Biography
Ronald Shusett was an American screenwriter and film producer. He shared story credit with Dan O'Bannon on Alien (1979) and received screenplay and producer credits on Total Recall (1990).
Shusett was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Los Angeles. He optioned the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" in 1974, which formed the basis for Total Recall. He contributed story or characters to several later entries in the Alien franchise, including Alien vs. Predator (2004).
