H.R. Giger, Ronald Shusett, & Gordan Caroll "Alien" 1979 - Bobbie Wygant Archive

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[@kristinaF54]

HR Giger looks so happy here he's positively beaming, No doubt riding high on the success of the movie.

[@anticom6099]

Or maybe the opium lol

[@timothysibley337]

Great to see Giger!

[@zerpblerd5966]

I can look at Giger's work continually endlessly forever

[@winkybinx]

That awkward silence in the beginning though...😶

[@d-d-i]

Show's crew were checking that stuff is rolling, before giving the green light to start the interview.

[@winkybinx]

​@@d-d-iI know that but still awkward. Lol

[@martinharris5017]

Asking HR Giger if he was shocked or scared by Alien. lol! Obviously the interviewer wasn't familiar with Giger's paintings, Alien's design was considerably watered down to diminish the overt sexual elements! But then in context, I guess most people weren't familiar with Giger until Alien catapulted him into stardom.

[@rikardandersson5582]

Well, Giger said he was scared of his own visions

[@StephNuggs]

Opium ​@@rikardandersson5582

[@YouWriter-qr6wn]

Very late to the party but what a fabulous archive of film material you've assembled here. I'm just discovering it and loving it!

[@nigelcarren]

"Did you feel guilty for scaring the hell out of me?" (Laughter then Huge smile) "No" H.R. Giger is on fire here. 😉❤️

[@barrymurphy1337]

I stumbled across your channel this evening via my yt recommendations and I've got to say your archive is absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing

[@TommyLent]

Yes! Me too! Saw a quick link to H.R. Giger clicked. Of course I know him but knew nothing of this person's page and see so many interesting interviews available. Haven't watched any yet, but look forward to doing so. Lots of actors/celebrities who I like are here. Thanks much!

[@bradeastridge2110]

Bobbie's the greatest! Thanks for posting her goldmine of interviews! Just to confirm other posts, that is David Giler on the left, not Ron Shusett.

[@Enkarashaddam]

Lol she has no idea she's questioning a literal creative genius in HR Giger. I swear that guys mind was centuries ahead of the times

[@damazywlodarczyk]

he's great but come on, it's all crotch

[@jimstraub7573]

Very cool!

[@MrCarpen7er]

David Giler, not Ronald Shusett...

[@davidmunchen1406]

He is one scary fukka... brilliant artist

[@stuboyd1194]

I think that's David Giler on the left. Definitely not Ronald Shusett.

[@hypnocilicdreams]

these are pure gold, & bobby is so professional

[@zerpblerd5966]

Andromeda Strain also paved the way for them! as far as "okay, we can give this sci-fi movie for a niche audience a big budget to build a huge contraption/set and it can be successful and worthwhile"

[@geet77777]

That's David Giler , not Ronald Shussett.

[@drummerboy1066]

Watched a series of these interviews now. Really interesting. Bobbie really did seem to have a strange view of the film that I’ve not really heard before. Alien is hardly a video nasty, but she seems to react as if it was 🤷‍♂️

[@bretthouston1]

That's not Ron Shusett. It's David Giler. He and Walter Hill tried but failed to write Ron and Dan O'Bannon off the project. All their drafts were finally rejected by the director, except for the cyborg.

[@m1lst3r89]

Not really. If you read the script Hill and Giler used, it came quite near the finished film.

[@bretthouston1]

@@m1lst3r89 That makes no sense at all. Otherwise the WGA would have given them credit. The only thing that survived was the corporate plant. I knew about all of this while it was happening-I didn't read about it later. Also, Hill and Giler were the producers but Ridley Scott was in charge.

[@m1lst3r89]

@@bretthouston1 yes, that's why Hill was pissed at wga afterwards. It became a bitter point between O'Bannon and Hill/Giler fans.

[@bretthouston1]

@@m1lst3r89 But you're siding with Hill and Giler, without having read the original script. I have it in my apt. It was never published. This is before the lead became a woman. Also, Ron worked alongside Ridley during the whole shoot-Hill and Giler were back in LA.

[@m1lst3r89]

@@bretthouston1 so what? It's clear that finished movie bears more resemblance to Hill/Giler script, plus in O'Bannon/Shusett script, all characters had unisex names so it was convinent to have a female character, if necessary. Dan was hurt for sure because the script got rewritten, but he was pleased when he got the sole credit on it. Nonetheless, Hill/Giler input was significant. And their script is improved over O'Bannon's, that looked more like a B picture.

[@dgaldón]

she didn't knew Giger when she asked'' were you scared?''

[@tibork3845]

I have a copy of the original script, the movie actually ended up pretty close but it's largely thanks to Star Wars. Fox had the script rewritten over and over by their own people but then Star Wars came out so the studio wanted this film put out quick as possible to follow up with another SciFi.

[@m1lst3r89]

The script is rewritten by David Giler and Walter Hill who were not Fox employees.

[@bretthouston1]

I have the original at home also. It's about 85% of how it ended up on screen.

[@criticalmass613]

How to conduct an interview: Bobbie Wygant 101

[@billriddle9215]

The Swiss STUD.

[@MindCrimesBand]

I think in Earth no one hears this interview...

[@russo10]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIaudqptbJWYp7ssi=8XnECWO050ch6uhw I think music should be, not always, but sometimes also quite terrifying. My pass mark for releasing new music mp3 is "does it make the hairs on my neck stand on end". If not, it does not get published. I don't remember the last time another artist done this. It is only me now. Led Zeppelin used to make the left side of my body gooseflesh. But only a handful have ever caused every hair to stand up. Unfortunately I am One of those, but I don't get paid enough to perform live. I have one of the most difficult jobs in the world, yet some idiot decided not to pay me. However, I will have the last laugh, when you are sent to hell and I go to heaven. Enjoy it while it lasts.

[@phalliccc]

that's not Ronald Shusett, that's David Giler with Gordon Caroll and HR Giger

[@MrCarpen7er]

It´s *Gordon, not Gordan. Typical by americans that love to write as they speak...

[@dmitrybahrt9227]

Scott should be blacklisted for stealing this man’s creativity

[@phalliccc]

good luck getting Ronald Shusett and O'Bannon in a room with Giler and Caroll--and they didn't here, either