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User Rating:
6.5/10   170 votes
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Director:
Michael Matessino
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Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
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User Reviews:
what a story! more (2 total)

Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA) (director's cut)
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Runtime:
68 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:15
Filming Locations:
Chateau St. Germain, Gruyères, Canton Fribourg, Switzerland more
Company:
Sharpline Arts more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Made 20 years after the release of Alien (1979) and features previously unreleased material from that film. more
Movie Connections:
References Dark Star (1974) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
what a story!, 5 August 2000
10/10
Author: watto124 from Savannah

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!

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