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.
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) is a documentary film directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, released on January 24, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Ronald Shusett, Roger Christian, Ivor Powell and Terry Rawlings. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 108 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Memory: The Origins of Alien.
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Ronald Shusett
as Self
Roger Christian
as Self
Ivor Powell
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Terry Rawlings
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Tom Skerritt
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Veronica Cartwright
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Roger Corman
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Gary Sherman
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Carmen Scheifele-Giger
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Clarke Wolfe
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Diane O'Bannon
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Adam Egypt Mortimer
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Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, written by Alexandre O. Philippe, produced by Tony Malzone and Kerry Deignan Roy.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 108 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on August 10, 2019
Honestly, there's not much to say about "Memory." Or rather, there isn't much to say about "Alien" that hasn't really been said before. Most of the information is stuff that's been talked about before. It was interesting to see some more information about the original idea for "Alien," that being the screenplay for "Memory." To be honest, not only would I like to see more about that, but I would actually like to…
Reviewed on September 21, 2019
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Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) is available to stream on fuboTV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) includes Ronald Shusett, Roger Christian, Ivor Powell, Terry Rawlings and Tom Skerritt. The film was directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Memory: The Origins of Alien was released on January 24, 2019 and runs for 1h 35m.
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 108 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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