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Memory: The Origins of Alien

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

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Duration95 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateJan 24, 2019

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.

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

Self

Roger Christian

Roger Christian

Self

Ivor Powell

Ivor Powell

Self

Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

Self

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Self

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Self

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Self

Gary Sherman

Gary Sherman

Self

Carmen Scheifele-Giger

Self

Clarke Wolfe

Clarke Wolfe

Self

Diane O'Bannon

Self

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Self

Ben Mankiewicz

Ben Mankiewicz

Self

William Linn

Self

Henry Jenkins

Self

Axelle Carolyn

Axelle Carolyn

Self

Tim Boxell

Self

Bijan Aalam

Self

Linda Rich

Furies

Rhoda Pell

Rhoda Pell

Furies

Mickey Faerch

Mickey Faerch

Greek-speaking Furie

Shannon Muchow

(voice)

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Self (archival footage)

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon

Self (archival footage)

H. R. Giger

H. R. Giger

Self (archival footage)

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Self - Artist (archive footage)