An Alien in Hollywood - Ronald Shusett
00:15 – Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron S...
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Nov 11 2019 40m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron ShusettChapter 2 51 sec
Preproduction in Mexico City during the summer of 1989Chapter 3 25 sec
“The people who finances it [Total Recall] hated it. It’s just that they didn’t want to lose working with Arnold.”Chapter 4 2 mins
Ron recounts a funny exchange with Arnold SchwarzeneggerChapter 5 2 mins
Early days of set buildingChapter 6 5 sec
“Anything that I felt strongly about, he [Verhoeven] would not try to force me to change.”Chapter 7 4 mins
Special effects in Total RecallChapter 8 3 mins
Ron’s thoughts on the gratuitous violence in Total RecallChapter 9 7 mins
Ron recalls others attempting to throw him off the setChapter 10 27 sec
How Arnold stood up for Ron and prevented his firingChapter 11 1 min
“They tried to fire me on ‘Alien.’ They tried to fire me on ‘Total Recall.’ And they couldn’t on either case. I showed them that I would not use my power against them. I had a powerful connection with Arnold, but I would never put them in a position where Arnold’s on my side and he’s gonna overrule you. I wanted both parties.”Chapter 12 53 sec
Making a spectacular film without CGIChapter 13 23 sec
“They were so talented; they could do effects that work today as good as any movie ever because they were so skilled at what they did. So, it gets down to if you have the right people, it’s much more important than any technology you’ve got.”Chapter 14 3 mins
Shooting a key scene in Total RecallChapter 15 26 sec
“It seems like the idiots of the world conspire to stop people who have too much vision.”Chapter 16 1 min
The inspiration behind the ‘Face on Mars’Chapter 17 3 mins
Ron talks about the Total Recall remakeChapter 18 1 min
How Ron felt before the release of Total RecallChapter 19 56 sec
The premiere