Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett
Ronald Shusett
Born	June 1935 (age 89); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations	Screenwriter; producer;
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Linda 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 edit


Year	Title	Writer	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

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Ronald Shusett
Born	June 1935 (1935-06) (age 89) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations	Screenwriter producer
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Linda Turley