Film

Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019 · 1h 35m · Documentary

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

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

70

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.

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

Self

Diane O'Bannon

Self

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Self

Ben Mankiewicz

Self

William Linn

Self

Henry Jenkins

Self

Axelle Carolyn

Self

• Alexandre O. PhilippeDirector · Writer
• Tony MalzoneProducer
• Kerry Deignan RoyProducer
• Leslie BaranyExecutive Producer
• Diane O'BannonExecutive Producer
• Carmen Scheifele-GigerExecutive Producer
• Robert MuratoreDirector of Photography
• Chad HerschbergerEditor

Memory: The Origins of Alien - Official Trailer

Release date

January 24, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

15

Genres

Documentary

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