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 Christmas Campaign ... (Director)
- The Wrong Obsession ... (Director)
- The Wrong Marriage ... (Director)
2024
- The Wrong Life Coach ... (Director)
- A Nanny to Die For ... (Director)
- Tall, Dark and Dangerous ... (Director)
- Fatal Fixer Upper ... (Director)
- Make or Bake Christmas ... (Director)
- Million Dollar Lethal Listing ... (Director)
2023
- As Luck Would Have It ... (Director)
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
- A Christmas Intern ... (Director)
- If I Can't Have You ... (Director)
- Honeymoon in Paradise ... (Director)
2022
- The Wrong High School Sweetheart ... (Director)
- Killer Design ... (Director)
- The Wrong Blind Date ... (Director)
- Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror ... (Director)
2021
- Keeping Up with the Joneses ... (Director)
- Deceived by My Mother-In-Law ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cheer Captain ... (Director)
- The Wrong Mr. Right ... (Director)
- The Wrong Real Estate Agent ... (Director)
- The Wrong Valentine ... (Director)
- The Wrong Fiancé ... (Director)
- The Wrong Prince Charming ... (Director)
- Mommy's Deadly Con Artist ... (Director)
2020
- The Wrong Stepfather ... (Director)
- The Wrong House Sitter ... (Director)
- A Christmas for Mary ... (Director)
- The Wrong Wedding Planner ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cheerleader Coach ... (Director)
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- Christmas Together ... (Director)
2019
- The Wrong Mommy ... (Director)
- The Wrong Boy Next Door ... (Director)
- The Wrong Stepmother ... (Director)
- Carole's Christmas ... (Director)
- Christmas Matchmakers ... (Director)
- The Wrong Tutor ... (Producer)
- The Wrong Cheerleader ... (Producer)
- Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors as Himself
- Weedjies! Halloweed Night as Party Guest
- My Mother's Stalker ... (Director)
- Zombie Lust: Night Flesh ... (Director)
2018
- The Wrong Teacher ... (Producer)
- The Wrong Friend ... (Producer)
- Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre ... (Director)
- The Wrong Cruise ... (Director)
- Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks ... (Director)
- Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre ... (Director)
- Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' as Self
2017
- The Disaster Artist as David DeCoteau (uncredited)
- A Royal Christmas Ball ... (Director)
- The Wrong Student ... (Executive Producer)
- Runaway Christmas Bride ... (Director)
- A Christmas Cruise ... (Producer)
- Deadly Lessons ... (Director)
- Puppet Master: Axis Termination as Flamboyant Nazi #1
- Witness Protection ... (Director)
- Femaliens: Seduction of the Species ... (Director)
- The Wrong Crush ... (Producer)
- VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary as Self
- The Wrong Man ... (Producer)
- My Christmas Grandpa ... (Director)
- Swamp Freak ... (Director)
- Delivering Christmas ... (Director)
- Blood Dynasty ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- A Husband for Christmas ... (Director)
- The Wrong Roommate ... (Producer)
- Evil Bong: High-5! as Self
- The Wrong Child ... (Producer)
- Bloody Blacksmith ... (Director)
- 666: Teen Warlock ... (Director of Photography)
- Evil Exhumed ... (Director)
- Asian Ghost Story ... (Director)
2015
- Evil Bong 420 as David DeCoteau
- Sorority Slaughterhouse ... (Director)
- 90210 Shark Attack ... (Producer)
2014
- Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper ... (Producer)
- I Am Divine as Self
- 3 Scream Queens ... (Producer)
- 666: Devilish Charm ... (Director)
- Trophy Heads as Juicy Stand Customer
- Knock 'em Dead ... (Director)
- 666: Kreepy Kerry ... (Producer)
- 3 Wicked Witches ... (Director)
- Doc Holliday's Revenge ... (Producer)
2013
- Bonnie & Clyde: Justified ... (Director)
- A Talking Cat!?! ... (Director)
- Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft ... (Director)
- Badass Showdown ... (Director)
- My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! ... (Producer)
- An Easter Bunny Puppy ... (Director)
- The Dead Reborn ... (Director)
- A Talking Pony!?! ... (Director)
2012
- Baby Dolls Behind Bars ... (Camera Operator)
- Santa's Summer House ... (Director)
- 1313: Bigfoot Island ... (Story)
- 1313: Cougar Cult ... (Director)
- 1313: Hercules Unbound! ... (Director)
- 1313: Bermuda Triangle ... (Producer)
- Snow White: A Deadly Summer ... (Director)
- 1313: UFO Invasion ... (Producer)
- A Halloween Puppy ... (Director)
- 1313: Billy the Kid ... (Director)
- 2: Voodoo Academy ... (Director)
- 1313: Frankenqueen ... (Director)
- Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night ... (Producer)
- 1313: Night of the Widow ... (Director)
2011
- 1313: Haunted Frat ... (Director)
- 1313: Giant Killer Bees! ... (Director)
- 1313: Wicked Stepbrother ... (Director)
- Christmas Spirit ... (Director)
- Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era as Himself
- 1313: Boy Crazies ... (Director)
- 1313: Nightmare Mansion ... (Director)
- 1313: Actor Slash Model ... (Director)
2010
- Puppet Master: Axis of Evil ... (Director)
- Body Blow ... (Story)
- Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror as Self
2009
- The Brotherhood VI: Initiation ... (Director)
- The Invisible Chronicles ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood V: Alumni ... (Director)
- The Pit and the Pendulum ... (Director)
- Nightfall ... (Director)
- Alien Presence ... (Director)
- Stem Cell ... (Director)
2008
- Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust as Himself
- House of Usher ... (Director)
- Playing with Fire ... (Director)
2007
- Grizzly Rage ... (Director)
- The Raven ... (Director)
2006
- Beastly Boyz ... (Director)
2005
- The Brotherhood IV: the Complex ... (Director)
- Witches of the Caribbean ... (Director)
- Possessed ... (Director)
- Killer Bash ... (Director)
- Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! ... (Director)
2004
- The Sisterhood ... (Director)
- Tomb of Terror ... (Director)
- Ring of Darkness ... (Director)
2003
- Leeches! as Franklin (voice)
- The Brotherhood III: Young Demons ... (Director)
- Speed Demon ... (Director)
2002
- The Frightening ... (Producer)
- Wolves of Wall Street ... (Director)
2001
- Final Stab ... (Director)
- The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks ... (Story)
- The Brotherhood ... (Director)
- Micro Mini Kids ... (Director)
2000
- Horrific ... (Director)
- Voodoo Academy ... (Director)
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy ... (Director)
- Prison of the Dead ... (Director)
- Twice The Fun ... (Thanks)
1999
- Totem ... (Director)
- Retro Puppetmaster ... (Director)
- Witchouse ... (Director)
- The Killer Eye ... (Director)
- Videozone: The Making of "Retro Puppet Master" ... (Director)
1998
- Shrieker ... (Director)
- Curse of the Puppet Master ... (Director)
- Talisman ... (Director)
- Alien Arsenal ... (Director)
- Hollywood Mortuary as Himself
- Leather Jacket Love Story ... (Story)
- Frankenstein Reborn! ... (Director)
- Creaturealm: From the Dead as Himself
- 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)
- Petticoat Planet ... (Director)
- Not Again! ... (Executive Producer)
- Bikini Goddesses ... (Director)
1995
- Huntress: Spirit of the Night ... (Executive Producer)
- Prehysteria! 3 ... (Director)
- Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island ... (Director)
- Blonde Heaven ... (Director)
1994
- Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 ... (Director)
1993
- Beach Babes from Beyond ... (Director)
- Naked Instinct ... (Executive Producer)
- The Witching ... (Thanks)
1992
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge ... (Producer)
- Chickboxer ... (Story)
- Invasion of the Scream Queens as Himself
- Humanoids from Atlantis ... (Executive Producer)
- Nightmare Asylum ... (Executive Producer)
- Reanimator Academy ... (Executive Producer)
- Redneck County Fever ... (Executive Producer)
1991
- Trancers II ... (Line Producer)
- Steel and Lace ... (Producer)
- Shock Cinema: Volume Four as Himself / Director
- Beasties ... (Executive Producer)
- Zombie Cop as Passerby in Car
- Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
- Shock Cinema: Volume One as Himself
- Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death ... (Executive Producer)
- Hung Studs 2 ... (Director)
1990
- Puppet Master II ... (Producer)
- Skinned Alive ... (Executive Producer)
- Crash and Burn as ILU Member (uncredited)
- The Ghost Writer ... (Producer)
- Ghoul School ... (Executive Producer)
- The Girl I Want ... (Director)
- Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout ... (Executive Producer)
1989
- Dr. Alien ... (Director)
- Robot Ninja as Russ Mazzola
- Assault of the Party Nerds ... (Executive Producer)
- Murder Weapon ... (Director)
- Action U.S.A. ... (Foley Artist)
- Deadly Embrace ... (Director)
- American Rampage ... (Director)
- Ghost Writer ... (Producer)
- Ghetto Blaster ... (Producer)
- Zombie Rampage ... (Executive Producer)
- Men of Action 2 ... (Director)
1988
- Nightmare Sisters ... (Director)
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama ... (Director)
- Lady Avenger ... (Director)
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos ... (Producer)
1987
- Creepozoids ... (Producer)
- Little Miss Innocence ... (Producer)
1986
- Dreamaniac ... (Director)
- Bad Boys Dormitory ... (Producer)
- Boy's Camp Memories ... (Director)
- Man Heat ... (Editor)
- 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 ... (Director)
- The French Lieutenant's Boys ... (Director of Photography)
- Campus Jocks ... (Director)
- 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)