Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
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Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory.
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.
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.
Top Billed Cast
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
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