Ronald Shusett
Producer, Writer
June 1, 1935 — August 29, 2024 (89 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Executive Producer |
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1986 | King Kong Lives · as Executive Producer |
| 1981 | |
| 1979 | Alien · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | HemoglobinOn Plex |
| 1992 | Freejack · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | Total Recall · as Screenplay |
| 1988 | Above the Law · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | The Final Terror · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1981 | Dead & Buried · as Screenplay |
| 2024 | Aliens Expanded · as Self - Writer: Alien |
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2009 | Tales from the Script · as Self |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' · as Self |
| 2002 | The 'Alien' Saga · as Self |
| 2001 | Alien Evolution · as Self |
| 1999 | The Alien Legacy · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 2025 | Alien: Earth · as Other |
| 2024 | Alien: Romulus · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Alone · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Harvest · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Ore · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Night Shift · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Specimen · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Containment · as Characters |
| 2019 | Alien: Isolation · as Characters |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant · as Characters |
| 2012 | Total Recall · as Screenstory |
| 2012 | Prometheus · as Characters |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem · as Characters |
| 2004 | Alien vs. Predator · as Screenstory |
| 1997 | Alien: Resurrection · as Characters |
| 1992 | Alien³ · as Characters |
| 1986 | King Kong Lives · as Story |
| 1986 | Aliens · as Characters |
| 1980 | Phobia · as Story |
| 1979 | Alien · as Story |
| 1974 | W · as Story |
Alien: Nightmare · as Based On Characters Created By |