Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

6.3 ? Jan 24, 2019 1h 35m

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.

Genres

Documentary

Release Date

January 24, 2019

Rating

6.3 /10

Runtime

1h 35m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

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Roger Christian

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Ivor Powell

Ivor Powell

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Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

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Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

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Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

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Roger Corman

Roger Corman

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Gary Sherman

Gary Sherman

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Carmen Scheifele-Giger

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Clarke Wolfe

Clarke Wolfe

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Diane O'Bannon

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Adam Egypt Mortimer

Adam Egypt Mortimer

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Ben Mankiewicz

Ben Mankiewicz

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William Linn

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Henry Jenkins

Self

Axelle Carolyn

Axelle Carolyn

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Tim Boxell

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Bijan Aalam

Self

Linda Rich

Furies

Rhoda Pell

Rhoda Pell

Furies

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SWITCH.

6.0/10

Aug 10, 2019

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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Sheldon Nylander

6.0/10

Sep 21, 2019

Honestly, there's not much to say about "Memory." Or rather, there isn't much to say about "Alien" that hasn't really been said before. Most of the information is stuff that's been talked about before. It was interesting to see some more information about the original idea for "Alien," that being the screenplay for "Memory." To be honest, not only would I like to see more about that, but I would actually like to see that movie. It's nice to have a single encapsulated version of all the background info and critical analyses of one of the most symbolic films produced in recent memory, but if you're a fan who's studied this film to death already, you're not going to find anything new or revelatory here. This is really only for fans of the original film. Others probably won't get much out of it.

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