An Alien in Hollywood is the story about the life and times of legendary filmmaker and “Godfather of Hollywood science fiction” Ronald Shusett. Unless you’re a Hollywood behind-the-scenes aficionado you've probably never heard of Ron. He is no less than the man who co-created, wrote, and produced three of the most influential, iconic and mind-blowing science fiction blockbusters in film history – Alien, Total Recall and Minority Report. His movies have grossed over one and a half billion dollars, have launched the careers of Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott, and turned Arnold Schwarzenegger into the #1 box office star in the world. R...
Latest episodes
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41 min
Total Recall - The Schwarzenegger Effect
00:15 – Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron Shusett03:57 – Preproduction in Mexico City during the summer of 198905:15 – Ron recounts a funny exchange with Arnold Schwarzene…
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38 min
Total Recall - Early Days
00:14 – Robin and Harry introduce the topic of today’s episode, Rom Shusett’s Total Recall03:28 – The decision to buy the rights to Philip K. Dick’s short story10:00 – First steps…
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28 min
Alien - Screening and Release
00:14 – Robin and Harry share their favorite moments and stories from the season thus far04:06 – Ron explains why he never used other films as inspiration for Alien04:45 – The crea…
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33 min
Alien - Nostromo, A Very Bloody Birth
Highlights00:16 – Robin tells the story of how she met Ron Shusett02:58 – Introducing today’s episode, Alien: Nostromo03:21 – Pre-production of Alien04:56 – Casting Alien05:46 – Th…
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38 min
Alien - Birth of a Hollywood Blockbuster
00:13 – Harry introduces his new podcast, An Alien in Hollywood02:11 – Robin describes Ron Shusett05:04 – How Harry met Robin07:24 – Robin breaks down the format of the first few e…