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Feature film — 2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

6.41h 35mDocumentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 108 votes.

Screen Media Films / Legion M / Dogwoof

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Director: Alexandre O. Philippe

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Cast & crew

Ronald Shusett as Self

Ronald Shusett

Self

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Roger Christian

Self

Ivor Powell as Self

Ivor Powell

Self

Terry Rawlings as Self

Terry Rawlings

Self

Tom Skerritt as Self

Tom Skerritt

Self

Veronica Cartwright as Self

Veronica Cartwright

Self

Roger Corman as Self

Roger Corman

Self

Gary Sherman as Self

Gary Sherman

Self

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Carmen Scheifele-Giger

Self

Clarke Wolfe as Self

Clarke Wolfe

Self

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Diane O'Bannon

Self

Adam Egypt Mortimer as Self

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Self

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