About Memory: The Origins of Alien
- Released on January 24, 2019
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.
Full Cast of Memory: The Origins of Alien
Ronald Shusett plays Self
Roger Christian plays Self
Ivor Powell plays Self
Terry Rawlings plays Self
Tom Skerritt plays Self
Veronica Cartwright plays Self
Roger Corman plays Self
Gary Sherman plays Self
Carmen Scheifele-Giger plays Self
Clarke Wolfe plays Self
Diane O'Bannon plays Self
Adam Egypt Mortimer plays Self
Ben Mankiewicz plays Self
William Linn plays Self
Henry Jenkins plays Self
Axelle Carolyn plays Self
Tim Boxell plays Self
Bijan Aalam plays Self
Linda Rich plays Furies
Rhoda Pell plays Furies
Mickey Faerch plays Greek-speaking Furie
Shannon Muchow plays (voice)
Ridley Scott plays Self (archival footage)
Dan O'Bannon plays Self (archival footage)
H. R. Giger plays Self (archival footage)
Crew of Memory: The Origins of Alien
Sound
Camera
Production
Editing
Directing
Writing
- Ronald Shusett
- Roger Christian
- Ivor Powell
- Terry Rawlings
- Tom Skerritt
- Veronica Cartwright
- Roger Corman
- Gary Sherman
- Carmen Scheifele-Giger
- Clarke Wolfe
- Diane O'Bannon
- Adam Egypt Mortimer
- Ben Mankiewicz
- William Linn
- Henry Jenkins
- Axelle Carolyn
- Tim Boxell
- Bijan Aalam
- Linda Rich
- Rhoda Pell
- Mickey Faerch
- Shannon Muchow
- Ridley Scott
- Dan O'Bannon
- H. R. Giger