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Memory: The Origins of Alien

In 1971, Dan was working ona story he called "memory." It's basically the first Ihad this...

In 1971, Dan was working on
a story he called "memory." It's basically the first
30 pages of "alien." Dan o'bannon: I
had this opening

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In 1971, Dan was working on a story he called "memory."
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It's basically the first 30 pages of "alien."
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Dan o'bannon: I had this opening.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:29
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 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...
Diane o'bannon: Dan called it "memory," - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
Diane o'bannon: Dan called it "memory,"
Ron shusett: He says, ok, I'm going - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
Ron shusett: He says, ok, I'm going
29 pages was almost exactly like you saw in the final finished - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
29 pages was almost exactly like you saw in the final finish...
The key is how does the alien get on board? - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
The key is how does the alien get on board?
His concept was always it would come out of your stomach. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
His concept was always it would come out of your stomach.
Dan had a very bad case of crohn's - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:11
Dan had a very bad case of crohn's
But it was an intestinal disorder - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
But it was an intestinal disorder
Linda and I would sometimes have to take him - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
Linda and I would sometimes have to take him
And at the same time, he'd been having conversations - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
And at the same time, he'd been having conversations
It was kind of all these things sort of come together and were - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
It was kind of all these things sort of come together and we...
Ron in a way was really fascinated - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
Ron in a way was really fascinated
For an embryo, that human beings were - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
For an embryo, that human beings were
Ron shusett: He didn't have it in the script at all - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
Ron shusett: He didn't have it in the script at all
It was when your mind is in the subconscious. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
It was when your mind is in the subconscious.
I said, jumps on his face, it's a little creature then, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:12
I said, jumps on his face, it's a little creature then,
And it's going to grow inside him - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
And it's going to grow inside him
Carl zimmer: There are over a million - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
Carl zimmer: There are over a million
That means that of all the animals in the animal kingdom, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:10
That means that of all the animals in the animal kingdom,
There are wasps that like to make caterpillars their host. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
There are wasps that like to make caterpillars their host.