Let's make this birthday one to remember.

71 years old (Born on February 17, 1954)

Happy birthday, Don Coscarelli! Wishing the brain behind flying silver spheres and dimension-hopping adventures a celebration so epic that even 'The Beastmaster' feels upstaged. Your unique storytelling has haunted our dreams with spectral Tall Men and delighted generations of fans who never tire of dodging deadly orbs in midnight movie marathons.

Another year older—but surely you're just phantasmatically timeless by now? May your creative genius continue to enchant audiences longer than it takes one of your classic characters to escape an alternate dimension. Cheers on another orbit around this strange planet filled with fans grateful for every cinematic scare!