Reactors Reacting to the CHESTBURSTER | Alien (1979)

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[@bigsarge8795]

Now show the reactions to the restaurant scene in SpaceBalls

[@NessyNess182]

0:13 Oh SHEEEEEEEEE IT! That's when ISHT gets REAL.

[@jordanwindham3804]

"Oh my god, they should've listened to Ripley." The theme of every Aliens movie.

[@bjchit]

Yep, all two of them.

[@alundavies1016]

Ripley. Believe her or not!

[@llorttaf]

@@bjchit Did you misspell four?

[@bjchit]

@@llorttaf I’ll be in the cold, cold ground before I recognize anything post-Aliens that isn’t Isolation.

[@markmullins8622]

How edgy of you 😂😂😂😂😂​@@bjchit

[@Amm1ttai]

I think the thing that gets me the most is when they are doing a close up of the alien, and you can see Kane's hands just sort of softly spasming as he dies. what a great touch

[@gasaholic47]

For me even more so, is the little blood vessel on the side of the alien's "neck," that's pulsating. Talk about attention to detail!

[@CgGoil]

@@gasaholic47, i havent noticed that. That is awesome!

[@KevyNova]

Yeah, it always freaks me out that he is still alive.

[@TheParaxore]

Tom Skerrit, Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, that movie had quite the cast.

[@TheConnonedrum]

It also was interesting because the cast didn't know this was going to happen, so this was a genuine reaction to what was happening.

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

"The food aint that bad baby!" LMFAO! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@McPh1741]

"Get him some water!" "Water my ass! Get this guy some Pepto Bismol!"

[@shuboy05]

"Oh, no. Not again."

[@hellohi821]

"Hello my baby! Hello my honey!" 😄

[@mattj2081]

​@@hellohi821 Hello my ragtime gal!

[@peterbowman5750]

​@@mattj2081check please

[@xxiSHTAr9000x]

@@mattj2081 Send me a kiss by wire

[@MasterVideoStudios]

the fact that this scene still horrifies people makes me very happy

[@pustulio81]

What makes this scene really cool is that NOBODY except for John and the director knew what was going to happen. All the cast knew was that SOMETHING was going to happen that results in Kane's death. Their confusion and shock are real.

[@BlotRorschach]

They knew about the chestburster. Just not all the fake blood and squibs.

[@pustulio81]

@BlotRorschach Incorrect, they had a vague description in the script, but, they were intentionally kept in the dark on the details as a means to ensure that they were genuinely surprised and shocked by what was happening.

[@madelinegarber7860]

I heard that. Makes it even better.

[@zockerking2061]

That was a rumor. Now, a stated fact, they knew what the chestbuster will so.. without that amount of blond

[@deddrz2549]

​@@pustulio81 pretty sure the script they had said there would be a chestburster, they just didn't know what the effect would look like or how much blood would come out

[@Pentarax]

"It looks like a **** with grills!" is the funniest line I've heard in response to that bit.

[@highro13]

For me, the fact there’s no music makes it 10x more scary because this is what it would sound like in real life. Just a man screaming in unimaginable pain as you hear everything snapping & squishing

[@larrytalbot3824]

I love that before making its exit, the alien makes a note of every face looking at it, a to do list.

[@Karaokuma]

I never thought of it that way! Chilling! :O

[@gobabygirlzen]

Brilliant isn’t it?

[@larrytalbot3824]

@@gobabygirlzen It is & it knows it can take its time with them.

[@megapulsar9244]

​@@Karaokuma Crap neither did I.

[@Karaokuma]

@megapulsar9244 the more I notice in this film the more it frightens me.

[@mrcody333cam]

I like the Mel Brooks version where it pops out with a top hat and cane singing “my rag time gal” 😂

[@kylec254]

Oh no... not again...

[@Rajakarta]

Nice I think the title of the movie is Spaceball Correct me if I'm wrong

[@xBaphometHx]

​@@Rajakarta It is.

[@Rajakarta]

@@xBaphometHx Thanks a lot Have a nice day

[@shanemallory7291]

@@dunbarf2413wow fuck I do remember the frog with the top hat he was on tv when I was a kid

[@JohnRussomJr]

John is amazing. Without him, this scene would be so much less. John your work lives on. Rest in peace, brother

[@animalian01]

The film is 45 years old and can still get this reaction from people. It is amazing, and I saw it when it first came out.

[@restagner99]

A true CLASSIC. The fact that after all these years, this scene still evokes the same reaction that audiences in 1979 experienced is just awesome!!!

[@nsasupporter7557]

There was a girl a long time ago who commented on a video of this scene and she goes… “that’s my uterus whenever I’m on my period!”

[@katerynaberidukhova2923]

I remember being 8 and watching this scene on TV. Ended up screaming my face off, hiding under the sofa and then having some very interesting nightmares for the next couple of days. Man, I love this franchise.

[@megapulsar9244]

I'm under the feeling that most of these people's reactions are quite undertoned and couldn't fully compare to that of the people of 1979 who must've had a very different mindset and also a different way of life altogether compared to nowadays though. Things were very different, and so might've been the intensity of people's reactions to those sorts of things. But it's still quite a delight to see people of today's time react in a similar fashion to what people of the time before reacted first, and see that not much else has changed in that regard.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I still can't believe this is from 1979. It doesn't look its age at all.

[@megapulsar9244]

@@canaisyoung3601 I suppose the film and its concept might've also been ahead of their time.

[@NestingSpider]

I am 54 years old and saw this in the theater as a young boy, 10 years old... LOVE seeing these reactions 40 some years after I had them in the theater in 1979!!!

[@andisnow863]

I love the fact that this scene is still shocking and relevant today while being accomplished with practical special effects. No CGI.

[@Niko3387Y]

Like The Thing, The Fly and all horror films back then

[@GobiSubramaniam]

Imagine seeing this for the first time in 1979 inside the theaters.

[@alanfoster6589]

Saw it with a group of educators at a showing at the ABA (American Booksellers Assoc.) in Los Angeles. Wandered out into the hall (I'd already seen the film) and ended up talking (as best as I could manage with my poor German) with H.R. Giger, who was also wandering around. No cell phones then, so no pictures.

[@Otokichi786]

When I saw the Xenomorph in 1979. I said: KILL IT!!

[@APimpNamedSkeletor]

Apparently during test screenings at the time, they determined that the scene was so gruesome that the movie almost didn't make it to theaters

[@stevemurrell6167]

I did....nearly shat my pants!

[@Williameagleblanket]

I saw it. It was crazy AF.

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

Don't worry. John Hurt fully recovered from his Alien birth and continued on with his brilliant career for almost another 40 years. It's still one of the best ever on screen deaths in movie history.

[@markbarrett4440]

Been trying to think of a John Hurt film in which he DOESN'T die 🤔

[@floorticket]

My dad took me to see Alien when it came out; mom took a hard pass. I was thirteen, and we went probably second weekend, maybe Friday night. The house was packed solid. This was at The Parkway Theater in Oakland, California. I'd never seen so many people yelling things at the screen, popcorn flying at the jump scares, empty bottles rolling under the seats, wafting pot smoke. Totally different movie-going experience from Star Wars two years before over in San Francisco. The Star Wars audience was quiet, rapt in awe for the most part.

[@Thane36425]

You have explained why I quit going to theaters long ago.

[@richardchacon1330]

For me it was the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood. Same age, Willie were in tears it was so scary. When the captain died, we were confused. No one saw Ripley being the hero. Minimal CGI, surprise by other actors was real, movie royalty.

[@dll_Rhemuth948]

One of my siblings took me when I was 8. We sat in the front row…so John Hurt’s chest was right in front of me. Nightmares for months.

[@track1949]

​@@Thane36425 L

[@track1949]

​@@richardchacon1330Most of what you saw were practical effects.

[@entropygizmo2880]

I love how they’re all smiles at Yaphet’s joke, and then their facial expressions do a complete 180 when Hurt starts up.

[@chialeux514]

When that movie came out in 1979, my friends and I went to see this movie at the theatre. On the first projection of the first night it came out. All we knew about it is that "In space, nobody can hear you scream" ( back in those days, movies didn't have the 10-minute spoiler-fests they call "previews" nowadays ). Yeah, scary.

[@joshen6010]

RIP John Hurt.He was a talented artist and so handsome.He showed up for just a few minutes but the 1st Xenomorph in film history burst from his chest.

[@chessenthusiast]

One of the most famous scenes in cinema history… it’s incredible so many people have never seen it!

[@recetasfaciles2816]

This scene has no comparison. The absence of music, the slow building tension, John Hurt's performance and the reactions of the rest of the team. That's why it's a classic.

[@MrSleazey]

I saw this at the theater, on the first night it was shown here in Houston Texas. The entire audience was screaming and shouting, and the shock was palpable. One of the most frightening deaths in movie history!

[@NestingSpider]

Saw it here in Houston as well...1979 at the River Oaks Theater on Montrose!!! I was only 10 but LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

[@therookpiece]

11 minutes of John Hurt acting his socks off. It's great to see it still gets that reaction.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

John Hurt had acting chops for dinner.

[@Javier_Jimenez71]

The best is that Kane went through this again in Space Balls 😂😂😂😂😢

[@darthken815]

"Not again!"

[@georgezee5173]

I always wondered why Oscar-nominee John Hurt would "degrade" himself into that random cameo, but not long ago I learned that Mel Brooks (director of "Spaceballs") had actually been the main producer of "The Elephan Man" (starring Hurt), so it makes sense that he would call him as a friend to do a silly cameo 🤣 (a cameo that ended up being one of the highlights of that movie!)

[@shuboy05]

@@georgezee5173 John Hurt was also Jesus Christ in History of the World Part 1.

[@georgezee5173]

@@shuboy05 Oh, I didn't know that! I haven't seen that film yet. I'll give it a watch!

[@shuboy05]

@@georgezee5173 Check it out, John Hurt's cameo is hilarious!

[@deeice5398]

To the people wondering about the spoon. The crew at first thinks he may be having a seizure. They're placing a spoon in his mouth to hold down his tongue which sometimes can be accidently swallowed during a seizure.

[@canaisyoung3601]

You're not supposed to put things in a seizing person's mouth anyway. A lot of old media had outdated first aid.

[@gasaholic47]

If you had first seen this in the theater in 1979, and heard the screams of terror from the audience, myself included, now THAT, was a real movie going experience. There were reports at the time that there were people who ran out throwing up after that scene. Also, there were 4 or 5 cameras used for this scene. The actors, save for John Hurt, only had a vague idea of what was going to happen. Their reactions were very real, especially Veronica Cartwright's. She got totally sprayed with the most amount of blood.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

As a woman, Ms. Cartwright was probably used to being sprayed.

[@deborjhablackwell6162]

Noooooo lie! I had no idea. My daughter jumped up and ran out of the theatre.

[@todderickson2435]

I was in high school when it came out, and saw it with five friends. My friend Jill, who was sitting next to me, was digging her fingernails into my arm during this entire scene. She left indentations that didn't go away for about half an hour.

[@megapulsar9244]

Man, this is awesome. What I wouldn't give to be able to witness such a chilling historical experience back in the days... If only there was some archive footages of people reacting to this movie in several theatres back in the day.

[@amadeus5889]

My mom and dad saw this movie in theaters when it first came out. She told me when this scene happened, she buried her face in my dad’s jacket and basically stayed that way for the rest of the movie.

[@buttonvalley]

My friends and I saw this in the theater in first release. We had no idea. When this scene happened, there was that quiet pause with the camera panning down the corridors. The entire audience in the theater was in stunned silence. Then one of my friends parrots the tag line from an Alka-Seltzer commercial -- "indi-GESTION!" The entire audience cracked up! Tension relieved.

[@mfree80286]

The chestburster had a gluten intolerance, dinner disagreed so it left without paying the tab. That little screech was "I have food allergies you a**holes, you'll hear from my lawyer!".

[@Otokichi786]

The Xenomorph from "Alien" (1979): Scaring audiences for over 40 years.;)

[@jnbraga67]

Went to see this movie with my older brother and his friends in 1980, I was 13 years old, didn't sleep for a week!!

[@track1949]

People who saw that scene for the first time, before there was any word of mouth, were absolutely blown away by it.

[@Jefafa824]

Most KZbin reactors act over dramatic for the sake of making a video. In this case, I truly believe the authenticity of every single one of these reactions.

[@megapulsar9244]

True, but I'm under the impression that their reactions, genuine as they may be, must be quite undertoned compared to that of the different public of 1979, who *experienced* it firsthand in theatres.

[@Jefafa824]

@@megapulsar9244 Agreed

[@ervillewright6284]

You cannot appreciate this on the small screen. You must watch this on an IMAX style screen and get yourself totally immersed in it. I watched this on the big screen when it came out in '79. I was shaking when I left the theater.

[@BeCoShooter]

Saw Alien in a packed 2600 seat theater on opening Friday night in 1979. You could say there was some screaming.

[@Alispart]

There's a reason I love CineBinge. Simone has been artificially created in a lab to be the perfect reaction video host.

[@jishin75]

WFT! WFT! WFT! WFT!

[@alvvaysforever]

John’s acting was insane, so was everyone else’s. Truly one of the best movies ever.

[@JohnnyJohnny-f5o]

lol the first dude just shaking and shimmying all over the place when the alien punches through lol

[@sageduff4747]

I saw this in the theater. It was so scary! You have to remember that this was the first movie in this series, so no one had any idea how the alien would appear.

[@1teamski]

You could imagine my reaction to this when my parents took us kids to go see this movie when I was 10! Oh, those were the days.....

[@Karaokuma]

This is one scene that gets worse and worse the more you think about it. Outside of the visceral horror of seeing something explode out of someone's stomach, you start to think... Kane was choking because the newly-hatched fetus was blocking his ability to breathe, and he started going into a seizure because the creature was eating its way out of his body. The actual "birth" of the thing probably felt like a relief compared to what else was going on inside Kane's body.

[@michaelpopowich5095]

If Kane survived that he'd probably think welp that was one hell of an experience but damn everything after felt so much better sure I've got a gaping hole in my chest but ehh could be worse with how aggressively that thing left I'm guessing he don't like the cornbread either

[@YOUANDME527]

The guy was a robot who said dont touch it

[@thdenwheja756]

I could understand not having seen this movie before, but given how ubiquitous it is in Sci-fi culture, I'm surprised how many of them didn't know about this scene.

[@R0B1NG5]

Statistically its impossible that none of them know it or haven't seen it parodied so much they know what is coming. But welcome to the dark secret of the react content industry. Most "first time" reactions are fake. They saw it before or they prepared by watching/reading about the main parts so they know what to focus on and get a nice camera friendly, thumbnail ready reaction prepared for when it comes up. But they pretend its all new for the camera. Because it gets more views. The whole thing is a performance.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

@@R0B1NG5 Not all do that though.

[@memonk11]

​@@R0B1NG5And... some of them are genuine nit wits.

[@chrisofnottingham]

But people live in their own eco systems. It still amazes me to hear 20 somethings say stuff like "Yes, I've heard of the Beatles but I don't know any of their songs". Equally, I understand that hip-hop is very popular. I couldn't tell you one song I'm sure is classified as hip-hop.

[@georgezee5173]

Yeah, right? I was especially surprised by the group of "nerdy" guys at the end. I can only guess they were faking their reaction

[@leobell3502]

I thought it was an allergic reaction to peanuts, but I was wrong. Le😂

[@matthewweng8483]

I saw Alien in the theater when I was 13, kind of knowing what was going to happen in this scene, and it still completely freaked me out.

[@ChrisS-no3ft]

You know, a lot of people complain about Veronica Cartwright performance in this film. They find her annoying, and way over the top. Frankly, for me, I think her performance was outstanding. She did a very realistic job of conveying the horror and fear that most of us would actually feel in real life. Think about it. When the chest burster comes out, she says “oh my God “, in in her voice, you can feel the utter shock, and absolute terror from that moment. She screams several times during the film. And while most people think she’s way over the top and annoying, I think she’s a fantastic actress and is way underrated. As a child actress, she was in a twilight zone. I never realized that as a child actress she was that good. If anybody gets to watch that twilight zone episode, which I forgot the title of it, you will see how fantastic and actress, even as a little kid that she was.

[@TheLonMead]

For this scene, only John Hurt (Kane) and Ian Holm (Ash) were told beforehand what was going to happen. The rest of the cast was just told that Kane was going to get sick during the scene. Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) freaked out so badly from the practical effect (she wasn't warned about the blood she was sprayed with) that Ridley Scott had to stop filming for the day.

[@Bluesit32]

I believe they were told the alien would appear, but not the intensity of the scene.

[@tonyhewlett4527]

The actors were never shown the aliens till the actual scenes. It gave it realism

[@dll_Rhemuth948]

Seeing “Alien” was a right of passage in my day.

[@Kissfan96dr]

I can only imagine what it was like being in a theatre full of people when this happened. Must have been like all these reactions...happening all at the same time.

[@TheTechCguy]

9:46. They did scan him. They were seeing what was breeding in his lungs. But, since it was all new at the time they didn’t know what it was until this scene after he woke up and the facehugger came off and died. Nostalgia. 😱👽☠️

[@thunder_heads]

Ash knew

[@Depth217]

Ash is looking at x rays of the embryo during the scene where Ripley confronts him asking for more info

[@DZPianoMusic]

Every Halloween, I add something cool to my ever growing horror display for the trick or treaters (actually more for their parents!) … I have Regan* from the Exorcist, Hannibal Lecter, Carrie, Damien, The Grady Twins (The Shining), Chucky*, Carol Ann in front of a static TV (Poltergeist), Freddy Kruger*, some distorted Nursery Rhyme dolls (Little Dead Riding Hood, Mary ate her little lamb), headless Marie Antoinette, Pennywise* and Georgie (IT) … I made (painted, costumed, etc) ALL of them except those with the asterisk *, which were store bought … I also have a dog crate FULL of very cool ZOMBABIES, hand made by other people, and a few I made. I’ve long wanted to do an ALIEN Facehugger and Chestburster. I’m doing it this year! … I have a supply of 18” project dolls, and a blue“astronaut” jumpsuit, plus a Nostromo patch and a Kane crew member badge from Etsy … now I just need to make or buy a doll sized Chestburster and face hugger!

[@asahmosskmf4639]

the original facehugger ( i cant remember if it was what came out the egg, or on the guys face in surgery - one was plastic ) ; was made from some crab claws covered in animal skin, with a sheep stomach as the body, the tail was of course a length of intestine. and supposedly reeked to high heaven... every other face hugger was silicone rubber.

[@SVPSkins]

Fun fact: Only Hurt, Scott and the filming crew knew about what was going to happen, the rest of the cast didn't know so Scott could get a genuine reaction from them. cruel but genius

[@bjchit]

Actual fun fact: That's a complete myth. Everyone knew what was gonna happen, Tom Skerrit even watched the assembly of the rig used for the scene. The amount of blood used was the only surprise.

[@chrisofnottingham]

@@bjchit Yes, sad but true. But actually, get unexpectedly sprayed in blood is still quite a thing :-)

[@matthall7359]

Yeah they were told it was going to burst out, they weren’t told that it was going to spray blood anywhere. The “oh god” from Veronica Cartwright is her reaction to getting drenched lol

[@Stratmanable]

Not true. It's in the script, which everyone involved had read. Everyone knew. What they didnt know was how much blood thered be, or that they'd all get splattered. There is no way the shot could be filmed without the whole cast knowing. Not only is it in the script, they all were aware of the false chest because they watched John Hurt stick his head theough the hole in the table. You need to look up the word "fact". You also need to learn something about filmmaking, and how to calibrate your instant built in horseshit detector.

[@Silly81]

I believe that when his chest burst for the first time and nothing happened (no alien), that was a mistake but it was kept in (rightfully so). Also when John Hurt is convulsing the cast thought he wasn’t acting, that’s why the acting looked so natural especially from Yaphet Kotto and Tom Skerritt, they weren’t acting at first but genuinely concerned. They kept that part in the final cut and the rest of the scene was great acting. Lastly the blood flew further than expected and it hit Cartwright in the face and her response was genuine.

[@bigsarge8795]

"Hello my baby... hello my honey... hello my ragtime gal.."

[@rzombi666]

I love how Nikki and Steven referenced Spaceballs😂

[@mmmhhm]

its so interesting that this scene has been memed to hell and back for the past 40 years, literally redefined the genre, and yet so many people still have no idea what's coming. its like trying to avoid knowing "i am your father" id thought it be impossible at this point

[@sheilamaxwell5303]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This was one of the best Aliens movie ever, when I saw this movie I was 12 and this part scared me to death along with other scenes

[@suucat]

Oh ya... 45 years later i still remember that scene... i was 10 years old back then... i wasnt just scared, i was terrified... a feeling that lasted weeks... good memories :p

[@PeterLynch-y5q]

Do you notice the creature looking around counting his victims😂

[@Deam7666]

And the spoon in the mouth is what they did back in the day if someone was having a seizure so they wouldn’t ‘swallow’ their tongue and suffocate from it blocking their airway☺️

[@sheilamaxwell5303]

Enjoying watching all you experiencing a part of my childhood watching Aliens

[@johntheechidna1]

Fun fact: They did this scene in one take, with the script simply saying, "The Alien appears".

[@madelinegarber7860]

I saw this on the plane back from Colorado in 2016 at like 11 at night and it was terrifying. I forget my reaction to this scene, buy I think I was horrified. Though I might have heard of it previously.

[@LordC1nder]

My older brother showed me this movie was I was 7. I loved the movie but this scene scared the shit out of me.

[@Insanemonk11]

It's weird we just have a bunch of people that haven't seen or heard about really established movies and games, but I'm all for it, to watch them get scared and/or cry

[@melijahcopeland4101]

Most of the reactions are bs for content. But some of the younger reactors really have no clue about some of the established pop culture from years past. I’m 42 years old and I didn’t watch Scarface or The Godfather until I was in my 20s.

[@peterbrown3608]

Even 45 years later, John Hurt's performance is still amazing in this scene, seeing peoples reactions to it, even now, is just amazing. It's also amazing that this scene is prempted in the derelict ship when they see the dead space jockey with a hole in his chest.

[@mercedesdrake9113]

people get on my nerves when they question why ash says "dont touch it". its an alien creature, its dangerous ofc you shouldn't touch it!

[@track1949]

The chuckles watching this didn't know what was going to happen??? 😂😂 Gosh it's one of the most fanous film scenes in the last 50 years.

[@RT-mm8rq]

My parents took me to this movie when I was a kid. They didn't really know what it was all about. It gave me nightmares for years.

[@dll_Rhemuth948]

“Oh, goddammit, not again!”

[@TheParaxore]

This scene traumatized me as a kid. I had no idea what was happening and that dinner scene really luls you into a false sense of security.

[@joydivider42]

I'm not easily shocked but this scene makes me grimace every time.....Great film on the 4K shelf!

[@tiffsaver]

I LOVED watching this. Only when I saw the original in the theater in 1979 there was so much screaming when the creature popped out that it was DEAFENING, in fact I've never heard so much screaming at a movie than in "Alien." But only one woman screamed here. Best line of all: "It looked like a cock with a grille." Hilarious.

[@michaelivan9066]

The cool thing is you can watch 20 of these in a row and the scene still never gets old.

[@sharonellis8776]

All of these reactions are great. The first time watching this is always a shock ! xx

[@mark7s980]

Fun fact: None of the rest of the cast knew what was going to happen. The director wanted authentic reactions.

[@Deam7666]

“It looks like a penis w a grill”…somebody come help get me off the floor!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣And Spaceballs did an excellently hysterical parody where the alien busts out wearing spats and adorns a top hat and cane and does a dance-it’s hysterical!!

[@enby_kensei]

I remember when my sisters finally watched this with me. Watching people experience the OG chestburst for the first time is always great.

[@1.1p-rd6ql]

I remember seeing this as a kid in the theater when it first came out. I can remember people screaming in fear and shock at this scene. One person vomited all over his seat. They just don’t make movies like they used to.

[@johncase2408]

The chest chestburster scene would be great for a heartburn/antacid medication commercial.

[@MsSharondenadel]

John Hurt got hurt. Rest in peace you legend.

[@ExUSSailor]

45 years later, that scene has lost NONE of it's power to shock & terrify!

[@DaveJMcGarry]

7:13 Nikki straight in with the Spaceballs reference 🤣

[@alisterbennett]

Saw it in the theater when it came out. We had heard about this scene. A group of us guys went... some did not look..

[@Elriuhilu]

I'd love to see a compilation of people watching the scene in which Bilbo Baggins turns out to be a malevolent robot and he tries to kill a guy by forcing a rolled up magazine into his mouth.

[@andyanderson3628]

The cast knew that there would be a special effect but they didn't know what specifically. The screams are real.

[@tenjenk]

it was far more gruesome and much more blood was spraying far further than they had thought.

[@jamesgiles4517]

THANK YOU There's so much misinformation spread around saying that the "cast didn't know what was going to happen"

[@VeritechGirl]

Cassie is the sweetest reactor out there ❤

[@alundavies1016]

John Hurt was a fantastic actor!

[@BrutalMiller1]

Alien is a cinematic masterpiece when it comes to Sci-fi horror.

[@califinn]

My first reaction was total shock and horror! Learned later that none of the actors knew what was going to happen, so you get that same horrified, confused look on everybody's face, the perfect take! Remember also when Ash said, "Don't touch it!" I immediately distrusted him, programmed to do nothing but save the alien and return it for study - crew be damned. Should've killed it and unplugged Ash! Moral of the story, DON'T TAKE A WEYLAND-YUTANI CONTRACT!

[@amitypredator9385]

I like how the xeno turns to look at Kane after it emerges

[@dartigens10]

Dan O'Bannon, the scriptwriter, apparently came up with this as an inventive way to explain how the alien got aboard the ship - but what makes it kinda sad is that that he was also inspired by his experiences with Crohn's disease, a very painful autoimmune condition that mainly affects the intestines.

[@Bluesit32]

As someone who has experienced symptoms like Crohn's disease...it isn't quite THAT intense. I've started sweating profusely from the pain, curling up in a ball, and even passing out. I have never thrashed and screamed like that. ...the parasitic monster was also different.

[@julianlawrence-ball2279]

This what you get when one of the UKs most admired actors does a horror sci-fi

[@tenjenk]

THing was at the time, having a traditional family dinner at the same table every day was far more common and considered sacred in a sense. Thats why they had the previous scene with them all at the table eating, not only did it establish everyones characters and rapport with each other and as a group, but it seeded that mental association with family dinner. Which setup everyone for the horror of this scene.

[@Calmontheoutside]

In case you’re wondering, the only survivors are a single lady and her cat. 😊

[@michaelpopowich5095]

They doubled the survivor count in Aliens to 4 Ripley, a young girl, a soldier and an artificial person that has been ripped in half sounds like an amazing night babysitting no?

[@johncane4507]

I love how the xenomorph looks around like “ya you are all fucked” 🤣 And if you want a hilarious version of this i suggest you watch spaceballs 🤣

[@petec434]

Because I was so young when this movie came out, I read the novelization first. So I never got to experience the shock of seeing this scene blind in a theatre...which I oddly regret. It's disturbing on so many levels. PS: You can tell a few of these reactors had either already seen this or knew enough of what was coming as to not be truly surprised or horrified.