Ronald Shusett
An image from Alien³, one of the productions that also features Ronald Shusett.
Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

June 1, 1935 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Alien

Alien

1979

Prometheus

Prometheus

2012

Aliens

Aliens

1986

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

2017

Total Recall

Total Recall

1990

Alien³

Alien³

1992

Total Recall

Total Recall

2012