Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

01/24/2019 (US) • 1h 35m

Documentary

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

movie business

pop culture

making of

based on movie

movie set

alien world

creative process

monster movie

movie fan

cinema history

alien organism

movie studio

creative director

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