

Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019-01-24 · 95 min · ★ 6.4
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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- Alexandre O. Philippe
- Production companies
- Screen Media Films, Legion M, Dogwoof
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Ronald ShusettSelf
Ivor PowellSelf
Terry RawlingsSelf
Tom SkerrittSelf
Veronica CartwrightSelf
Roger CormanSelf
Gary ShermanSelf
Clarke WolfeSelf
Adam Egypt MortimerSelf
Ben MankiewiczSelf
Axelle CarolynSelf
Tim BoxellSelf
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