Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien

95 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2019

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.

Memory: The Origins of Alien

95 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Screen Media Films, Dogwoof Films, Legion M
Original title Memory: The Origins of Alien
Directors Alexandre O. Philippe
Writers Alexandre O. Philippe

Cast

Ronald Shusett

as Himself

Roger Christian

as Himself

Ivor Powell

as Himself

Terry Rawlings

as Himself

Tom Skerritt

as Himself

Veronica Cartwright

as Herself

Roger Corman

as Himself

Gary Sherman

as Himself

Clarke Wolfe

as Herself

Diane O'Bannon

as Herself

Adam Egypt Mortimer

as Himself

Ben Mankiewicz

as Himself

William Linn

as Himself

Henry Jenkins

as Himself

Axelle Carolyn

as Herself

Tim Boxell

as Himself

Bijan Aalam

as Himself

Linda Rich

as Furies

Rhoda Pell

as Furies

Mickey Faerch

as Greek-speaking Furie

Shannon Muchow

as (voice)

Ridley Scott

as Himself (archival footage)

Dan O'Bannon

as Himself (archival footage)

H. R. Giger

as Himself (archival footage)