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Ronald Shusett

Writing • Born 1935

Ronald Shusett

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About

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.

Known for

Alien posterAlienMovie • 1979Aliens posterAliensMovie • 1986Alien: Romulus posterAlien: RomulusMovie • 2024Alien: Covenant posterAlien: CovenantMovie • 2017Prometheus posterPrometheusMovie • 2012Minority Report posterMinority ReportMovie • 2002Alien: Earth posterAlien: EarthSeries • 2025Alien³ posterAlien³Movie • 1992Total Recall posterTotal RecallMovie • 1990Alien Resurrection posterAlien ResurrectionMovie • 1997Total Recall posterTotal RecallMovie • 2012Aliens vs Predator: Requiem posterAliens vs Predator: RequiemMovie • 2007AVP: Alien vs. Predator posterAVP: Alien vs. PredatorMovie • 2004Above the Law posterAbove the LawMovie • 1988Freejack posterFreejackMovie • 1992King Kong Lives posterKing Kong LivesMovie • 1986Bleeders posterBleedersMovie • 1997Alien: Containment posterAlien: ContainmentMovie • 2019Dead & Buried posterDead & BuriedMovie • 1981Alien: Specimen posterAlien: SpecimenMovie • 2019The Final Terror posterThe Final TerrorMovie • 1983Alien: Alone posterAlien: AloneMovie • 2019Phobia posterPhobiaMovie • 1980Alien: Harvest posterAlien: HarvestMovie • 2019