Ronald Shusett

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Ronald Shusett

Writing June 1, 1935

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)…

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Alien

Alien

8.2 1979 Movie
Prometheus

Prometheus

6.6 2012 Movie
Aliens

Aliens

8.0 1986 Movie
Minority Report

Minority Report

7.4 2002 Movie
Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

6.2 2017 Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

7.3 1990 Movie
Alien³

Alien³

6.4 1992 Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

6.0 2012 Movie
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

6.2 1997 Movie
AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

6.0 2004 Movie
Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus

7.2 2024 Movie
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

5.2 2007 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Alien: Earth

    TV show Other

  2. 2024
    Alien: Romulus

    Movie Characters

  3. 2019
    Alien: Specimen

    Movie Characters

  4. 2019
    Alien: Ore

    Movie Characters

  5. 2019
    Alien: Containment

    Movie Characters

  6. 2019
    Alien: Harvest

    Movie Characters

  7. 2019
    Alien: Night Shift

    Movie Characters

  8. 2019
    Alien: Alone

    Movie Characters

  9. 2019
    Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series

    TV show Characters

  10. 2019
    Memory: The Origins of Alien

    Movie Self

  11. 2017
    Alien: Covenant

    Movie Characters

  12. 2012
    Total Recall

    Movie Screenstory

  13. 2012
    Prometheus

    Movie Characters

  14. 2009
    Tales from the Script

    Movie Self

  15. 2007
    Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

    Movie Characters

  16. 2004
    AVP: Alien vs. Predator

    Movie Screenstory

More credits
  1. 2003
    The Beast Within: Making Alien

    Movie Self

  2. 2002
    The Alien Saga

    Movie Self

  3. 2002
    Minority Report

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2001
    Imagining 'Total Recall'

    Movie Self

  5. 1999
    The Alien Legacy

    Movie Self

  6. 1997
    Alien Resurrection

    Movie Characters

  7. 1997
    Bleeders

    Movie Writer

  8. 1992
    Alien³

    Movie Characters

  9. 1992
    Freejack

    Movie Producer

  10. 1990
    Total Recall

    Movie Producer

  11. 1988
    Above the Law

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1987
    Biography

    TV show Self

  13. 1986
    King Kong Lives

    Movie Story

  14. 1986
    Aliens

    Movie Characters

  15. 1983
    The Final Terror

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1981
    Dead & Buried

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1980
    Phobia

    Movie Story

  18. 1979
    Alien

    Movie Executive Producer

  19. 1974
    W

    Movie Story

  20. —
    Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel

    Movie Characters