Introduction

Memory: The Origins of Alien is a 2019 documentary film that traces the origin of Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise.

Directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe and produced by Kerry Deignan Roy, it focuses on the idea that film is “a collective art form – not just the wider circle of writers, performers and technicians beyond the director, but in the case of the truly great films, serendipitous access to a deeper collective unconscious …”, tracing the connections from H. P. Lovecraft to Francis Bacon to the Greek Furies.

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Outline

Memory: The Origins of Alien explores the origins of director Ridley Scott’s works on the Alien franchise.

The film includes original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and screenwriter Dan O’Bannon’s original 29-page script of Memory (1971).

The film mainly focuses on the “chest burster” scene from Alien (1979).

Cast

• Veronica Cartwright.
• Roger Corman.
• Ben Mankiewicz.
• Axelle Carolyn.
• Henry Jenkins.
• Roger Christian.

Trivia

• The film was nominated for Audience Award in the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Alien Series

You can find a full index and overview of the Alien Series here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Alexandre O. Philippe.
• Producer(s): Kerry Deignan Roy.
• Writer(s): Alexandre O. Philippe.
• Music:
• Cinematography:
• Editor(s):
• Production: Exhibit A Pictures.
• Distributor(s): Legion M and Screen Media Films.
• Release Date: 24 January 2019 (Sundance Film Festival).
• Running Time: 90 minutes.
• Rating: 15.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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