David DeCoteau
Born: 1962-01-05 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, David DeCoteau 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 for another generous film legend, Charles Band. DeCoteau has gone on to produce and direct more than fifty motion pictures over the past twenty years. His passion lies in the creation of popular genre programming made for world consumption. DeCoteau's experience in creating content in countries all over the world makes him a proven choice for exceptionally challenging movie projects. He resides in British Columbia, Canada and Hollywood, California.
Filmography
2026
- The Wrong Baby Daddy ... (Director)
- Home Makeover Nightmare ... (Director)
2025
- The Wrong Obsession ... (Director)
- The Christmas Campaign ... (Director)
- The Wrong Marriage ... (Director)
2024
- Make or Bake Christmas ... (Director)
- Fatal Fixer Upper ... (Director)
- A Nanny to Die For ... (Director)
- The Wrong Life Coach ... (Director)
- Million Dollar Lethal Listing ... (Director)
- Tall, Dark and Dangerous ... (Director)
2023
- A Christmas Intern ... (Director)
- As Luck Would Have It ... (Director)
- If I Can't Have You ... (Director)
- Honeymoon in Paradise ... (Director)
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
2022
- The Wrong Blind Date ... (Director)
- The Wrong High School Sweetheart ... (Director)
- Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror ... (Director)
- Killer Design ... (Director)
2021
- Keeping Up with the Joneses ... (Director)
- The Wrong Mr. Right ... (Director)
- The Wrong Fiancé ... (Director)
- The Wrong Valentine ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cheer Captain ... (Director)
- The Wrong Real Estate Agent ... (Director)
- Mommy's Deadly Con Artist ... (Director)
- Deceived by My Mother-In-Law ... (Director)
- The Wrong Prince Charming ... (Director)
2020
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- The Wrong Stepfather ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cheerleader Coach ... (Director)
- Christmas Together ... (Director)
- The Wrong House Sitter ... (Director)
- The Wrong Wedding Planner ... (Director)
- A Christmas for Mary ... (Director)
2019
- The Wrong Mommy ... (Director)
- The Wrong Stepmother ... (Director)
- Carole's Christmas ... (Director)
- The Wrong Tutor ... (Producer)
- The Wrong Boy Next Door ... (Director)
- Weedjies! Halloweed Night as Party Guest
- Zombie Lust: Night Flesh ... (Director)
- Christmas Matchmakers ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cheerleader ... (Director)
- My Mother's Stalker ... (Director)
- Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors as Himself
2018
- The Wrong Teacher ... (Producer)
- Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks ... (Director)
- The Wrong Friend ... (Producer)
- Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre ... (Director)
- Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cruise ... (Director)
- Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' as Self
2017
- The Disaster Artist as David DeCoteau (uncredited)
- My Christmas Grandpa ... (Director)
- The Wrong Student ... (Executive Producer)
- The Wrong Man ... (Producer)
- The Wrong Crush ... (Producer)
- Blood Dynasty ... (Executive Producer)
- Swamp Freak ... (Director)
- Puppet Master: Axis Termination as Flamboyant Nazi #1
- A Royal Christmas Ball ... (Director)
- Deadly Lessons ... (Director)
- A Christmas Cruise ... (Producer)
- Witness Protection ... (Director)
- Runaway Christmas Bride ... (Director)
- Femaliens: Seduction of the Species ... (Director)
- Delivering Christmas ... (Director)
- VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary as Self
2016
- Evil Bong: High-5! as Self
- The Wrong Roommate ... (Producer)
- 666: Teen Warlock ... (Director of Photography)
- Asian Ghost Story ... (Writer)
- The Wrong Child ... (Producer)
- Evil Exhumed ... (Director)
- A Husband for Christmas ... (Director)
- Bloody Blacksmith ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Evil Bong 420 as David DeCoteau
- Sorority Slaughterhouse ... (Producer)
- 90210 Shark Attack ... (Director)
2014
- I Am Divine as Self
- Trophy Heads as Juicy Stand Customer
- 666: Kreepy Kerry ... (Director)
- Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper ... (Producer)
- 666: Devilish Charm ... (Director)
- 3 Wicked Witches ... (Director)
- Knock 'em Dead ... (Director)
- Doc Holliday's Revenge ... (Director)
- 3 Scream Queens ... (Producer)
2013
- A Talking Cat!?! ... (Director)
- A Talking Pony!?! ... (Director)
- Badass Showdown ... (Director)
- Bonnie & Clyde: Justified ... (Director)
- The Dead Reborn ... (Director)
- Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft ... (Director)
- An Easter Bunny Puppy ... (Director)
- My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! ... (Director)
2012
- 1313: Cougar Cult ... (Director)
- 2: Voodoo Academy ... (Director of Photography)
- 1313: Bermuda Triangle ... (Director)
- 1313: Billy the Kid ... (Director)
- Baby Dolls Behind Bars ... (Camera Operator)
- A Halloween Puppy ... (Director of Photography)
- 1313: UFO Invasion ... (Director)
- Snow White: A Deadly Summer ... (Director)
- Santa's Summer House ... (Director)
- 1313: Night of the Widow ... (Writer)
- 1313: Bigfoot Island ... (Director)
- 1313: Hercules Unbound! ... (Director)
- 1313: Frankenqueen ... (Writer)
- Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night ... (Director)
2011
- Christmas Spirit ... (Director)
- 1313: Wicked Stepbrother ... (Director)
- 1313: Nightmare Mansion ... (Director)
- 1313: Haunted Frat ... (Director)
- 1313: Boy Crazies ... (Director)
- Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era as Himself
- 1313: Giant Killer Bees! ... (Director)
- 1313: Actor Slash Model ... (Producer)
2010
- Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil ... (Director)
- Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror as Self
- Body Blow ... (Story)
2009
- Stem Cell ... (Director)
- The Invisible Chronicles ... (Director)
- Nightfall ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood VI: Initiation ... (Producer)
- Alien Presence ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood V: Alumni ... (Director)
- The Pit and the Pendulum ... (Director)
2008
- House of Usher ... (Director)
- Playing with Fire ... (Director)
- Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust as Himself
2007
- Grizzly Rage ... (Director)
- The Raven ... (Producer)
2006
- Beastly Boyz ... (Director)
2005
- Witches of the Caribbean ... (Director)
- Possessed ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood IV: the Complex ... (Director)
- Killer Bash ... (Director)
- Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! ... (Director)
2004
- The Sisterhood ... (Director)
- Ring of Darkness ... (Director)
- Tomb of Terror ... (Director)
2003
- Leeches! as Franklin (voice)
- Speed Demon ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood III: Young Demons ... (Director)
2002
- Wolves of Wall Street ... (Director)
- The Frightening ... (Director)
2001
- Micro Mini Kids ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks ... (Director)
- Final Stab ... (Director)
2000
- Prison of the Dead ... (Director)
- Horrific ... (Director)
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy ... (Director)
- Voodoo Academy ... (Director)
- Twice The Fun ... (Thanks)
1999
- Retro Puppetmaster ... (Director)
- Witchouse ... (Director)
- The Killer Eye ... (Director)
- Totem ... (Director)
- Videozone: The Making of "Retro Puppet Master" ... (Director)
1998
- Talisman ... (Director)
- Curse of the Puppet Master ... (Director)
- Frankenstein Reborn! ... (Director)
- Hollywood Mortuary as Himself
- Alien Arsenal ... (Director)
- Shrieker ... (Director)
- Creaturealm: From the Dead as Himself
- Leather Jacket Love Story ... (Story)
- Videozone: The Making of "Curse of the Puppet Master" as Director of "Curse of the Puppet Master"
1997
- Skeletons ... (Director)
- Absolution ... (Director)
- Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen ... (Director)
1996
- Prey of the Jaguar ... (Director)
- Bikini Goddesses ... (Director)
- Petticoat Planet ... (Director)
- Not Again! ... (Executive Producer)
1995
- Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island ... (Director)
- Blonde Heaven ... (Director)
- Prehysteria! 3 ... (Director)
- Huntress: Spirit of the Night ... (Executive Producer)
1994
- Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 ... (Director)
1993
- Naked Instinct ... (Executive Producer)
- Beach Babes from Beyond ... (Director)
- The Witching ... (Thanks)
1992
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge ... (Producer)
- Humanoids from Atlantis ... (Executive Producer)
- Invasion of the Scream Queens as Himself
- Chickboxer ... (Story)
- Reanimator Academy ... (Executive Producer)
- Nightmare Asylum ... (Executive Producer)
- Redneck County Fever ... (Executive Producer)
1991
- Trancers II ... (Line Producer)
- Zombie Cop as Passerby in Car
- Beasties ... (Executive Producer)
- Steel and Lace ... (Producer)
- Shock Cinema: Volume Four as Himself / Director
- Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death ... (Executive Producer)
- Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
- Shock Cinema: Volume One as Himself
- Hung Studs 2 ... (Director)
1990
- Ghoul School ... (Executive Producer)
- Skinned Alive ... (Executive Producer)
- The Girl I Want ... (Director)
- Puppet Master II ... (Producer)
- Crash and Burn as ILU Member (uncredited)
- The Ghost Writer ... (Producer)
- Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout ... (Executive Producer)
1989
- Dr. Alien ... (Director)
- American Rampage ... (Additional Writing)
- Ghost Writer ... (Producer)
- Robot Ninja as Russ Mazzola
- Murder Weapon ... (Director)
- Deadly Embrace ... (Director)
- Assault of the Party Nerds ... (Executive Producer)
- Ghetto Blaster ... (Producer)
- Action U.S.A. ... (Foley Artist)
- Zombie Rampage ... (Executive Producer)
- Men of Action 2 ... (Director)
1988
- Nightmare Sisters ... (Director)
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama ... (Director)
- Lady Avenger ... (Producer)
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos ... (Producer)
1987
- Creepozoids ... (Director)
- Little Miss Innocence ... (Director)
1986
- Dreamaniac ... (Director)
- Bad Boys Dormitory ... (Director)
- Boy's Camp Memories ... (Director)
- Man Heat ... (Writer)
- Men on the Loose ... (Director)
- Play Safely ... (Director)
- When a Stranger Comes ... (Director)
- Freshman ... (Director)
- Male-O-Gram ... (Director)
- Jacqueline ... (Director)
- Revenge of the Babes 2 ... (Director)
1985
- Tuff Turf ... (Craft Service)
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Sounds of Sex ... (Script)
- Working Girls ... (Director)
- Flesh 1995 ... (Writer)
- Mansplash ... (Director)
- Making It Huge ... (Director)
- Getting Off Campus ... (Director)
- Fleshtones ... (Director)
- Never Big Enough ... (Director)
- Men and Steel ... (Director)
- Totally Awesome ... (Director)
- Show & Tell ... (Director)
- Boys Just Wanna Have Sex ... (Director)
- New Wave Hustlers ... (Director)
1984
- Body Scorcher ... (Writer)
- The French Lieutenant's Boys ... (Director of Photography)
- Campus Jocks ... (Writer)
- Good Men Go Bad ... (Director)
1983
- The Woman in the Room ... (Grip)
- Games as Dick McCabe - (non-sexual) (uncredited)
- Cousins ... (Director of Photography)
- Doing It ... (Assistant Director)
- Dangerous ... (Production Assistant)