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Memory: The Origins of Alien

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6.2/10 • 89

2019-01-241h 35m

Documentary

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.

Directors
Alexandre O. Philippe
Writters
Alexandre O. Philippe
Editors
Alexandre O. Philippe, Chad Herschberger

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Ronald Shusett

    Ronald Shusett

    Self

  2. Roger Christian

    Roger Christian

    Self

  3. Ivor Powell

    Ivor Powell

    Self

  4. Terry Rawlings

    Terry Rawlings

    Self

  5. Tom Skerritt

    Tom Skerritt

    Self

  6. Veronica Cartwright

    Veronica Cartwright

    Self

  7. Roger Corman

    Roger Corman

    Self

  8. Gary Sherman

    Gary Sherman

    Self

  9. Carmen Scheifele-Giger

    Carmen Scheifele-Giger

    Self

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Aug 10, 2019

6/10

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
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-memory-the-origins-of-alien-three-men-and-a-xenomorph

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Original Language
English
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