Gordon Carroll was an American film producer. He is known for his work on Alien (1979), Aliens (1986) and Alien 3 (1992). He died on May 20, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. He also co-founded Brandywine Productions with David Giler and Walter Hill, a film company most famously associated with the Alien film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Carroll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 2, 1928
- September 20, 2005 (aged 77)
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Producer, also actor
- 13 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Gordon Carroll's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 9
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gordon Carroll's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Gordon Carroll's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Alien vs. Predator(2004)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Alien: Resurrection(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Alien³(1992)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Red Heat(1988)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Aliens(1986)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Best of Times(1986)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Blue Thunder(1983)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Alien(1979)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The April Fools(1969)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Cool Hand Luke(1967)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Luv(1967)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
How to Murder Your Wife(1965)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1965 to 2004.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Gordon Carroll's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Gordon Carroll's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Gordon Carroll work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gordon Carroll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan O'Bannon shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Stuart RosenbergShared titles: The April Fools (1969), Cool Hand Luke (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Rosenberg
Writers
- Dan O'BannonShared titles: Alien vs. Predator (2004), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien³ (1992), Aliens (1986), Blue Thunder (1983), Alien (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Dan O'Bannon
- Ronald ShusettShared titles: Alien vs. Predator (2004), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien³ (1992), Aliens (1986), Alien (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Ronald Shusett
- Walter HillShared titles: Alien vs. Predator (2004), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien³ (1992), Red Heat (1988), Aliens (1986), Alien (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Walter Hill
- David GilerShared titles: Alien vs. Predator (2004), The Making of 'Alien³' (2003), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien³ (1992), Aliens (1986), Alien (1979)See all 6 shared titles with David Giler
Actors
- Sigourney WeaverShared titles: The Making of 'Alien³' (2003), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien³ (1992), Aliens (1986), Alien (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Sigourney Weaver
- Lance HenriksenShared titles: Alien vs. Predator (2004), Alien³ (1992), Aliens (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Lance Henriksen
- Jack LemmonShared titles: The April Fools (1969), Luv (1967), How to Murder Your Wife (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Lemmon
- Carrie HennShared titles: The Making of 'Alien³' (2003), Aliens (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Carrie Henn
Composers and editors
- Terry RawlingsShared titles: Alien³ (1992), Alien (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Rawlings
- James HornerShared titles: Red Heat (1988), Aliens (1986)See all 2 shared titles with James Horner
- Arthur B. RubinsteinShared titles: The Best of Times (1986), Blue Thunder (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Garth CravenShared titles: The Best of Times (1986), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Garth Craven
Producers
- Carter De Haven Jr.Shared titles: The April Fools (1969), Cool Hand Luke (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Carter De Haven Jr.
Mixed roles
- Vincent WardShared titles: The Making of 'Alien³' (2003), Alien³ (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Ward
- Roger SpottiswoodeShared titles: The Best of Times (1986), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Spottiswoode
