Ronald Shusett
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 1, 1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 29, 2024
- Movies
- 13
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien | Self |
| 2009 | Tales from the Script | Self |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self |
| 2002 | The Alien Saga | Self |
| 2001 | Imagining 'Total Recall' | Self |
| 1999 | The Alien Legacy | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1997 | Bleeders | Writer |
| 1992 | Freejack | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1990 | Total Recall | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Screenplay |
| 1986 | King Kong Lives | Screenplay |
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Screenplay |
| 1981 | Dead & Buried | Screenplay, Producer |
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