Memory: The Origins of Alien

20192019
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1h 35min

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. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

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An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film "Alien" with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by anc... Read allAn in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film "Alien" with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film "Alien" with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious. —Production

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Taglines
- Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was... Memory.
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Certificate
- Not Rated
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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.

Quotes
Tim Boxell: The Midwest may seem tranquil and civilized and so forth, but the fact is, you never know who's next door. You never know who's going to roll into town, you know, when the wheels are going to come off. It's like we're all, you know, one cough, one kiss, one scratch away from global disaster.

Alternate versions
There is a shorter 58 minute version that is sold internationally to TV broadcasters.

Connections
Features The Thing from Another World (1951)

Top review

3/10

Quite interesting in first half until ruined by a screeching feminist

Interesting first half (apart from the unecessary furies intro at the very beginning, what the hell was that?) then they over-analyze the chest burster scene and we get a screeching feminist spouting nonsense.

The history of the early stuff and how film got started was the most interesting parts. Shame they didn't have more interviews of the designers onboard.

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Release date
- October 4, 2019 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Switzerland
Official sites
- Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- 迴異：異形誕生
Filming locations
- Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $31,378
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,704
- Oct 6, 2019
Gross worldwide
- $37,272

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Runtime
- 1h 35min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1

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