Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

  • NR
  • 01/24/2019 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 35m

Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory.

Overview

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

Alexandre O. Philippe

Director, Writer

Cast

Ronald Shusett's headshot

Ronald Shusett

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Roger Christian's headshot

Roger Christian

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Ivor Powell's headshot

Ivor Powell

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Terry Rawlings's headshot

Terry Rawlings

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Tom Skerritt's headshot

Tom Skerritt

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Veronica Cartwright's headshot

Veronica Cartwright

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Roger Corman's headshot

Roger Corman

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Gary Sherman's headshot

Gary Sherman

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