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2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe
Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory.

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.

Duration

1h 35m

Released

January 24, 2019

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Cast26

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

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