MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Bijan Aalam, Tim Boxell, Axelle Carolyn, Veronica Cartwright, Roger Christian, Roger Corman, Mickey Faerch, Henry Jenkins, William Linn, Ben Mankiewicz, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Shannon Muchow, Diane O’Barron, Rhoda Pell, Ivor Powell, Terry Rawlings, Linda Rich, Carmen Scheifele-Giger, Gary Sherman, Ronald Shusett, Tom Skerritt, Clarke Wolfe

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene), director, writer; Kerry Deignan Roy (The People vs. George Lucas), producer; Jon Hegel (Independence), composer; Robert Muratore (The Frame), cinematographer; Chad Herschberger (Doc of the Dead), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The film shows the fascinating origins of Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking 1979 sci-fi horror Alien, from its original script and its many influences including Egyptian and Greek mythology, to the classic designs by H.R. Giger…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Forty years after it first shook the world, the backstory behind Ridley Scott’s Alien is explored in intricate detail, in a fascinating dive into the making of one of the most influential sci-fi horror movies ever.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019

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