In 1979, the film Alien was released and is now considered one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time. The movie was the creation of writers Dan O’Bannon and Ron Shusett, artist H.R. Giger, and director Ridley Scott. Each person brought a suite of influences to the film, from art, literature, history, and mythology, and in particular, the author H.P. Lovecraft’s work was influential to O’Bannon and Giger. This documentary interviews many people involved with the movie including actor