Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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

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.

Cast (22)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ronald Shusett

Self

R

Roger Christian

Self

Ivor Powell

Self

Terry Rawlings

Self

Tom Skerritt

Self

Veronica Cartwright

Self

Roger Corman

Self

Gary Sherman

Self

C

Carmen Scheifele-Giger

Self

Clarke Wolfe

Self

D

Diane O'Bannon

Self

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Self

Ben Mankiewicz

Self

W

William Linn

Self

H

Henry Jenkins

Self

Axelle Carolyn

Self

Tim Boxell

Self

B

Bijan Aalam

Self

L

Linda Rich

Furies

Rhoda Pell

Furies

Mickey Faerch

Greek-speaking Furie

S

Shannon Muchow

(voice)

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