Ronald Shusett
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Ronald Shusett | |
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| Born | June 1935 (age 86) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Years active | 1974-present |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Turley |
Ronald Shusett (born June 1935) is an American motion picture screenwriter and producer, usually 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.[1]
Filmography[]
| Title | Year | Writer | Producer | Director |
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| W | 1974 | Story | No | Richard Quine |
| Alien | 1979 | Story | Executive | Ridley Scott |
| Phobia | 1980 | Story | No | John Huston |
| Dead & Buried | 1981 | Yes | Yes | Gary Sherman |
| The Final Terror | 1983 | Yes | No | Andrew Davis |
| King Kong Lives | 1986 | Yes | Executive | John Guillermin |
| Above the Law | 1988 | Yes | No | Andrew Davis |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Yes | Yes | Paul Verhoeven |
| Freejack | 1992 | Yes | Yes | Geoff Murphy |
| Bleeders | 1997 | Yes | No | Peter Svatek |
| Minority Report | 2002 | No | Executive | Steven Spielberg |
| Alien vs. Predator | 2004 | Story | No | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Total Recall | 2012 | Story | No | Len Wiseman |
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