Memory: The Origins of Alien
Jan 24 2019
•2h 35m
•Documentary
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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Ronald Shusett
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Roger Christian
Self
Ivor Powell
Self
Terry Rawlings
Self
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