The offical documentary for Ridley Scott's ALIEN. It goes into detail on every element of the film, from storyboarding to creature effects.
The offical documentary for Ridley Scott's ALIEN. It goes into detail on every element of the film, from storyboarding to creature effects.
The story... the cast... the music... the climax. Everything's perfect about this movie.
@vittoriomarano8230 hello anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) they are both the coolest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
@@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout. for me only Alien 1979. The thing is unwatchable to me.
@@vittoriomarano8230well that’s a controversial statement
Just saw Alien for the first time. A couple days ago. I never knew a movie could be so perfect.
Wish I had the opportunity of seeing it for the first time again haha you should watch the special edition (director's cut) of aliens if you haven't seen it yet, the theatrical blows.
SeekTheGreatness: Look up the YT channel “Alien Theory”. It has lots of good videos about the Alien universe.
@@steventremino5623 Well, I really don't like that Dallas. I hated seeing him suffer that way. It's not canon to me.
@@seekthegreatness4818 i.m talking about the cut of alien 2
Steven Tremino the director’s cut of Aliens makes it seem cheesy.
I was a young guy in a rock band when I saw this. Our drummer showed up late for a practice one afternoon. Sorry to be late because he had just seen this movie. He was too messed up to practice because of this movie. He told us it was the most terrifying thing he had ever seen. He insisted we skipped practice so the bass player and me could go see it. We thought we'd give it a shot. Nothing could be that scary. Before we left, he gave us a couple of fatties and told us to smoke them before the movie. We walked into the theater totally fried. It would have been bad enough without being wrecked, but I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. When we walked out of the theater, we looked at each other and agreed that it was NOT fun, or entertaining. Just over the edge horrifying. He looked at me and said, "Let's kill him." I thought it would be justified, but we didn't. It was a long time before we forgave him.
As a drummer, I apologize.
57:43 I love how a guy who made a career out of grotesque sexual images is uncomfortable describing the sexual imagery in the face hugger. Giger was the best
Watching Giger interacting with his cat is heartwarming.
Mary Selway's casting choices on Alien were SO perfect: Sigourney turned out to be this incredibly tough, cool female lead and still the greatest 'strong female' character ever written; Tom Skerritt has that 'good guy but still a bit of an arsehole' vibe as Dallas; Yaphet and Harry brought a comedic element and had a great antagonistic relationship with the other characteristics; Veronica perfectly captures how terrifying the situation would be if we were in it; John is obviously very natural, as he is in all his films; Ian is just plain disturbing from start to finish. Easily in my top 5 films of all time!
You can't forget the casting of Jonesy. That cat acted his ass off.
@@Nelson_Swamp that cat was such a diva - wanting its own trailer, and a tray of prawns every morning at 5:30am
@@jazzx251 🤣 You know the truly gifted artists are often the most difficult.
@@Nelson_Swamp :) I can't lie - that was the best performance by ANY cat, or even feline generally, in a motion picture. It's a shame he was such a diva - he had someone come in at 11AM every day - a "stroker" for half an hour. And then 11:30 on the dot ... a cat nap ... Ridley Scott was furious, as was 20th Century Fox ... on more than one occasion, he held up production.
Ian Holm died today aged 88 years, a great actor, I loved him in the Borrowers.
Original Alien. Original Predator. In a class of their own. Masterpieces IMO. Underrated character development. Great casting. Suspense. Simplicity. Special Effects. Timing. Music Score. I wish I could watch them both for the first time again.
Right. However, no matter how good Predator is, it can´t be compared to Alien, which is a masterpiece, not a Schwarzenegger vehicle.
@@MrCarpen7er my friend what's up anyway there are two sci-fi horror movies that are my favorite to watch Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott and The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter because both of these movies are my childhood and the coolest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
This doc is all-encompassing in it's information, interviews and behind-the-scenes. It's THE doc to watch on this. Trust me. Can't wait, the 40th is tomorrow night!!
Happy 40th Anniversary to this classic! This is the best sci-fi / horror film ever made.
Amen!
I wholeheartedly agree. Nothing comes even remotely close to it!
I cant see it being topped, its timeless
Thanks for including the horror classification. I've always considered this great, great movie to be a gothic horror movie set in a sci-fi setting.
@@hugodrax9211 hello there my friend anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) they are both my favorite sci-fi horror movies and I watch both of them everyday and I think they both deserve to be on the top of the list as the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
The xenomorph is the most ferocious creature ever to be put on film ...
really it's so amazing to see the 70s movie making when there were no such technologies like today
There's something about this video that makes me feel sleepy every time I watch it that I haven't managed to make it to the end. Great little documentary.
I still remember watching this for the first time when I was like 12, it terrified me beyond belief but yet I couldn't turn away because everything about the mood and aesthetic of the movie deeply fascinated me. I became a lifelong sci-fi diehard after watching and I was never the same ever since. The movie is just so raw and tangible that it really does hit you in a primordial way.
Funny. I had a conversation with my brother the other day discussing when it would be best to introduce this film to my 13-year-old nephew. We thought maybe waiting a year or two, but I'm eager for him to see it when he's still young enough for it to really have an impact.
Yeah .. Come on !! .. Traumatize away !! ..@@JckSwan
Dan O’Bannon was such an under appreciated presence in film.
He needs to be credited as creator or at least co creator rather than Ridley scott
Catloaf well he is underrated, but you know his original script is online to read, I read it recently, and the original script was very different as far as names, all the dialogue, and the way certain characters acted, like Ridleys character was a guy named Roby, and when they got back from the derelict ship, he said he’s not sure if he should open the door, but the captain makes him do it pretty easily. But you can really see the structure of the movie in his script, it’s just all the dialogue is kinda weak, it’s not bad but, Walter hill clearly vastly improved the dialogue. But yes obannon is not appreciated as he should be. I mean he did return of the living dead!
@@catloaf8791 he's an uppity, contentious little shit.
@@plasticweapon hes alot better than that walking stereotype Giler, who essentially tried to steal the writing credit(and the residuals that come with it) by changing the names and attempting to put in the typical tropes of the time. If you read both scripts, the dialogue wasnt amazing in either and changed dramatically by the actors adlibbing, but the basic story beats and the skeleton of the film all came from O'Bannon's script. He maybe pretentious in some interviews, but his script sure wasnt pretentious, and they tried to steal his writing credits which happens all the time in Hollywood by Giler-types. Not to mention Dan was the one who suggested Giger to Ridley Scott, brought in Cobb and Foss to work on the spaceships designs, without him we would have gotten a much different(and undoubtedly inferior) film.
@@ESPLTD782 They did, but they traded that for increasingly convoluted plotpoints. Ridley and others had to reign them in too, while they themselves are checked. A tense but healthy balance of power, necessitating that everyone cooperates and gets their views out. Maybe those are the best kind of movies.
23:43 I’m very grateful they changed the name of the ship. Somehow “Snark” just doesn’t do it for me. It doesn’t convey the dark, heavy space machine that is used for mining ore and is probably smelly and dirty. “Snark” sounds like a little cartoon alien who’s most dangerous attribute would be he that he isn’t house trained.
Alien is a unique masterpiece where the direction, cinematography, soundtrack and creature design was absolutely out of this world. None of the "sequels" are even in the same genre. While they can attempt to do something similar in the future, it will never be the same- mostly because CGI will be used, and because the genius Giger is no longer available :(
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Absolutely
@Amphitera my friend what's up anyway I agree with you Alien (1979) should of been in a class by itself without any sequels anyway The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter that one is also another great sci-fi horror movie and it doesn't need any sequels because it is definitely great being the greatest sci-fi horror movie ever created being in a class by itself as well:).
Just wondering why the person who uploaded this decided to edit out an number of scenes about Sigourney Weaver and Veronica Cartwright. Especially the casting of Weaver, which is one of the most pivotal moments in the production of this classic film?
This masterpiece is so treasured. The sheer mystery behind this monsters origins makes this ambiguous creature so much better than all other sci-fi monsters/villains. I wish they never attempted to create an origin story. Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" just fell short. What makes a good villain is that the audience has no clue where it comes from. RIP Giger
i think Ridely Scott’s original ambition was to set Prometheus as a stand alone in the Alien’s ‘universe’, without reference to the creature and LV426. Unfortunately, the director bowed to studio heads and early fan complaints. Then of course, the production fell victim to rewrites.
I know right, and in prometheus the alien growing out of the chair is just like a beef cake dude with a mask. like wtf
Prometheus had some good concepts but exatly the forced attachment to the Alien-universe made it into a mess and disgrace. I just feel sorry for the actors, because they gave their best.
this is so cool to watch, i'm beyond myself!! These guys that created the script and first got in touch with HR giger are amazing! i only thought of Ridley Scott as the creator of the film, but it was those 2 men more than anyone else.
0:57 that noise still haunts my nightmares
still watching really hat's off to the production team of that time who made efforts to make the viewers feel realistic experience
Behind every masterpiece there’s a typewriter! 🤓
All work and no play makes Alien a not-so-dull boy
Behind every masterpiece there’s an IDEA.
Excuse me... Alien is an Original concept.
Seminal classic. As close to perfection as humanely possible. Will never be surpassed on any level...and then the Soundtrack. Fits like a face hugger....
@MrDjunknown1 cool anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are both my childhood anyway I put both of them on the top list of being the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
Nice full feature. All in one spot. Thx
The acting of all the actors in this movie is a masterclass! All of them deserved an Oscar!
They don't make them like this anymore... Take your big screen wherever you go with Digiball the digital computer ball... It bounces too! XD kzhead.info/sun/ZpaHd7uNgKl6fX0/bejne.html
holy crap, that preview is terrifying. I think it's the first time I've seen it, and I've seen the actual movie many times over the years.
H.R Giger did an amazing job on the Alien design!! Couldn’t see the Alien looking any different and I think the movie wouldn’t have been successful if it looked different!!! Props Giger 🙏🏼❤️
My parents first saw Alien back in 79 on a date and then my brothers watched the vhs when it first came out!! Then I saw the movie when I came of age and one day my children will see the movie and see it like I saw it, at a young age because they will grow to love it more as a classic as I do. I remember seeing this movie on vhs at age 6 and it scared the hell out of me!!! It gave me nightmares for years and years and now that I am 35 Alien still holds a special place in my heart...Now in 2021, a majority of the people who wrote this movie, produced it and starred are all dead now, but thankfully we have this beautiful documentary where they can share their experiences on making Alien and how much fun it was, and how scary it was!!! That is what makes Alien such a masterpiece was because the way it was made and for it's time it worked and it was something new and original that people in the late 70s had no idea what to make of it!!! The people who originally saw it in 1979 will always remember where they were :)
I'm all for your comment, but maybe wait until the kids are like 14 ahaha!
@@Maj0ra Alright I understand but I grew up with older brothers man. I wasnt that lucky, lol!! I saw that movie when I was 6 and I had nightmares for years after that. Thats why Alien will always have a special place in my heart. I cant watch It or the Conjuring without closing my eyes, but Alien, I can watch that movie over and over and still tense up when it's the egg scene. Theres something about that eery silence that just sucks you in and then BOOO!!! It jumps out!!! :)
@@petermacdonough9077 Your kids will feel the same way, just gotta let them age a little bit. I remember seeing the trailer for it in Disney World at the Great Movie ride, and wanting to see it so bad, but I was like 6 too. Man that ride scared the hell out of me.
@@petermacdonough9077 hello there my friend anyway I saw Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) at 6 years old in the 1990s and they are both my favorite sci-fi horror movies because Alien (1979) it did a wonderful job at scaring me and making me stressed and The Thing (1982) it also did a wonderful job at being the most scary and the most disturbing movie so yeah I watch both of them every day just for fun as well:).
*H.R. Giger did Celtic Frost's cover artwork for To Mega Therion, his work is incredible.*
Tom warrior was also a personal friend of Giger. Stated that in an interview during Trypticon.
@@didiervancampo9384 *Yeah I know, Giger was in the Celtic Frost comeback tour documentary 'A Dying God', he had a picture taken with Warrior & others. What a cool down to earth guy & a real privilege.*
And Neurosis.
What happened to the space jockey is such a shame
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS SO BAD...!!! THANK YOU...!!!
Was this reuploaded and re edited? I could have sworn that there were some parts missing with the cast, like where Veronica Cartwright said she was originally cast as Ripley and Sigourney Weaver thought she was allergic to cats at first. And then story and production details the moments when they decided to make Ripley a woman because the script was originally written as all men, how they used children for the shot with the space jockey, and that was part of the reason the budget doubled. EDIT: After some digging, another channel posted the doc in 2 parts, and it appears that almost 23 minutes is cut out of this one. The editing is pretty seamless in most places but you can tell in some.
Which channel, please?
jackmioff100 Fusion Warriors is the channel name.
Thank you!
"Alien - Behind The Scenes" Part 1+2. Fifteen and One hundred twenty minutes are big chunks that were edited out of this.
1:45:00 goosebumps! The realization ... What have I done!
Rock on giger,RIP😢😖
This movie changed my life when I was young
amazing :) learning so much just listening to Ridley explains how he did a various scene :D
"It. The terror From Beyond Space" from 1958 is a main influence in making Alien. It was really scary at the time for an eight year old boy.
A breathtaking film despite its age (except the alien which has improved a lot since) and which will go down in the annals. the base for all movie lovers of the genre (horror). I see it regularly and this making off is great. thank you
We watched the Blu ray today for probably the third time, having seen the film at the cinema, on VHS and DVD probably a dozen times all together. Absolutely gorgeous. Looks like it was made yesterday, but it has none the terrible CGI that has ruined so many films over the decades. Superb writing, casting, directing, cinematography, dialogue, acting, audio, practical effects., and of course HR Giger's amazing imagination. Storyboards are often very basic scribbles, but Ridley Scott's are of comic book quality. I don't actually have a Top 20 film list but Alien would surely be in it.
The cast is epic 👍
Does anyone know if there is anymore information on the processes of making the props and sets!
Not only this movie is one of the best horror movies, sci-fi movies, but the music was brilliant and a big part of the film.
perfect job!!!
enjoyed watching the doc. thx for uploading. cheers
1:46:30 His whole story about how he’s final long watching this film he wrote really hits me. That line, “I can’t believe it, it’s real,” I felt that on a personal level. I can only imagine how powerful that is for someone, especially when they haven’t been successful beforehand.
One of the best movie ever made. With Event Horizon of course in same genre
I really like the James Cameron movie "Aliens", but i find the original "Alien" way more atmospheric, tense and scary... even though i've watched this movie countless times, and i know what's going to happen, the scene where the Alien suddenly appears next to Dallas in the air ducts still makes me jump...
Aliens is more action-based than it is horror. Alien is less about action and more about horror. Both are perfect in their own way.
@@cristianamargos690Aliens is good for action but the marine dialogue is firmly from 86'.Bad corny crap that after Alien was quite jarring and they got progressively worse from the 2nd.
Aliens was great action but you could already tell that cinema goers intellect was such that elaborate story telling,sub plots and using ones own imagination went out the window for straight action, no need for imagination and a script littered with crass 86' type cliches. All within 7 short years. Now look at the 💩 that passes for entertainment these days.
@@matthazelby506 hi anyway I saw Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) as a little kid in the 1990s and yeah Alien did a wonderful job at scaring me and it made me stressed but Aliens (1986) it did manage to scare me just a little bit but I wasn't stressed then I saw The Thing (1982) it was the most scariest and the most disturbing movie I ever saw so Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are both my all time favorite sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
I think Giler's claim to have "completely reworked" the screenplay is an exaggeration. I've read O'Bannon and Shusset's script and it is pretty close to the final movie apart from the Ash robot scene.
Dan O'Bannon got a sole screenplay credit so that argument is moot...
@@orangegoblin2162 that doesn't mean that Giler didnt try to steal the writing credit and the residuals that come with it, the guy is a typical Stein-type producer who reuse more creative peoples ideas and repackage them as their own. Just listen to him shitting on the original Script/screenplay, then read his rewrites. They were awful. Neither of the scripts had really organic dialogue, most of that came from the actors fleshing out the characters. Bottom line is, O'Bannon wrote the basis of what we got, he brought on Foss, Cobb, and suggested Giger to Scott. Without him, we wouldnt have gotten this almost perfect movie. Not to mention, John Carpenter held him in very high regards, which is all I need to say he is a brilliant individual.
@@forstianideal4459 I just think that Hill and Giler should have shared credit with O'Bannon and Shusett. All four were equally talented and they all brought their own vision to the project. Hill and
Oh my God Obannon got the fucking solo writing credit are you guys still really trying to act like this is a big deal 50 fucking years later? Seriously just cause you watch the documentary today doesn’t mean it happened yesterday… Idiots.
@@evilsWa Take a chillpill dude. We're discussing fantasy movies, its supposed to be fun. The only idiot here is you.
H.R. Giger forever ❤
Kudos to Alan Ladd Jr....a guy who recognized true genius not only in the creator of Star Wars but in the Alien script. People don't remember just how revolutionary these films were.
A lot of the psychological power of Alien comes from the SFX constraints - but it suffers from them too, like when the chestburster skitters away and it looks like a kid's toy. Then you watch Covenant, and you know it's written *for* CGI, knowing they can show you anything, and they do; yet it's completely uncompelling. You need writing like in the old days, when the CGI crutch wasn't there and they had to think about how to create that tension and fear and horror with a situation - and then when you do bring the CGI in, it should be subtle and restrained so it serves that rather than becoming the whole point.
Just been to the cinema to watch it as there re showing it. Just incredible
One of my fave films of all time, I was 13 when it came out so I must have seen it a few years later. Seen it many times over the years, it’s just so atmospheric, amazing actors, sets, music, lighting everything. Very glad I watched this documentary.
Im seriously gonna fucking have to watch this Dark Star movie now. I know it wont be good but if it was the precursor to Alien then that would be an interesting watch.
Wow. The music at the begining of Alien was perfect. It was a toss-off from the composer, but maybe the offense of rejection inspired a masterpiece..... Interesting.
Fantastic
1:49:06 - I wonder how many times this has happened throughout the years.
My favorite movie when I was 15 ,until I always watching it,this movie is legend
LOVE THIS!!!
Great picture
*I find myself watching this amazing film more than the over the top sequel Aliens. Ridley Scott needs to go back to basics and make another great sci fi movie again. If the abortion which was Prometheus had the same spirit as this classic it would have been something truly special.*
Unfortunately it got worse with Covenant
Prometheus Will go down as a Classic!
That's because Dan Obannon had done the story and script, Ron Cobb and Giger had done all the concept art and designs , all Ridley did was put it onto film. That's why Alien is such a masterpiece whilst Prometheus is average and Covenent is terrible.
Sorry to have to break this to you, but there's no chance. You do your best creative work in your 30s and 40s. By the time you hit your twilight years you no longer have the passion or the patience to make anything truly great. You actually believe this washed up has been director today can approach the same quality as a movie he made back in 1979?? Dude, wake dafukup lol
@@gmshadowtraders With God, all things are possible
Hmm, that's the Working Joe run at 28:30.
You mean it's the "Ash run" the Working Joes do as a nod to the original?
Dan O'Bannon is one of the greatest writers of all time.
1:55.10 "I'll only do another sci-fi if I've got a really good script... It's all about the story." Prometheus? Covenant? In my opinion those two movies are nothing about the story, and all about the dressing. If I watch those movies, I watch them because they look good. Not because they tell a good story.
Lmao you know they don't tell a good story without watching the movies? Makes sense lol
I personally think Prometheus is a flawed masterpiece, kinda like Blade Runner
@@TheFreakout74 you misunderstood his comment i think. pretty sure he has watched it and when he rewatches it, it's for the visuals, not the story. i have it but the visuals weren't enough to make me wanna rewatch it yet.
@@Jack_80 both pictures have very good production values, but using Lindelof's script for Prometheus was an awful idea. The guy is a hack of the highest order, right up there with his buddy JarJar Abrams. Abrams at least isnt as pretentious as Lindelof, he knows hes making action schlock most of the time and shoots it accordingly. Lindelof thinks hes the Heinlein of modern script and screenplay writers, but he usually has a surface level understanding of the subjects and themes hes trying to portray in a high brow manner. It just makes for dumb movies full of awful tropes and plotholes, when hes not completely undermining the movie or the entire franchise. Keep him far away from any future Sci Fi series that havent been ruined already, please god.
Why this is the greatest horror movie ever made - The pacing is perfect. The atmosphere is some of the greatest in film history, thanks to the astounding set design, music and use of sound. The actors portray terror more convincingly than in almost every if not every other horror movie. The alien looks great and is used just enough so it isn't over or under done. The "threat" goes through several alterations so you can't be sure and have to anticipate what it's next form will be (face hugger, chest buster, xenomorph) when in any other horror it'd just be one form throughout. It has not 1 but 2 heart pounding finales and a great "fake out" where you think it's finally all over. It has the best example ever of what they call a "strong female" lead, she doesn't feel forced and it's never worked better than here. It even has one of the more interesting directors cuts out there, deleted scenes, arguably the greatest sequel ever made and the best trailer of all time.
I’m going with The Shining, but it’s close
@@doncorleole2356 hello my friend what up anyway my three most favorite horror movies of all time is The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter and Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott both of them are the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever created and The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick is the greatest supernatural horror movie ever created and it's because all three of them are all about isolation and I consider all three of them the greatest horror movies ever created as well:).
Alien is without a doubt, the greatest horror/sci-fi of all time. My number 1 across all genres, handsdown. I've memorized this film backwards and I still get chills watching it and listening to the soundtrack. Simply fantastic.
Alien was and still is the best alien film but in terms of sequel I think Aliens was the only really decent sequel to Alien. Watching how they made Alien is very clever because they didn't have the technology we have today so the way they made this was very clever and I never knew as a kid watching this film it was categorised as a horror even though it was very creepy. Alien will always remain a sci fi classic, a horror classic and one of the greatest films ever made. Sadly however the year is no longer 1979 and all the alien films done today look incredibly poor, tacky and just stupid compared to James Cameron and Ridley Scott's efforts back in the 70's and 80's. Director's of today just can't make them decent anymore and they've more technology than back then.
tops my list of best movie ever made.
@christopherbuilder5354 cool anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are both on the top of my list because they are both the best sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
If you are going to watch Alien for the first time I would highly recommend you watch a VHS version instead of a DVD. The darkness of VHS quality adds to the horror.
A pair of rubber gloves, some cows and sheep's bits plus a bucket of fish guts! Special FX have come so far , but normally the simple touchs are always the most effective.
Facinating documentary
Giger taking about how he hates worms and awful and gross parasites are too him is so incredibly ironic and funny to me. This movie made me unhealthily afraid of parasites as a kid. To think that the artist behind it, felt the same way and translated his fear so well that it affected me through my actually life is amazing haha
Is this making of on the Blue Ray?
Release the 4 hour cut!
H.R Giger made that movie... Without him, there's no Alien. You could find potential replacement for the rest of the crew, even Ridley. But Giger and his world/creature is one of a kind. The xenomorph is arguably the most influential movie monster ever created, and one that, to this day, stands the test of time superbly.
The more I look back at old movies I’m blown away that Alien is a Hollywood movie.
Way better than ALIENS I think.
@marclestrange yeah Alien (1979) will always be the perfect sci-fi horror movie and another one will also be the perfect sci-fi horror movie The Thing (1982) I saw both of these amazing sci-fi horror movies as a little kid in the 1990s and they are both the coolest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
Is there a list of all the people speaking and their roles in the film and history as professionals in the film industry?
Having worked in the field for 2+ years, I can tell you, Casting is Everything. A Good Cast can salvage a mediocre script..
Follow-up Alien by watching this documentary. And do it quick so everything's fresh in your head.
COBB: "Without going NASA" Also COBB: *goes NASA*
Funny how the Alien prototype idea looks quite similar to the Predator prototype idea btw id love to see the 3 hour cut of this
One of the greatest films ever made. Its such a shame how the franchise has turned out, with cash grad crossovers and compromised pressure by studios. Just like everything in life it gets corrupted in the end by people just wanting to make money!
The only movie franchise that hasn’t been ruined is Back to the Future
@mark.083 hello anyway this is why I am so glad The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter never got a sequel because it doesn't need one anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are my all time favorite sci-fi horror movies since my childhood as well:).
Rambaldi is the lovely italian grandpa every kid loves
This video is fire
The genius behind this
The collaboration was masterful; however, O’Bannon’s dumb luck of stumbling on to H.R. Giger in Paris insured that the alien and derelict visuals were stunning, but would never become dated.
I used to be involved with theatre. I know pretty well that when you don't have CGI at your disposal, you really have to get creative - I think they nailed it with this movie. At the time they didn't have all the cool bells and whistles that modern film has, and just hearing how they used caviar and glass beads for the robot scene made me smile like an idiot. I love practical effects, I wish they weren't disregarded as much as they are, because you can do some crazy stuff with some latex and whatever's lying around!
Prometheus......why Ridley....why!
Because that's Ridleys solo work, just him surrounded by yes men. Why Ridley gets all the credit for Alien is beyond me. As it proves without Dan Obannon, Giger and Ron Cobb Ridely can't write or design for shit
H. R. Giger sounded nuts. I guess a lot of geniuses are a little nuts.
George Lucas gave us the wonders of space with Star Wars and Ridley Scott gave us the Terrors of space with Alien
Hollywood as far as First Alien Theory for Ridley scoot🔥👽
The original documentary is 178 minutes, so this one on KZhead is missing an hour of content.
I also noticed that. The intros of each section were cut off and it seems that I not in order
maybe a way of avoiding a copyright strike.
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Interesting how everyone who read the original script thought it was great, while the guys who wanted more writing credit thought it sucked.
It used to be called:"Home is where the heart is....". So Ridley thought for a while....:"Home is where Harry Dean Stanton is."
All anyone has to do is read the original script and you can see that Walter Hill et al did nothing to improve Shussett and O'Bannon's script except to add the robot Ashe character.
Did none notice how high Dan’s pants are?
15:35 robutt.
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Nice behind the scenes documentary. However, the contributions of Shusett and O’Bannon to the final film are overstated. O’Bannon had a rough story outline up to the chest burster scene, an idea which Shusett came up with. O’Bannon falsely claims that 85% of the final movie was his story. Obviously he’s attempting to cement his legacy with the film. The entire screenplay was rewritten and the only elements that were kept was the distress call that brought the crew down to the planet, the facehugger and the chest burster. Everything else was not of their doing. O’Bannon was banned from viewing dailies and one month into filming in England Shusett was told to leave. He was not allowed on set any longer. This graphically demonstrates the lack of involvement these two ultimately had with the making of the movie. Also missing from this documentary is the design work of Dicken who designed and built the facehugger and infant alien. Giger and Dicken did not get along. Giger was ordered to work exclusively on the adult alien, Dicken would build the other two. But Giger felt he was more talented and the work should be his. Ridley Scott didn’t care for Giger’s sculptures and never used them. Read Rinzler’s book if you really want to know what happened during the making of Alien.