The Martian

by Andy Weir

It’s true, you know. In space, no one can hear you scream like a little girl.

When I wrote the book, I had no idea it would be successful, let alone made into a film. And I certainly didn’t know it would be directed by Ridley Scott. So I have an homage to a Ridley Scott film (Alien: “In space, no one can hear you scream.”) in a story that eventually got adapted to film by Ridley Scott. The screenwriter, Drew Goddard, really wanted to put that line in the screenplay, but Ridley said no. He didn’t want to homage himself in his own film. Reasonable of him, but a missed opportunity.