Dan Perri

Dan Perri

Known for: Art
Biography: 1945-08-11 (78 years old)

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Biography

Daniel Richard Perri (born August 11, 1945) is an American film and television title sequence designer. He has worked in film title design since the 1970s, and has been responsible for the main titles of several notable films including The Exorcist (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Star Wars (1977), Raging Bull (1980), Airplane! (1980), and Suspiria (2018).


Perri made contact with the film graphics designer Saul Bass and began to pester him for work at his studio on Sunset Boulevard. Eventually, Perri found work with Bass through his illustrator, Art Goodman. During his service in the US Navy, Perri served on the USS Repose and designed an on-board newspaper, entitled The Repose Reprise.


After serving in the Navy, Perri went to work with Cinefx alongside Phill Norman, Wayne Fitzgerald Don Record, and a former school friend, Steve Smith. After a year, both Perri and Smith quit and went on to form their independent design studio, Perri & Smith. The pair worked together from 1969 to 1973, mostly on small, low-budget television features, but their credits also included films such as Electra Glide in Blue and several of Gene Corman's blaxploitation films. The designers were often exploited and clients sometimes failed to pay, and eventually, the business folded.


Perri's big break came in 1973 when he was commissioned by Billy Friedkin to produce the main titles for The Exorcist, his first solo project. With a blockbuster film in his portfolio, Perri was now able to attract more work and soon found himself working on high-profile titles. For Nashville (1975), Robert Altman commissioned a main title sequence and a logo to be used in marketing. Perri produced an unusual, kitschy sequence inspired by low-budget K-Tel Records television commercials, complete with a loud, brash voiceover by Johnny Grant.


In 1976, Martin Scorsese brought Perri in to design the titles for Taxi Driver. Perri took second unit footage and color-treated the film through a process of film copying and slit-scan, resulting in a highly stylized graphic sequence that evoked the "underbelly" of New York City through lurid colors, glowing neon signs distorted nocturnal images and deep black levels, accompanied by Bernard Herrmann's jazz soundtrack.


Possibly Perri's best-known title sequence project came about in 1976 when his friend James Nelson was working on post-production for a new space fantasy film, Star Wars. Nelson recommended Perri to director George Lucas, who invited Perri to Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm's post-production operation at Van Nuys, California. Lucas briefed Perri to take inspiration from old 1930s cinema serials such as Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers that had inspired Lucas to write much of his Star Wars story. After struggling to come up with a concept that Lucas liked, Perri eventually developed a concept for presenting a textual introduction based on the opening credits of the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille film, Union Pacific, in which the credits are shown distorted by a sharp perspective and rolling along a railroad track towards a distant vanishing point. Lucas approved of the idea and Perri produced sketches and prototype mechanical artwork, supported by storyboard artwork drawn by the production artist Alex Tavoularis. This gave birth to the now-familiar opening crawl sequence that appears in the Star Wars films.

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Filmography

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Movies 248

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The Exorcist Untold

The Exorcist Untold (2023)

Movie
Title Designer
Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar (2022)

Movie
Makeup & Hair
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow

Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (2022)

Movie
Title Designer
Mosquito State

Mosquito State (2020)

Movie
Title Designer
Lake of Death

Lake of Death (2019)

Movie
Title Designer
The Public

The Public (2019)

Movie
Title Designer
Suspiria

Suspiria (2018)

Movie
7.36
Title Designer
First House on the Hill

First House on the Hill (2017)

Movie
Title Designer
All Saints

All Saints (2017)

Movie
Title Designer
Internet Famous

Internet Famous (2016)

Movie
Director
Sharkskin

Sharkskin (2015)

Movie
Title Designer
The Beaver

The Beaver (2011)

Movie
Title Designer
Pound of Flesh

Pound of Flesh (2011)

Movie
Title Designer
The Warm-Up Guy

The Warm-Up Guy (2010)

Movie
Title Designer
Spread

Spread (2009)

Movie
1
Title Designer
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Movie
6.2
Title Designer
In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah (2007)

Movie
4
Title Designer
The House of Usher

The House of Usher (2007)

Movie
Title Designer
Have Dreams, Will Travel

Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)

Movie
Title Designer
Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter (2007)

Movie
Title Designer
Hoot

Hoot (2006)

Movie
Title Designer
Even Money

Even Money (2006)

Movie
Title Designer
Eight Below

Eight Below (2006)

Movie
8.5
Main Title Designer
Santa's Slay

Santa's Slay (2005)

Movie
10
Title Designer
Pizza

Pizza (2005)

Movie
5
Title Designer
Tropix

Tropix (2004)

Movie
Title Designer
The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

Movie
6.2
Title Designer
Mojave

Mojave (2004)

Movie
Title Designer
The Battle of Shaker Heights

The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)

Movie
5.56
Title Designer
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York (2002)

Movie
6.32
Title Designer
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002)

Movie
Title Designer
American Gun

American Gun (2002)

Movie
Title Designer
Insomnia

Insomnia (2002)

Movie
7
Title Designer
Sorority Boys

Sorority Boys (2002)

Movie
Title Designer
Speaking of Sex

Speaking of Sex (2001)

Movie
Title Designer
James Dean

James Dean (2001)

Movie
Title Designer
Bartleby

Bartleby (2001)

Movie
Title Designer
15 Minutes

15 Minutes (2001)

Movie
3
Title Designer
Luckytown

Luckytown (2000)

Movie
Main Title Designer
The Road to 'Dracula'

The Road to 'Dracula' (1999)

Movie
Title Designer
In Too Deep

In Too Deep (1999)

Movie
4.75
Title Designer
Vendetta

Vendetta (1999)

Movie
Title Designer
East Is East

East Is East (1999)

Movie
Main Title Designer
She's All That

She's All That (1999)

Movie
6.29
Title Designer
Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves (1999)

Movie
Title Designer
Freak City

Freak City (1999)

Movie
Title Designer
Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues (1999)

Movie
10
Main Title Designer
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)

Movie
Main Title Designer
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)

Movie
Title Designer
A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

Movie
7.13
Title Designer
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

Movie
Title Designer
54

54 (1998)

Movie
Title Designer
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)

Movie
Title Designer
Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone (1998)

Movie
1
Title Designer
The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You (1998)

Movie
Title Designer
A Price Above Rubies

A Price Above Rubies (1998)

Movie
Title Designer
Cold Around the Heart

Cold Around the Heart (1997)

Movie
Title Designer
Playing God

Playing God (1997)

Movie
Main Title Designer
Soul Food

Soul Food (1997)

Movie
2
Title Designer
This World, Then the Fireworks

This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)

Movie
Title Designer
Traveller

Traveller (1997)

Movie
Title Designer
Love Jones

Love Jones (1997)

Movie
Title Designer
Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd (1997)

Movie
4
Title Designer
Tinseltown

Tinseltown (1997)

Movie
Title Designer
Harvey

Harvey (1996)

Movie
Title Designer
Curdled

Curdled (1996)

Movie
Title Designer
Freeway

Freeway (1996)

Movie
6
Title Designer
House Arrest

House Arrest (1996)

Movie
Title Designer
Rainbow

Rainbow (1996)

Movie
Title Designer
Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls (1996)

Movie
Title Designer
Mallrats

Mallrats (1995)

Movie
7
Title Designer
Dazzle

Dazzle (1995)

Movie
Title Designer
Separate Lives

Separate Lives (1995)

Movie
Title Designer
Species

Species (1995)

Movie
5.7
Title Designer
Congo

Congo (1995)

Movie
5.65
Title Designer
Picture Bride

Picture Bride (1995)

Movie
Title Designer
Safe Passage

Safe Passage (1994)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Color of Night

Color of Night (1994)

Movie
Title Designer / Second Unit Director
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

Movie
5.8
Title Designer
Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful (1993)

Movie
Title Designer
Iron Monkey

Iron Monkey (1993)

Movie
10
Title Designer
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Alive

Alive (1993)

Movie
2
Title Designer
The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

Movie
8
Title Designer
Traces of Red

Traces of Red (1992)

Movie
Title Designer
Night and the City

Night and the City (1992)

Movie
Title Designer
Original Intent

Original Intent (1992)

Movie
Title Designer
Deep Cover

Deep Cover (1992)

Movie
Title Designer
The Player

The Player (1992)

Movie
4.71
Title Designer
Palomino

Palomino (1991)

Movie
Title Designer
The Taking of Beverly Hills

The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)

Movie
Title Designer
Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

Movie
Title Designer
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)

Movie
Title Designer
The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Movie
6.67
Title Designer
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights (1990)

Movie
6
Title Designer
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2 (1990)

Movie
5.7
Director
Bangles Greatest Hits

Bangles Greatest Hits (1990)

Movie
Title Designer
The First Power

The First Power (1990)

Movie
Title Designer
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Movie
Title Designer
Stella

Stella (1990)

Movie
Title Designer
Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave (1990)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs (1990)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams (1989)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Out Cold

Out Cold (1989)

Movie
Title Designer
Talk Radio

Talk Radio (1988)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Movie
4
Title Designer
Fresh Horses

Fresh Horses (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
Everybody's All-American

Everybody's All-American (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Movie
5.8
Title Designer
1969

1969 (1988)

Movie
7
Title Designer
Vibes

Vibes (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
Midnight Run

Midnight Run (1988)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Bull Durham

Bull Durham (1988)

Movie
5.56
Title Designer
The Beat

The Beat (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny (1988)

Movie
Title Designer
The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign (1988)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Movie
Title Designer
Wall Street

Wall Street (1987)

Movie
5.25
Title Designer
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)

Movie
Title Designer
In the Mood

In the Mood (1987)

Movie
6
Title Designer
La Bamba

La Bamba (1987)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

Movie
5.52
Title Designer
The Allnighter

The Allnighter (1987)

Movie
Title Designer
Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona (1987)

Movie
5.98
Title Designer / Second Unit Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Movie
5.78
Title Designer
Platoon

Platoon (1986)

Movie
5.86
Title Designer
Willy/Milly

Willy/Milly (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
The Color of Money

The Color of Money (1986)

Movie
1
Title Designer
Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Tough Guys

Tough Guys (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Where the River Runs Black

Where the River Runs Black (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Wise Guys

Wise Guys (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Dream Lover

Dream Lover (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Quicksilver

Quicksilver (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold (1986)

Movie
Title Designer
White Nights

White Nights (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
Beer

Beer (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
After Hours

After Hours (1985)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Key Exchange

Key Exchange (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon (1985)

Movie
Title Designer
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Movie
6
Title Designer
The Goodbye People

The Goodbye People (1984)

Movie
Title Designer
Blood Simple

Blood Simple (1984)

Movie
3.5
Title Designer
Beat Street

Beat Street (1984)

Movie
Title Designer
Against All Odds

Against All Odds (1984)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Circus

Circus (1984)

Movie
Title Designer
A Night in Heaven

A Night in Heaven (1983)

Movie
Title Designer
Star 80

Star 80 (1983)

Movie
Title Designer
Streamers

Streamers (1983)

Movie
Title Designer
Spring Break

Spring Break (1983)

Movie
9
Title Designer
Curtains

Curtains (1983)

Movie
Title Designer
The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy (1982)

Movie
7.75
Title Designer
An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Movie
6
Title Designer
White Dog

White Dog (1982)

Movie
6
Title Designer
If You Could See What I Hear

If You Could See What I Hear (1982)

Movie
Title Designer
Threshold

Threshold (1981)

Movie
Title Designer
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

Movie
Title Designer
The Fan

The Fan (1981)

Movie
Title Designer
The Hand

The Hand (1981)

Movie
Title Designer
Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way (1981)

Movie
Title Designer
First Family

First Family (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Raging Bull

Raging Bull (1980)

Movie
6
Title Designer
The Idolmaker

The Idolmaker (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Times Square

Times Square (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Blood Beach

Blood Beach (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Why Would I Lie?

Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Caddyshack

Caddyshack (1980)

Movie
5.11
Title Designer
My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
Airplane!

Airplane! (1980)

Movie
5.58
Title Designer
The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man (1980)

Movie
3.5
Title Designer
The Long Riders

The Long Riders (1980)

Movie
Title Designer
American Gigolo

American Gigolo (1980)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Going in Style

Going in Style (1979)

Movie
4
Title Designer
An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Promises in the Dark

Promises in the Dark (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Americathon

Americathon (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Bloodline

Bloodline (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Players

Players (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
The Double McGuffin

The Double McGuffin (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Hanover Street

Hanover Street (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Dreamer

Dreamer (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Norma Rae

Norma Rae (1979)

Movie
6
Title Designer
The Warriors

The Warriors (1979)

Movie
Title Designer
Stony Island

Stony Island (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven (1978)

Movie
5.4
Title Designer / Main Title Designer
Girlfriends

Girlfriends (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
FM

FM (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T. (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
House Calls

House Calls (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
Coming Home

Coming Home (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
Blue Collar

Blue Collar (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
The Betsy

The Betsy (1978)

Movie
Title Designer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Movie
6.02
Title Designer
Capricorn One

Capricorn One (1977)

Movie
4.72
Title Designer
Sorcerer

Sorcerer (1977)

Movie
1
Title Designer
New York, New York

New York, New York (1977)

Movie
6
Title Designer
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Movie
5.31
Title Designer
Star Wars

Star Wars (1977)

Movie
6.1
Title Designer
The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo (1977)

Movie
Title Designer
3 Women

3 Women (1977)

Movie
1
Title Designer
The Late Show

The Late Show (1977)

Movie
Title Designer
The Four Deuces

The Four Deuces (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
Welcome to L.A.

Welcome to L.A. (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
Marathon Man

Marathon Man (1976)

Movie
6.67
Title Designer
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)

Movie
1
Title Designer
Paco

Paco (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
The River Niger

The River Niger (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
All the President's Men

All the President's Men (1976)

Movie
3.1
Title Designer
Griffin and Phoenix

Griffin and Phoenix (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver (1976)

Movie
7.47
Title Designer
The Legend of Bigfoot

The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)

Movie
Title Designer
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Once Is Not Enough

Once Is Not Enough (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Nashville

Nashville (1975)

Movie
2
Title Designer
Las Vegas Lady

Las Vegas Lady (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Lepke

Lepke (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Love Among the Ruins

Love Among the Ruins (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
King Arthur, the Young Warlord

King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975)

Movie
Title Designer
Freebie and the Bean

Freebie and the Bean (1974)

Movie
3.5
Title Designer
The Swinging Cheerleaders

The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)

Movie
4
Title Designer
California Split

California Split (1974)

Movie
1
Title Designer
Flesh Gordon

Flesh Gordon (1974)

Movie
Title Designer
The Exorcist

The Exorcist (1973)

Movie
6.05
Title Designer
I Escaped from Devil's Island

I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)

Movie
Title Designer
Heavy Traffic

Heavy Traffic (1973)

Movie
5
Title Designer
Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

Movie
Title Designer
Time to Run

Time to Run (1973)

Movie
Title Designer
Hit Man

Hit Man (1972)

Movie
Title Designer
FTA

FTA (1972)

Movie
Title Designer
Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat (1972)

Movie
7.5
Title Designer
Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze (1972)

Movie
Title Designer
The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

Movie
Title Designer
The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang (1971)

Movie
Title Designer
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1971)

Movie
Title Designer
The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners (1970)

Movie
Title Designer
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo (1970)

Movie
4.33

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Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1945-08-11 (78 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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