00:15 – Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron Shusett03:57 – Preproduction in Mexico City during the summer of 198905:15 – Ron recounts a funny exchange with Arnold Schwarzenegger07:27 – Early days of set building09:52 – Special effects in

Total Recall - Early Days

Nov 2nd, 2019 38m 29s

00:14 – Robin and Harry introduce the topic of today’s episode, Rom Shusett’s Total Recall03:28 – The decision to buy the rights to Philip K. Dick’s short story10:00 – First steps to making Total Recall11:34 – Dan O’Bannon’s involvement12:54 –

Alien - Screening and Release

May 15th, 2019 27m 52s

00:14 – Robin and Harry share their favorite moments and stories from the season thus far04:06 – Ron explains why he never used other films as inspiration for Alien04:45 – The creation of the adult Alien creature07:18 – How Ron’s editing advice

Alien - Nostromo, A Very Bloody Birth

May 8th, 2019 33m 23s

Highlights00:16 – Robin tells the story of how she met Ron Shusett02:58 – Introducing today’s episode, Alien: Nostromo03:21 – Pre-production of Alien04:56 – Casting Alien05:46 – The controversy behind Sigourney Weaver landing the lead role of E

Alien - Birth of a Hollywood Blockbuster

Apr 25th, 2019 37m 38s

00:13 – Harry introduces his new podcast, An Alien in Hollywood02:11 – Robin describes Ron Shusett05:04 – How Harry met Robin07:24 – Robin breaks down the format of the first few episodes of this podcast09:01 – The genesis of the movie Alien14: