Memory: The Origins of Alien poster

Memory: The Origins of Alien( 2019)

TV-MADocumentary
63%
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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.

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      Ronald Shusett

      Self

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      Roger Christian

      Self

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      Ivor Powell

      Self

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      Terry Rawlings

      Self

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      Tom Skerritt

      Self

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      Veronica Cartwright

      Self

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      Roger Corman

      Self

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      Gary Sherman

      Self

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      Carmen Scheifele-Giger

      Self

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      Clarke Wolfe

      Self

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      Diane O'Bannon

      Self

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      Adam Egypt Mortimer

      Self

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      Ben Mankiewicz

      Self

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      William Linn

      Self

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      Henry Jenkins

      Self

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      Axelle Carolyn

      Self

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      Tim Boxell

      Self

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      Bijan Aalam

      Self

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      Linda Rich

      Furies

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      Rhoda Pell

      Furies

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      Mickey Faerch

      Greek-speaking Furie

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      Shannon Muchow

      (voice)

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      Ridley Scott

      Self (archival footage)

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      Dan O'Bannon

      Self (archival footage)

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      H. R. Giger

      Self (archival footage)

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      Francis Bacon

      Self - Artist (archive footage)

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    A review by SWITCH.

    6
    Written by SWITCH. on Sat Aug 10 2019
    What makes ‘Memory: The Origins of Alien’ interesting is the way, as one critic puts it, “it was a synthesis that wasn’t done consciously“ of Giger’s biomechanical designs, Scott’s eye for striking compositions and O’Bannon’s fear of insects and the unknown. The Xenomorph, a symbiotic monster and classic cinema nasty, was created through a vast melting pot of the different influences brought to the film by three preternaturally creative people. In regards to outlining the complexities of this origin story, O. Phillippe’s documentary is an unqualified success. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full ar...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • movie business
    • pop culture
    • making of
    • based on movie
    • movie set
    • alien world
    • creative process
    • monster movie
    • movie fan
    • cinema history
    • movie industry
    • alien organism
    • movie studio
    • creative director
    • the making of