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{{short description|American film producer}}

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'''Ronald Shusett''' (born June 1935) is an American motion picture screenwriter and producer, usually in the science fiction genre.
'''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 (film)|Alien]]'' (1979) with [[Dan O'Bannon]] and later ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004).
He wrote the original story for ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' (1979) with [[Dan O'Bannon]] and later ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004).
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1974
|1974
|''[[W (1974 film)|W]]''
| ''[[W (1974 film)|W]]''
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
⚫
|{{no}}
|
|[[Richard Quine]]
|[[Richard Quine]]
|-
|-
|1979
|1979
|''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''
|''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
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|''[[Phobia (1980 film)|Phobia]]''
|''[[Phobia (1980 film)|Phobia]]''
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
⚫
|{{no}}
|
|[[John Huston]]
|[[John Huston]]
|-
|-
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|-
|1983
|1983
|''[[The Final Terror]]''
|''[[The Final Terror]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|[[Andrew Davis (director)|Andrew Davis]]
|[[Andrew Davis (director)|Andrew Davis]]
|-
|-
|1986
|1986
|''[[King Kong Lives]]''
|''[[King Kong Lives]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
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|''[[Above the Law (1988 film)|Above the Law]]''
|''[[Above the Law (1988 film)|Above the Law]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
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|Andrew Davis
|Andrew Davis
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|-
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|''[[Bleeders (film)|Bleeders]]''
|''[[Bleeders (film)|Bleeders]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|Peter Svatek
|Peter Svatek
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
|''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
|{{no}}
|
|{{yes|Executive}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|[[Steven Spielberg]]
|[[Steven Spielberg]]
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|''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
|''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{no}}
|
|[[Paul W. S. Anderson]]
|[[Paul W. S. Anderson]]
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''[[Total Recall (2012 film)|Total Recall]]''
|''[[Total Recall (2012 film)|Total Recall]]''
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
|{{no}}
|
|[[Len Wiseman]]
|[[Len Wiseman]]
|-
|TBA
|''Hunters''
⚫
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
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|{{TBA}}
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Revision as of 11:34, 5 June 2024

Ronald Shusett
BornJune 1935 (1935-06) (age 89)
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 Titel Autor 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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