Ronald Shusett
Known for: Writing
Born: June 1, 1935
Died: August 29, 2024
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ronald Shusett (born June 1935) is an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for his works in the science fiction genre. He wrote the original story for Alien (1979) with Dan O'Bannon and later Alien vs. Predator (2004). In 1974, he was the first to option the Philip K. Dick short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", that became the basis of the film Total Recall.
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Filmography
33 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.3
Alien: Earth
2025
7.2
Alien: Romulus
2024
6.1
Alien: Specimen
2019
6.2
Alien: Ore
2019
6.0
Alien: Night Shift
2019
6.5
Alien: Harvest
2019
6.2
Alien: Alone
2019
6.1
Alien: Containment
2019
7.1
Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series
2019
6.4
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
6.2
Alien: Covenant
2017
6.0
Total Recall
2012
6.6
Prometheus
2012
6.6
Tales from the Script
2009
5.2
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
6.0
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
8.2
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
6.3
The Alien Saga
2002
7.4
Minority Report
2002
7.0
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001
6.9
The Alien Legacy
1999
6.2
Alien Resurrection
1997
4.5
Bleeders
1997
6.4
Alien³
1992
5.5
Freejack
1992
7.3
Total Recall
1990
6.1
Above the Law
1988
6.7
Biography
1987
5.2
King Kong Lives
1986
8.0
Aliens
1986
5.0
The Final Terror
1983
6.4
Dead & Buried
1981
4.3
Phobia
1980
8.2
Alien
1979
5.9
W
1974NR
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
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