Aliens from Royal Books, Inc.

London: Taliafilm II, 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Laid in with the script is a small "With Compliments" card bearing the name of screenwriter Michael Wadleigh in manuscript ink. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg, who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the screenplay adaptation of "Angel… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1987. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotations throughout, most editorial in nature. Loosely based on Clifford D. Simak's 1963 novel, which follows a Civil War veteran who is chosen by an alien to monitor an intergalactic way station in exchange for immortality. Set in Pennsylvania. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. A planned remake of the 1953 film of the same title-not to be confused with the 1986 version made by Tobe Hooper, which was a separate project. A young boy discovers that aliens from Mars are taking over the minds of innocent bystanders. Red titled wrappers.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film, seen here under the working title "Creature from Galaxy 27." A deceased astronaut's body is host to a bloodthirsty alien embryo. A prepackaged, Z-budget American-International double feature produced by Roger Corman, featuring the same alien costume used in Corman's film "Teenage Cave Man" (which was also released in… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the text is a two-page typed letter addressed to casting agent Walter Kohner from screenwriter James Reigle introducing the script and suggesting actor Jack Nicholson for the part of Buzz Burbridge. Based on brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's 1972 science fiction novel "Roadside Picnic." The… Read more about this item

N.p.: Charles Band, 1977. Four vintage matte-finish studio still photographs from the 1977 film. A NASA research scientist accidentally uncovers a supernatural plot to take over Earth by aliens from the planet Utopia. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1989. Draft script for the 1989 film, here under its working title "Vac-U-Sapien." With extensive manuscript pencil and ink annotations on virtually every page. Bound in after the script are two handwritten pages of notes and four typed pages of effects and sets for the film. Michael Paul Girard's first directorial effort, wherein aliens return to… Read more about this item

Germany: R.v. Hirschberg / Rudolf Kalmowicz Filmproduktion, 1977. Original French grande poster for the 1976 West German film. Cool spaceship artwork by Landi. Based on Erich von Daniken's 1968 book, "Chariots of the Gods?," a look at early human history and the possibility of extraterrestrial influences. Sequel to Reinl's previous alien documentary, "Chariots of the Gods" (1970),… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962. First Draft script for the 1963 film. A nuanced "invasion from Mars" film that borrows cleverly from both "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (aliens use human beings as physical hosts) and Val Lewton (threat of a creature, but creature is only implied, not shown). An unusually heavy emphasis on dread, atmosphere, and… Read more about this item