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Science Fiction

Pluvious

(5,054 posts) Mon May 29, 2023, 10:53 PM May 2023

44 Years ago, Alien was released... (epic Twitter thread)

The making of this classic, is an incredible story

( pics, clips, and anecdotes )

Excerpts…

When Alejandro Jodorovsky’s ill-fated Dune project collapsed in 1976, effects supervisor Dan O’Bannon was left homeless. Living with his writing pal, Ronald Shusett, they came up with the idea for a science fiction/horror film. One which would change their lives forever.

Scott wanted a female perspective on so had 12 women secretaries from Fox watch Sigourney Weaver’s screen test (below). He said an argument broke out over whether she was more like Jane Fonda or Faye Dunaway, and he knew he had his leading lady.

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44 Years ago, Alien was released... (epic Twitter thread) (Original Post) Pluvious May 2023 OP

44 years and it seems like yesterday. Still Polly Hennessey May 2023 #1

Great flick! I've watched more times than I can count AllyCat May 2023 #2

It's one of those movies that I can't not watch when it's on. Jeebo May 2023 #3

K n R nt flying rabbit May 2023 #4

I can only imagine how much this film terrified/shocked audiences in the pre-internet age. LonePirate May 2023 #5

Just think, they didn't have CGI then. Laffy Kat May 2023 #6

HOLY SHIT!! 44YEARS?!?!?! AZ8theist May 2023 #7

Once, in the theater. That's it. (eeeks) electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #8

Polly Hennessey

(8,052 posts)

1. 44 years and it seems like yesterday. Still

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:01 PM

May 2023

love the movie.

AllyCat

(18,138 posts)

2. Great flick! I've watched more times than I can count

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:08 PM

May 2023

Jeebo

(2,510 posts)

3. It's one of those movies that I can't not watch when it's on.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:21 PM

May 2023

There are perhaps a couple dozen of those, that are completely irresistible to me. Ripley -- I mean, Sigourney Weaver is two months older than I am. I was born in December 1949; she was born in October 1949.

-- Ron

flying rabbit

(4,888 posts)

4. K n R nt

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:28 PM

May 2023

LonePirate

(14,197 posts)

5. I can only imagine how much this film terrified/shocked audiences in the pre-internet age.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:42 PM

May 2023

Nothing in any prior Hollywood film would prepare audiences for this. People could not pull up a clip or an online spoiler review to know what happens. The trailer for the film certainly didn't spoil anything which can be viewed below. It must have terrified audiences in an unprecedented manner or at least not to the magnitude of anything since Psycho or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Calling the film a classic does not do it justice.