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Diane o'bannon: When Dan showed Ridley
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Memory: The Origins of Alien

WhenDan showed Ridley the "necronomicon,"Ridley instantly said, yes, this is it

Diane o'bannon: When
Dan showed Ridley the "necronomicon,"
Ridley instantly said, yes, this is it

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Diane o'bannon: When Dan showed Ridley
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the "necronomicon," Ridley instantly said,
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yes, this is it.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:56
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.
I was shown the book, necro... - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
I was shown the book, necro...
"Necronomicon," ok, in los Angeles, in fact, by o'bannon. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
"Necronomicon," ok, in los Angeles, in fact, by o&...
I've never been so certain about anything in my life. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
I've never been so certain about anything in my life.
But it was an early sign of how strong Scott was on that film - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
But it was an early sign of how strong Scott was on that fil...
And the most fundamental and important one - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
And the most fundamental and important one
And I just thought it was stunning, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
And I just thought it was stunning,
So in everything, it's like a rather beautiful - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
So in everything, it's like a rather beautiful
Giger talks about intentionally drawing imagery - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
Giger talks about intentionally drawing imagery
When he painted, he was in this sort of trance. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
When he painted, he was in this sort of trance.
He was possessed, like a seer, a blind seer. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
He was possessed, like a seer, a blind seer.
Would go like that, and like in a polaroid, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
Would go like that, and like in a polaroid,
Diane o'bannon: Giger's images existed in a universe - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
Diane o'bannon: Giger's images existed in a univer...
And they really found their place in space, the xenomorph - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
And they really found their place in space, the xenomorph
Giger's images really found a home in "alien." - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:16
Giger's images really found a home in "alien."...
Ian Nathan: You can see the medieval dragon, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:09
Ian Nathan: You can see the medieval dragon,
It was a synthesis that happened in the cauldron of stories - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
It was a synthesis that happened in the cauldron of stories
This is a character with which all three of these artists - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
This is a character with which all three of these artists
And because they all resonated with this pattern, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
And because they all resonated with this pattern,
Ian Nathan: Such a brilliant choice that in the end, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:15
Ian Nathan: Such a brilliant choice that in the end,
Nicholas cull: In the hands of perhaps an aficionados who - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
Nicholas cull: In the hands of perhaps an aficionados who