About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1935-06-01
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
N/A

Ronald Shusett

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2019 Memory: The Origins of Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Tales from the Script Actor Self 59
Average
2003 The Beast Within: Making Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2002 The Alien Saga Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Imagining 'Total Recall' Actor Self 59
Average
1999 The Alien Legacy Actor Self 59
Average

Writing
2024 Alien: Romulus Writing Characters 70
Good
2024 Alien: Monday Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Specimen Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Ore Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Harvest Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Containment Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Night Shift Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Alone Writing Characters 59
Average
2019 Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series Writing Characters 69
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant Writing Characters 61
Fair
2012 Total Recall Writing Screenstory 60
Fair
2012 Prometheus Writing Characters 65
Fair
2007 Aliens vs Predator: Requiem Writing Characters 52
Average
2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Writing Characters 58
Average
2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Writing Screenstory 58
Average
1997 Alien Resurrection Writing Characters 61
Fair
1997 Bleeders Writing Writer 57
Average
1992 Alien³ Writing Characters 63
Fair
1992 Freejack Writing Screenstory 56
Average
1992 Freejack Writing Screenplay 56
Average
1990 Total Recall Writing Screenstory 71
Good
1990 Total Recall Writing Screenplay 71
Good
1988 Above the Law Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1986 King Kong Lives Writing Screenplay 56
Average
1986 King Kong Lives Writing Story 56
Average
1986 Aliens Writing Characters 78
Good
1983 The Final Terror Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1981 Dead & Buried Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1980 Phobia Writing Story 58
Average
1979 Alien Writing Story 81
Very good
1974 W Writing Story 59
Average

Production
2002 Minority Report Production Executive Producer 73
Good
1992 Freejack Production Producer 56
Average
1990 Total Recall Production Producer 71
Good
1981 Dead & Buried Production Producer 60
Fair
1979 Alien Production Executive Producer 81
Very good