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Memory: The Origins of Alien

"Dark star," that's the comic version of "alien." One makes you laugh,and the other one's...

Diane o'bannon:
"Dark star," that's the comic version of "alien." One makes you laugh,
and the other one's going to eat you alive

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Diane o'bannon: "Dark star," that's
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the comic version of "alien."
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One makes you laugh, and the other one's
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going to eat you alive.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:28
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Screen Media Films,Legion M,Dogwoof

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Movie Summary

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.
Ian Nathan: Carpenter wanted sole directing credit, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
Ian Nathan: Carpenter wanted sole directing credit,
And o'bannon's first thought is that, well, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
And o'bannon's first thought is that, well,
I will write a story, a science fiction story - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:09
I will write a story, a science fiction story
Computer: The ship will automatically destruct - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:09
Computer: The ship will automatically destruct
You bitch! - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
You bitch!
A lot of things bother me about "dark star." - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
A lot of things bother me about "dark star."
I went away from "dark star" really wanting to do - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
I went away from "dark star" really wanting to do
Diane o'bannon: Jodorowsky saw "dark star," which is how he - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
Diane o'bannon: Jodorowsky saw "dark star," w...
Nobody in Hollywood was impressed with jodorowsky. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
Nobody in Hollywood was impressed with jodorowsky.
So he found Dan and said, come work on "dune" with me. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
So he found Dan and said, come work on "dune" with...
I think you have to go back to jodorowsky. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
I think you have to go back to jodorowsky.
Not only is there a synchronicity that connects - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
Not only is there a synchronicity that connects
If "dune" is the tower of babel, "alien" is exactly what - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
If "dune" is the tower of babel, "alien"...
In the same way that "alien" is the response to prometheus - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:25
In the same way that "alien" is the response to pr...
Eventually, he... we said, you got to go. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
Eventually, he... we said, you got to go.
So somehow, he wound up on Ron shusett's couch. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
So somehow, he wound up on Ron shusett's couch.
I went back to storage, got my typewriter out, took it over - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:14
I went back to storage, got my typewriter out, took it over
Diane o'bannon: He made up a board game - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
Diane o'bannon: He made up a board game
In 1971, Dan was working on a story he called "memory." - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:12
In 1971, Dan was working on a story he called "memory.&...
I wanted to do a scary movie on a spaceship with a small number - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
I wanted to do a scary movie on a spaceship with a small num...