"High and home killer"
filmed contribution to the Poëtenz-Show by U. Gwerder, 16 mm, 11 min., magnetic soundtrack, in collaboration with F.M. Murer
© Museum HR Giger
Château Saint Germain
Gruyères
© Museum HR Giger
Château Saint Germain
Gruyères
COLLABORATION IN FILM AND THEATER
1967
1968
"Swiss-Made, 2069"
Collaboration on a science fiction film by F.M. Murer, 35 mm, color, 45 min., optical soundtrack
1968
1969
"Early Morning"
Collaboration with Edward Bond on a production by Peter Stein at the Schauspielhaus Zurich
1972
"Passages"
Color, film about H.R.G. by F.M. Murer for WDR, Cologne, 50 min., optical soundtrack, special prize for best TV film, shot in Mannheim
1972
1973
"Daydream"
Color, film about the psychedelic meeting of the three painters Claude Sandoz, Walter Wegmüller and H.R. Giger in Sottens, by Jean-Jacques Wittmer, Basel, 28 min, magnetic soundtrack
1975
"Giger's Necronomicon"
16 mm, color, film about the work of H.R. Giger 1972-1975, 40 min., by J.J. Wittmer and H.R. Giger
1975
1976
"Dune"
Design for A. Jodorowsky's 70mm color film, based on the award-winning book of the same name by Frank Herbert (later film with David Lynch, realized without H.R. Giger)
1977
"Giger's Second Celebration of the Four"
Film in segments by J.J. Wittmer and H.R.G., 16 mm, magnetic soundtrack, 5 min.
1977
1978
"Alien"
Horror science fiction film by Ridley Scott based on the screenplay by Dan O'Bannon, 117 min., Brandywine Prod., Los Angeles, 20th Century Fox-Film, Los Angeles-London
1979
"Giger's Alien"
16 mm color documentary about H.R. Giger's work for Alien, 34 min., magnetic soundtrack, produced by Mia Bonzanigo, H.R. Giger and J.J. Wittmer
1979
1980
Oscar
H.R. Giger with Oscar award for ALIEN
1981
"H.R. Giger's Dream Quest"
by Robert Kopult, BCM video recording on 1-inch videotape, 40 min., interview and video animation promotional film "Koo-Koo" for Debble Harry, 6 min., by H.R. Giger
1981
1982
"A new face from Debbie Harry"
30 min., magnetic soundtrack, documentary film by F.M. Murer
1985
"Future Kill"
Directed by Ronald W. Moore
Written by Ronald W. Moore and Edwin Neal
Film poster designed by H.R.Giger1985
1986
"Poltergeist II"
Feature film by Brian Gibson based on the screenplay by Michael Grais and Mark Viktor, 87 min., MGM Productions, Los Angeles "Prix Tell", prize for Swiss artists, awarded annually by DRS (Swiss Television)
1988
"Teito Monogatari"
Feature film by Akio Jitsusoji based on the book by Hiroshi Aramata, 135 min.
1988
1990
"Alien 3"
Feature film by David Fincher, 112 min., 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles
1990
"The Mystery of San Gottardo"
personal film project
1990
1991
"Alien 1-3"
Documentary film by Paul Bernard, with footage and interviews with H.R. Giger, CBS/zoth Century Fox "Alien 1", laserdisc, with documentary film and interviews with H.R. Giger
1991
"Horror Hall of Fame Awards"
contains documentary footage with H.R. Giger
1991
1992
"Satan's Head"
Feature about unsolved mysteries for German television with an occult scenario "Wall to Wall" written by H.R. Giger, BBC documentary about cyberpunk with interviews with H.R. Giger, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling "Omnibus", H.R. Giger interview segment in this BBC documentary about director Ridley Scott
1992
"Giger's Passage to the Id"
a 30-minute documentary by Atro Lahtela and Juhani Nurmi for Finnish television
1992
1992
"Sex, Drugs and Giger"
16 mm in color, 4 1/2 min., animated film with H.R. Giger images by Sandra Beretta and Bätsch for the Swiss Film Festival Solothurn
1993
"Brother to Shadows"
The Alien World of H.R. Giger, documentary film by Morpheus International, shooting started in New York, directed by David Frame, produced by James R. Cowan and Clara Höricht-Frame (shooting finished in Switzerland for video distribution in 1996)
1993
1995
"Species"
Horror science fiction film directed by Roger Donaldson from a screenplay by Dennis Feldman and produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr. for distribution by MGM/UA, 110 min.
1995
"Benissimo"
filmed ballet, choreographed for five dancers integrated into a three-dimensional environment of Giger paintings, directed and scripted by Max Sieber, produced by Schweizer Fernsehen DRS
1995
1996
"Condom of horror (Killer Condom)"
Ascot Film, 1996, Dolby SR
Duration: 107min
Directed by Martin Walz
Creative consultant: H.R.Giger1998
"Species II"
MGM, 1998, 35mm Color, DTS
Duration: 92min
Directed by Peter Medak
Written by Chris Brancato
Original Species design by H.R.Giger1998
Various
Awards
1979
"Inkwell Award"
San Diego Comic Convention1980
"Academy Award"
Visual effects for Alien1980
"ALIEN"
Oscar award for H.R. Giger1991
"Readercon Small Press Awards"
Best interior illustrator and Best cover illustration
Los Angeles, Morpheus International1993
"The Ink-credible Tattoo Award"
New York Tattoo Convention1994
"Recognition award"
Swiss canton of Graubünden