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Director
Ronald Shusett
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 5046
IMDb ID: nm0795953
Known for: Writing
Born: June 1, 1935
Died: August 29, 2024
Age: 89
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2025
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q3056094
Also known as
Ron Shusett
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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.
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Highest rated movies linked with Ronald Shusett.
Executive Producer
Alien
1979 • Movie
Characters
Aliens
1986 • Movie
Executive Producer
Minority Report
2002 • Movie
Producer
Total Recall
1990 • Movie
Characters
Alien: Romulus
2024 • Movie
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Prometheus
2012 • Movie
Screenplay
Dead & Buried
1981 • Movie
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Alien³
1992 • Movie
as Self
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019 • Movie
Characters
Alien: Specimen
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Covenant
2017 • Movie
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Alien Resurrection
1997 • Movie
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Characters
Alien: Romulus
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Alien
1979 • Movie
Characters
Prometheus
2012 • Movie
Characters
Alien: Covenant
2017 • Movie
Characters
Aliens
1986 • Movie
Producer
Total Recall
1990 • Movie
Executive Producer
Minority Report
2002 • Movie
Screenstory
Total Recall
2012 • Movie
Characters
Alien Resurrection
1997 • Movie
Characters
Alien³
1992 • Movie
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 • Movie
Screenstory
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 • Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ronald Shusett.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ronald Shusett.
Characters
Alien: Romulus
2024 • Movie
Characters
Alien: Specimen
2019 • Movie
Characters
Alien: Ore
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Containment
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Harvest
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Alone
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Night Shift
2019 • Movie
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Alien: Covenant
2017 • Movie
Screenstory
Total Recall
2012 • Movie
Characters
Prometheus
2012 • Movie
Characters
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 • Movie
Screenstory
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 • Movie
Executive Producer
Minority Report
2002 • Movie
Characters
Alien Resurrection
1997 • Movie
Writer
Bleeders
1997 • Movie
Characters
Alien³
1992 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ronald Shusett.
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Acting Appearances in Series
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