Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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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.

• Released: 2019-01-24
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 108 votes

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe.

Top cast

• 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
• Carmen Scheifele-Giger as Self
• Clarke Wolfe as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Memory: The Origins of Alien

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