Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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. ... See full summary »

Director:

Alexandre O. Philippe

Writer:

Alexandre O. Philippe

Stars:

Bijan Aalam, Tim Boxell, Axelle Carolyn

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bijan Aalam	...	Himself
Tim Boxell	...	Himself
Axelle Carolyn	...	Herself
Veronica Cartwright	...	Herself
Roger Christian	...	Himself
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Mickey Faerch	...	Greek-speaking Furie
Henry Jenkins	...	Himself
William Linn	...	Himself
Ben Mankiewicz	...	Himself
Adam Egypt Mortimer	...	Himself
Shannon Muchow	...	Clytemnestra (voice)
Diane O'Bannon	...	Herself
Rhoda Pell	...	Furies
Ivor Powell	...	Himself

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

francis bacon | reenactment | 

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Taglines:

Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was... Memory.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,894

Company Credits

Production Co:

Exhibit A Pictures, Milkhaus, Screen Division

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Purchased by fan owned entertainment company, Legion M, at Sundance Film Festival in 2019. It's the first time a film has been chosen using the Legion M exclusive program, Film Scout.

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Connections

References Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

User Reviews

For Alien aficionados

If you believe some of the reviews on IMDb, you'll think the second half of this documentary is some kind of feminist rant. It's not. Some of the documentary's interviewees merely mention misogyny and feminism, which isn't so unusual considering the themes of Alien include rape and pregnancy, and considering the movie gave us one of the most famous female action heroines in cinema history in the form of Ellen Ripley. Why do some reviewers believe the second half of this doc is a feminist rant? Because that's when they switched it off. That's how sad and pathetic those reviewers are. Clearly they have no females in their lives they feel inclined to stand up for.

If you love Ridley Scott's Alien as much as I do, you'll undoubtedly enjoy this documentary, though more casual fans might find it too in-depth. You might want to steer clear of it if you can't bear hearing mention of the word "misogyny" too.

Real men support feminism. They don't feel threatened by it and frightened of it like some of the snivelling incel reviewers on IMDb obviously do.