20 Things You Somehow Missed In Alien

[@irina1296]

This movie is such a masterpiece - one of the most imitated films in history. We have a brilliant tag line, brilliant story line, unique monster with even more unique life cycle, great acting, fantastic visual effects and soundtrack. Even its original trailer was brilliant

[@guybroyles48]

It was very influential for sure, one of the most ever in film history. Heck, it created the sub genera of sci-fi horror.

[@SonyaMei2]

Great movie but I wonder why the majority always calls the chestburster scene "the scariest moment". It was creepy but Dallas, Parker & Lambert and even Brett deaths were scarier in my opinion. Overall, the soundtrack and the "no sound" moments made this film superscary too. Ridley Scott did a brilliant job here

[@enestahirovic3356]

For me it was the Alien snuggling in the crevice near the end, when Ridley is ready to go to bed. It's just camouflaged too well!

[@MikeSmith-rh5gc]

Dallas’ death in the air shaft made me jump out of my seat standing straight up

[@timothy9954]

Ridley did not tell them about the chestburster and what would happen

[@SexyButCurious]

Yeah the chest buster isnt scary but Dallas death pretty scary. I notice the alien right next to him before he turns his flashlike in its direction

[@joshXnovak1]

There are few things in life that give me as much joy as Whatculture’s itemized trivia lists specifically about the movie Alien. It truly is a time to give thanks... lol

[@MrDarthT]

The Mr. Fusion prop was built out of a commercially available coffee grinder. Specifically a Krups 223A Cofina Super Coffee Grinder.

[@CrumpledPaperHearts]

I came here to comment this fact. How the heck did whatculture not google this?

[@Boris_V]

If you look closely you can see that in the movie it is supposed to be a coffee grinder as well. There's a somewhat futuristic coffee machine next to it and bunch of coffee cups above it.

[@ViolaXZ]

I'm in minority but I love all Alien films. This is my favorite movie series. Alien & Aliens are the greatest of course but Alien 3 was great too. It has introduced the best thing about xenomorphs - they take features of their hosts. Nowadays every Alien-based movie, game, novel uses this idea. Resurrection gave us a Newborn creature - still fresh idea! Prometheus was underrated. It would be better if they left all deleted and some alternative scenes. Covenant is the weakest but Neomorphs looked awesome

[@diana6echo]

Same, I love them all, they are different from one to another, but awesome fun to watch every time

[@56postoffice]

*RIP,* Ian Holm (Ash) John Hurt (Kane), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett).

[@christophermerlot3366]

Those of us who really love movies love our character actors/actresses. 3 Greats right there.

[@RealBradMiller]

😪

[@LadyKattrina84]

Incorrect. The Xenomorph is only hanging from the chains in the Parker scene in the directors cut, it is removed for the theatrical cut.

[@batgurrl]

In space no one can hear you scream. Good details here for a masterpiece of sci fun/ horror.

[@Akunza]

I'm pretty sure Ridley Scott went on record that his Xenomorph would never meet with the Yautja cause they ARE not in the same universe he had visioned.

[@Cannon8X]

Yeah but he also envisioned the prequels, so I wouldn’t say his opinions or taste are always the best.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

@@Cannon8X yeah, the more I think about it, who really created the Xenomorphs? In AvP they're hunted by the Predictors as far back as humanity's prehistory, but the Alien prequel movies suggest David was the one to create them thousands of years later.

[@Boris_V]

@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 Ridley Scott absolutely hates every movie after Alien 3 (I agree with him) and was disappointed by Alien 3 as well. Although there is no official canon for the Alien franchise, for Scott only the first 2 movies are canon. After Alien Resurrection, him and James Cameron started working on Alien 5 which would be the story of where the Aliens came from and how they were created (which later became Prometheus) and it would be an attempt to save the franchise. However Fox studios then came up with Alien vs Predator which made Scott and Cameron absolutely furious. They decided to drop the whole Alien 5 idea and were convinced the AvP would kill the franchise. That's also why there are no Aliens in Prometheus because Scott considered the creature dead and didn't want to make any movies anymore with the creature in it. It's only because he noticed after Prometheus the fans did still want more Alien that he changed his mind and added the creature back in the sequel of Prometheus (Alien Covenant).

[@eq1373]

Ridley Scott never created the Yautja either

[@brianartillery]

The chestburster, and a load of offal and stage blood was actually 'fired' through a prop John Hurt chest with bungee cords, Hurt being under the table with only his head and arms visible. The tendons visible on the xenomorph's jaws were shredded condoms, and the drool was KY Jelly. Some of the consoles on board the Nostromo can be seen in 'The Empire Strikes Back', in the Cloud City control room, just before Darth Vader smashes the huge observation port. Also, every control on the bridge set of The Nostromo, was wired up to something, so if anyone flicked a switch, a light would come on at the very least. Two models were made of the 'Narcissus' (the name, like 'Nostromo', came from books by Joseph Conrad - although the full title of the one with 'Narcissus' in it is now deeply troubling.), one made to realistic dimensions, and a very odd looking squashed up one, used in forced perspective shots. The poster tagline, "In Space, No-one Can Hear You Scream" was created by the crime writer Christopher Fowler, now famous for his 'Bryant & May' detective novels. At the time, he was working as a screen publicist.

[@efnissien]

The Sulaco was also from Joseph Conrads "Nostromo", it's the name of the fictional port where the story is set.

[@brycestrife5605]

We ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALIEN, please do more and more and more about alien🥰

[@davidj.thompson]

I just bought the Director's Cut. Hadn't watched "Alien" in years and really enjoyed this version.

[@micah4029]

Now I have to watch this movie for the umpteenth time. Thanks, WhatCulture (that's not sarcasm).

[@emory442]

It probably affected The Thing, too. John Carpenter was adamant about not having "a guy in a suit" And Ridley Scott was a fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and wanted Alien to be that movie, but in space

[@dank8865]

"In space... nobody... can... hear... you... CLASH!" - Scratched into the vynil inner rings by the manufacturer of the six sides of the first pressings of The Clash's 1980 triple album "Sandinista!"

[@UndercoverDigital]

I actually DID catch the Mr. Fusion prop in Back to the Future, for some reason that shape stuck out to me, but then I've always over-analyzed movies, especially sets and props, because if you pay attention you'll see the same stuff being repurposed or just flat out reused in other productions. It's kind of cool when you spot something like that, especially when a KZbin video confirms you were actually RIGHT ;)

[@UKStudiosNE]

These aren't exactly something people "somehow" miss, it's damn easy to miss everything in this 🤣 some stuff you would only know by research and couldn't possibly learn from the movie its self

[@ERYN__]

The answer to Mr. Fusion is to make it more believable that time travel is real. I just made that up but sounds good to me.

[@AngelicusImmortus]

By the way, the Alien head piece had maggots in it. Cartwright actually passed out, and obviously John Hurt knew and had rehearsed it being sworn to silence

[@pshhtlaura]

👍

[@sureseth8557]

Parker moves ash from his seat because he knows

[@efnissien]

The casual attitude to sex, is referred to in a deleted scene where Ripley voices her suspicions about Ash to Lambert. She asks Lambert if she's slept with Ash and Lambert replies that she hadn't and that he "Just doesn't seem interested."

[@Steele42]

The Mr. Fusion thing wasn't the only thing B2TF stole. They stole from a lot of movies including the Oscillation Overthruster from Buckeroo Banzai. Can't stand B2TF for SO many reasons... but this really is one of them.

[@CashelOConnolly]

The film had two knight’s in it. Sir John Hurt and Sir Ian Holm

[@OccuBot2011]

HOW DARE YOU EVEN IMPLY THAT I MISSED ANYTHING IN ‘ALIEN’! ................... ok, you were right.. I only knew half those .

[@Daeduluus]

What happened to Sci Fri?

[@Merylstreep1949]

Number one missed detail in Alien, it was actually shot in outer space lol

[@timothy9954]

Was the facehugger really made out of real guts? Like what the picture said

[@suvankar_sir]

Is this the Canadian Lad?

[@jimmuscle2891]

I wonder what they were having for dinner...

[@OldJerzyDevil]

Not corn bread! 😆

[@a35362]

11:04 Ash might not have... er... usable genitalia, but if the point is to keep his android identity secret, you'd figure the men would see each other in the shower or whatever they have at some point, and you'd want him to have normal-looking naughty bits to keep the illusion. 11:09 Why does he need to be in hypersleep otherwise?

[@Ih8ketchup]

Basically 20 facts about the Alien Movie then?....

[@AngelicusImmortus]

I know way too much about this film. The alien head piece was partly made of condoms and all the liquid that comes from it is KY lube...

[@efnissien]

Condoms & Ky jelly are a staple of Physical effects, the blood of the Predator... Glowstick & Ky jelly. The goo in Ghostbusters 2...pink Ky...

[@GhoulReviews]

The cigarettes in this movie straight up look like joints. I honestly thought they were all getting high making this movie, take a good look next time you watch the movie. Just thought I'd put that out there.

[@RD-lt3ht]

Well, 42 years after Alien's release the wacky tobacky is getting more 'n' more legal, might even be sold in packs of 20 factory-made spliffs in such a future as depicted...hope so anyway.

[@GhoulReviews]

@@RD-lt3ht same here brother, will be legal in our lifetime I think.

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

Next: 20 Things you somehow missed in Donald Trump!!! 😏

[@eq1373]

Err....what?

[@AngelicusImmortus]

The light show used actually came from Pink Floyd, it’s just a mess up in the story

[@AndyfromPBG1]

Simply described a gender concept in a movie without bashing me over the head with your made up religious views on it? Not what I expected, well done.