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Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien

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

20196.31h 35m

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.

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe
Written by Alexandre O. Philippe
Produced by Tony Malzone, Kerry Deignan Roy
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Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

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Roger Christian

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Ivor Powell

Ivor Powell

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Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

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Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

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Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

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Roger Corman

Roger Corman

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Gary Sherman

Gary Sherman

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Carmen Scheifele-Giger

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Clarke Wolfe

Clarke Wolfe

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About Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of movie business, pop culture, making of, based on movie, movie set, alien world. Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, it stars Ronald Shusett, Roger Christian, Ivor Powell. 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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