The Alien Legacy (1999) (V)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Michael Matessino

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'

Plot Keywords:

Creature Design | Casting | Crafting | Movie Making

Cast

Nick Allder	...	Himself - Visual Effects Supervisor
Bolaji Badejo	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mia Bonzanigo	...	Herself - Assistant to H.R. Giger
Bob Burns	...	Himself - Archivist of Fantastic Cinema
Veronica Cartwright	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ron Cobb	...	Himself - Conceptual Artist
Leslie Dilley	...	Himself - Art Director
H.R. Giger	...	Himself - Alien Design
Ian Holm	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Hurt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Brian Johnson	...	Himself - Visual Effects Supervisor
Yaphet Kotto	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Mollo	...	Himself - Costume Design
Dan O'Bannon	...	Himself - Screenwriter
Ivor Powell	...	Himself - Associate Producer
Carlo Rambaldi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ridley Scott	...	Himself - Director
Ronald Shusett	...	Himself - Executive Producer
Tom Skerritt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA) (director's cut)

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Chateau St. Germain, Gruyères, Canton Fribourg, Switzerland

Company:

Sharpline Arts

Trivia:

Made 20 years after the release of Alien (1979) and features previously unreleased material from that film.

Movie Connections:

References Alien (1979)

what a story!

This extremely fascinating, long, and entertaining look at the making of Alien tells a great story on how two "Zeros" became "Heroes". Check it out its fun!