- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- June 1, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 29, 2024
Ronald Shusett
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.
Filmography
tvAlien: Earth
2025 · Other
movieAlien: Romulus
2024 · Characters
movieAlien: Specimen
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Ore
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Alone
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Night Shift
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Containment
2019 · Characters
movieAlien: Harvest
2019 · Characters
tvAlien: Isolation - The Digital Series
2019 · Characters
movieMemory: The Origins of Alien
2019 · Self
movieAlien: Covenant
2017 · Characters
movieTotal Recall
2012 · Screenstory
moviePrometheus
2012 · Characters
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
movieAliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 · Characters
movieAVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Screenstory, Characters
movieThe Beast Within: Making Alien
2003 · Self
movieThe Alien Saga
2002 · Self
movieMinority Report
2002 · Executive Producer
movieImagining 'Total Recall'
2001 · Self
movieThe Alien Legacy
1999 · Self
movieAlien Resurrection
1997 · Characters
movieBleeders
1997 · Writer
movieAlien³
1992 · Characters
movieFreejack
1992 · Screenplay, Producer, Screenstory
movieTotal Recall
1990 · Screenplay, Producer, Screenstory
movieAbove the Law
1988 · Screenplay
tvBiography
1987 · Self
movieKing Kong Lives
1986 · Story, Screenplay, Executive Producer
movieAliens
1986 · Characters
movieThe Final Terror
1983 · Screenplay
movieDead & Buried
1981 · Screenplay, Producer
moviePhobia
1980 · Story
movieAlien
1979 · Executive Producer, Story
movieW
1974 · Story
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
movieUntitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
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