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Ronald Shusett
BornJune 1935 (1935-06) (age 88)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1974-present
SpouseLinda Turley

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.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Writer Producer Director
1974 W Story No Richard Quine
1979 Alien Story Executive Ridley Scott
1980 Phobia Story No John Huston
1981 Dead & Buried Yes Yes Gary Sherman
1983 The Final Terror Yes No Andrew Davis
1986 King Kong Lives Yes Executive John Guillermin
1988 Above the Law Yes No Andrew Davis
1990 Total Recall Yes Yes Paul Verhoeven
1992 Freejack Yes Yes Geoff Murphy
1997 Bleeders Yes No Peter Svatek
2002 Minority Report No Executive Steven Spielberg
2004 Alien vs. Predator Story No Paul W. S. Anderson
2012 Total Recall Story No Len Wiseman

References

  1. ^ Ronald Shusett – IMDB Biography

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