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24/01/2019 Documentary 1h 35m
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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.

  1. Alexandre O. Philippe

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ronald Shusett

    Self

  2. Roger Christian

    Self

  3. Ivor Powell

    Self

  4. Terry Rawlings

    Self

  5. Tom Skerritt

    Self

  6. Veronica Cartwright

    Self

  7. Roger Corman

    Self

  8. Gary Sherman

    Self

  9. Carmen Scheifele-Giger

    Self

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Reviews

A review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on 2019-08-10
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
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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