Ronald Shusett
Born: 1935-06-01 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2024-08-29
Known For: Writing
Biography
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
2025
- Alien: Earth ... (Other)
2024
- Alien: Romulus ... (Characters)
2019
- Alien: Ore ... (Characters)
- Alien: Specimen ... (Characters)
- Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- Alien: Night Shift ... (Characters)
- Alien: Containment ... (Characters)
- Alien: Harvest ... (Characters)
- Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series ... (Characters)
- Alien: Alone ... (Characters)
2017
- Alien: Covenant ... (Characters)
2012
- Prometheus ... (Characters)
- Total Recall ... (Screenstory)
2009
- Tales from the Script as Self
2007
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem ... (Characters)
2004
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator ... (Screenstory)
2003
- The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
2002
- Minority Report ... (Executive Producer)
- The Alien Saga as Self
2001
- Imagining 'Total Recall' as Self
1999
- The Alien Legacy as Self
1997
- Alien Resurrection ... (Characters)
- Bleeders ... (Writer)
1990
- Total Recall ... (Screenplay)
1988
- Above the Law ... (Screenplay)
1987
- Biography as Self
1986
- Aliens ... (Characters)
- King Kong Lives ... (Screenplay)
1983
- The Final Terror ... (Screenplay)
1981
- Dead & Buried ... (Screenplay)
1980
- Phobia ... (Story)
1979
- Alien ... (Executive Producer)
1974
- W ... (Story)