Memory: The Origins of Alien

January. 24,2019      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Ronald Shusett as  Self
Roger Christian as  Self
Ivor Powell as  Self
Terry Rawlings as  Self
Tom Skerritt as  Self
Veronica Cartwright as  Self
Roger Corman as  Self
Gary Sherman as  Self
Clarke Wolfe as  Self
Adam Egypt Mortimer as  Self

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