ALIEN Pt 1: Dan O’Bannon, Roger Corman, and the Origins of a Sci-Fi Nightmare | The Unsung Legacy of Dan O’Bannon

As we continue exploring the career of Dan O’Bannon, we now arrive at the film that forever tied his name to sci-fi horror: Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece, ALIEN.

Despite the film’s massive success, O’Bannon didn’t become a Hollywood power player. In fact, his journey through the ALIEN production reflects the same pattern that followed him throughout his career—critically essential, but constantly undervalued.

In this episode, we trace the earliest origins of ALIEN: from an idea born during the making of DARK STAR, to a rejected Roger Corman project, and finally to a greenlit big-budget feature at 20th Century Fox. It’s the story of how Dan O’Bannon helped create one of the most influential sci-fi horror films of all time… and still got left behind.

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Coming Up:

• DEAD & BURIED (1981)

• HEAVY METAL (1981)

• BLUE THUNDER (1983)

• RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985)

Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, & Todd Davis.

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