In 1979, Ridley Scott's masterpiece of science fiction and horror burst upon the cinematic landscape and changed the genre forever. 45 years later, the stunning piece of filmmaking has continued to captivate audiences all over the world and spawned a wildly successful franchise. Let's do a deep dive into Alien and break down the film's incredible production, it's groundbreaking narrative and its cultural legacy.

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Alien's Legacy)

4:50 (Star Wars)

9:30 (Script Development)

15:00 (Ridley Scott)

19:50 (Opening Title)

23:00 (Production Design & Set Construction)

31:00 (Crazy Mistakes)

36:10 (Space Jockey)

43:28 (Opening Sequence)

47:50 (Sigourney Weaver's casting)

53:50 (Cast)

57:10 (Intermission)

1:06:00 (H. R. Giger)

1:10:20 (Creature Designs)

1:19:00 (Facehugger)

1:27:23 (Acid Blood)

1:34:28 (Blue Laser)

1:37:15 (Huge Weyland-Yutani theory)

1:47:05 (Xenomorph)

1:50:10 (Hints to Ash's true nature)

1:56:10 (Deleted Scenes)

2:02:00 (Self Destruct Sequence)

2:04:00 (Escape Pod)

2:07:00 (How they filmed the ending)

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