design
- *A Single Shot* (2013), Production Design
- *Paranoia* (2013), Production Design
- *Sinister* (2012), Production Design
- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Production Design — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008.md)
- *The Lookout* (2007), Production Design
- *The Exorcism of Emily Rose* (2005), Production Design
- *In the Cut* (2003), Production Design
- *City of Ghosts* (2002), Production Design
- *Snow White* (2001), Production Design
- *The Corruptor* (1999), Production Design
- *The Proposition* (1998), Production Design
- *The Chamber* (1996), Production Design
- *Dead Presidents* (1995), Production Design
- *Mad Love* (1995), Production Design
- *A Dangerous Woman* (1993), Production Design
- *Ruby* (1992), Production Design
- *Crooked Hearts* (1991), Production Design
- *Eyes of an Angel* (1991), Production Design
- *My Own Private Idaho* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/my-own-private-idaho.md)
- *Animal Behavior* (1989), as Art Direction
- *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md)
- *The Serpent and the Rainbow* (1988), as Art Direction
- *Desert Hearts* (1985), as Art Direction
- *Maria's Lovers* (1984), as Art Direction
- *Love Letters* (1983), Assistant Art Director

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