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Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory. - Memory: The Origins of Alien
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Title: Memory: The Origins of Alien

Release Date: 24 Jan 2019

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Screen Media Films, Legion M, Dogwoof

Production Companies: Screen Media Films, Legion M, Dogwoof

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.

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Average Vote: 6.242 (91 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Ronald Shusett
  • Self: Roger Christian
  • Self: Ivor Powell
  • Self: Terry Rawlings
  • Self: Tom Skerritt
  • Self: Veronica Cartwright
  • Self: Roger Corman
  • Self: Gary Sherman
  • Self: Carmen Scheifele-Giger
  • Self: Clarke Wolfe
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