---
name: "David Giler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-giler"
fi1m_id: "david-giler"
imdb_id: "nm0318429"
tmdb_id: 915
wikidata_id: "Q2396324"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "23 July 1943"
died: "19 December 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T19:48:42.605988+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 Giler

## Identity

David Giler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-giler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-giler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0318429
- **TMDB ID:** 915
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2396324
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Giler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2396324, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318429/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/915

Writer and producer. Born 23 July 1943 in New York City, New York. Died 19 December 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 23 July 1943, New York City, New York
- **Died:** 19 December 2020
- **Active:** 1979–2017
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 4 writing, 4 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Walter Hill](https://film.one/person/walter-hill.md), [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md), [Gordon Carroll](https://film.one/person/gordon-carroll.md), [Michael Fassbender](https://film.one/person/michael-fassbender.md), [Sigourney Weaver](https://film.one/person/sigourney-weaver.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (1), 1980s 75 (3), 1990s 61 (2), 2010s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Horror 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $398m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Giler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2396324, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318429/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/915

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Prometheus*](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md) (60), [*Alien: Covenant*](https://film.one/film/alien-covenant.md) (57)
- **Netflix:** [*Alien*](https://film.one/film/alien.md) (92)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Southern Comfort*](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md) (81)

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

## Biography

David Giler (1943–2020) was an American film and television producer and screenwriter. He began his career writing for television series in the 1960s, including episodes of Kraft Suspense Theatre and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., before moving to feature screenplays such as The Parallax View (1974) and Fun with Dick and Jane (1977).

Giler co-founded Brandywine Productions with Walter Hill and Gordon Carroll. He produced Alien (1979) and returned for later entries in the franchise, including Aliens (1986, executive producer and story), Alien 3 (1992, producer and screenplay), Alien Resurrection (1997), Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017). He also produced films such as Southern Comfort (1981) and The Money Pit (1986, executive producer and screenplay), and served as executive producer on the television series Tales from the Crypt.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Alien³* (1992), Fi1m 62, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *Aliens* (1986), Fi1m 91, Story, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/aliens.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Fi1m 81, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)

### Produced (4)

- *Alien: Covenant* (2017), Fi1m 57, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alien-covenant.md)
- *Prometheus* (2012), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *Alien Resurrection* (1997), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alien-resurrection.md)
- *Alien* (1979), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Alien: Covenant* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/alien-covenant.md)
- *Prometheus* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *Aliens vs Predator: Requiem* (2007), Producer
- *AVP: Alien vs. Predator* (2004), Producer
- *Ritual* (2002), Producer
- *Undisputed* (2002), Writer, Producer
- *Alien Resurrection* (1997), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/alien-resurrection.md)
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Executive Producer
- *Bordello of Blood* (1996), Executive Producer
- *W.E.I.R.D. World* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Dragstrip Girl* (1994), Producer
- *Girls in Prison* (1994), Producer
- *Runaway Daughters* (1994), Producer
- *Roadracers* (1994), Producer
- *Rebel Highway* (1994), series, Producer
- *Alien³* (1992), Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), Executive Producer
- *Let It Ride* (1989), Producer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Executive Producer
- *Aliens* (1986), Story, Executive Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/aliens.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Executive Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)
- *Rustlers' Rhapsody* (1985), Producer
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)
- *Alien* (1979), Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)
- *Fun with Dick and Jane* (1977), Screenplay
- *The Black Bird* (1975), Director, Screenplay
- *The Parallax View* (1974), Screenplay
- *Myra Breckinridge* (1970), Producer, Screenplay
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 1987: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *Aliens*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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