
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1935-06-01 00:00:00
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2024-08-29 00:00:00
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Ronald Shusett
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 (40)

Tales from the Script
Role: Self2009

The Beast Within: Making Alien
Role: Self2003

The Alien Legacy
Role: Self1999

The Alien Saga
Role: Self2002

Alien: Containment
characters2019

Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
characters2026

Alien: Night Shift
characters2019

Total Recall
screenstory2012

Alien: Ore
characters2019

Alien: Alone
characters2019

Alien: Specimen
characters2019

Alien: Harvest
characters2019

Dead & Buried
producer1981

Alien³
characters1992

King Kong Lives
story1986

King Kong Lives
screenplay1986

King Kong Lives
executive producer1986

Freejack
producer1992

Freejack
screenplay1992

Freejack
screenstory1992

The Final Terror
screenplay1983

Memory: The Origins of Alien
Role: Self2019

W
story1974

Alien: Romulus
characters2024

Last Vegas
other2013

Above the Law
screenplay1988

Imagining 'Total Recall'
Role: Self2001

Prometheus
characters2012

Aliens
characters1986

Total Recall
producer1990

Total Recall
screenplay1990

Total Recall
screenstory1990

Alien
executive producer1979

Alien
story1979

Alien: Earth
other2025

Minority Report
executive producer2002

Alien: Covenant
characters2017

Bleeders
writer1997

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
characters2007

Phobia
story1980