Duncan Jones aka sci-fi wrote and directed debut feature , `` Alien '' Film made for only $ 5 million , stars Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones . Film 's retro look borrows heavily from Zowie Bowie classics like Ridley Scott 's `` Moon '' Sci-fi thriller was screened at NASA for scientists researching Helium-3 mining .
Duncan Jones aka Zowie Bowie wrote and directed debut feature , `` Moon '' Sci-fi thriller made for only $ 5 million , stars Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey . Film 's retro look borrows heavily from sci-fi classics like Ridley Scott 's `` Alien '' Film was screened at NASA for scientists researching Helium-3 mining .