Sigourney Weaver "Alien" 1979 - Bobbie Wygant Archive

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[@joerich1629]

Her first film, and she turned her character into IMO the greatest female action hero ever. Legendary actress!

[@SpaceMike3]

She was great. She was a feminine woman and strong. There was a part near the end when the character wanted to cry from fear but pulled herself together and got shit done. Brilliant

[@oscarfun100]

Had no idea this was her first movie. Just checked, she had like 2 TV shows before that, one moment in Annie Hall, then Alien came. So awesome, she was such a pro in the movie.

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@Chefsandrajm]

Seriously

[@marklechman2225]

Agreed👍

[@grandmasterfarmer4792]

In Aliens (1986) she is pretty much the most kickass female movie character of all times.

[@rempseaheinamies9414]

Matched only by Linda Hamilton.

[@RiccardoAlbertini]

Honestly, when I saw her in aliens it was my first celebrity crush 😅

[@judex3226]

Aliens was not a patch on Alien. Alien was genuinely terrifying and Aliens was just an Action movie.

[@grandmasterfarmer4792]

@@judex3226 It wasn't "just an action movie". It was problaby the greatest action movie of all times at release. Just like "Alien" was the best sci-fi horror of all times at its premiere.

[@musashi-san____1409]

Didn't you get the memo? That prestigious accolade goes to Jennifer Lawrence.

[@YangSunWoo]

She's so well spoken and calm.

[@pamelahays4823]

A result of intelligence & private schooling! She is one of my favorite actresses and Ripley, is one of my favorite characters. It is obvious, Sigourney, did her homework, on all of the Alien films.

[@mariosanchezgumiel7757]

You're right. Today we would be hearing constantly: "You know... Yeah... You know.... It's kinda like... You know..."

[@DrControversy]

My mother sounded and spoke almost exactly like this in that same era. People spoke in a more refined way back then.

[@pozzyvibes6997]

@@mariosanchezgumiel7757 I feel like you're nitpicking a bit there lol. There's nothing wrong with saying any of that.

[@Gabensy]

​@@mariosanchezgumiel7757😂😂😂😂😂😂true

[@RearAdmiralTootToot]

Im realizing just how people back then talked more calmly compared to how people nowadays are impatient, fast to talk but slow to think.

[@person.X.]

People wanted to make a good impression and appear dignified and respectable. Now there is more emphasis on appearing dominant and aggressive.

[@palasta]

"Tik Tok Brains"

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@prltqdf9]

They were more civilized, to put it shortly.

[@Argumemnon]

@@person.X. Or to appear folksy and normal. It's all about the image you want to project.

[@HH-jm9yb]

She changed the whole genra of sci-fi. A great actor, and a powerhouse.

[@martinfpavey]

Actress, actors are male.

[@cesarvaldez112975]

@@martinfpavey The word actor refers to a person who acts regardless of gender, while actress refers specifically to a female person who acts; therefore a female can be referred to by either term. The Oxford English Dictionary states that originally "actor" was used for both sexes.

[@martinfpavey]

@@cesarvaldez112975 Nope, Best Actor, Best Actress - two categories. And referring to 'Oxford' has no meaning now. She's an actress. Men are actors.

[@cesarvaldez112975]

@@martinfpavey Nope sorry - The Screen Actors Guild. It’s not The Screen Male Actors Guild is it? So it’s obviously acceptable to call women actors.

[@johnmc3862]

A Space Odyssey changed everything.

[@ttcc5273]

Mad respect to Sigourney Weaver… from Alien to Galaxy Quest, Working Girl to Gorillas in the Mist… such range to play characters of all types… all with such conviction and intensity

[@Soundhypno]

Ghostbusters and Dave too!

[@analienfromouterspace]

Do not forget Avatar, the only reason I watched it.

[@jarzantarzanful]

She was magnificent as Queen Isabella in 1492. She owned every scene just by her presence.

[@heckensteiner4713]

Galaxy Quest is my favorite Star Trek movie and it's not even a Star Trek movie.

[@D33Lux]

She's amazing! Sharon Stone and Jamie Lee Curtis are also great.

[@thagirion9761]

It’s interesting to note that initially Ridley Scott wanted a male lead to play Ripley. But once he saw Sigourney he changed his mind and made cinema history.

[@nutyyyy]

That's not true. In the original script the characters were meant to be male and then they were changed to be unisex - I.e they could be cast as men or women depending on the wishes of the studio. The decision to make Ripley a woman was the idea of Fox studios. Veronica Cartwright was going to play Ripley before Sigourney was cast. But Ridley Scott did pick her basically straight away from when she walked in the door.

[@jackyC1920]

Of course because she is wondeful

[@stevenmitchell2996]

Sigourney Weaver looks very beautiful here

[@mr.adventure0142]

I like her middle name SUSAN ALEXANDRA Weaver - GOSH, at the end of the interview, she was so nervous and lucky, because this was her first interview who she giving :) Greetings of ALEXIS

[@miltonfindlay1567]

You would say that wouldn't you Steven...Ha 😒

[@xbulelo]

She’s always beautiful - my God, I wish I was older & born in Manhattan 😂

[@jamiedavies4545]

@@miltonfindlay1567 Its Jamie Davies how are you doing Milton Findlay my mate.

[@davidmurra6566]

She always looks beautiful!

[@josephmora5230]

Those 70's era curtains in the background is very foreboding of the alien hive in Aliens.

[@robkearsy2995]

Yeah it does look like Giger artwork.

[@nigelcarren]

I like the way you think. Can we go wallpaper shopping together?

[@Hwoarang300]

Is not from alien??? 😅😅😅😅

[@drumsnbassinyoface7276]

I love this because not only does the interviewer not know what a genius Sigourney is, but Sigourney doesn't fully realize it herself!

[@Chefsandrajm]

Yes very much

[@danmcdaid]

Well put

[@lil----lil]

She has one of the best names EVER. Both first & last. She's a natural beauty, very light makeup and very classic. A TRUE beauty.

[@raukoring]

Except its defo not Slavic. Looks like its french

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

Weaver is a perfect name for a person in the story telling business. Think of "dream weaver" or "story threads".

[@hypnos9336]

and now we have modern girls wearing leggings everywhere, lol.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

I just call her beautiful. Even today. She's a strong, independent, gorgeous woman. And fortunately we have all of her film work to enjoy.

[@johnny9048]

… Jennifer Lawrence had the audacity to call herself the first action heroine 😝 Alien was ground breaking. I am so impressed by how well spoken, humble and articulate Sigourney comes across in this interview -just wow.

[@AlcibiadesMD]

Jennifer Lawrence is wonderful for one and one thing only, we, men of culture know what that is.

[@RaptorJesus.]

Sigourney has such beauty, and Ripley is such a genuinely strong character, and not in the annoying invincible "girlboss" modern way!

[@PersonausdemAll]

You are speaking out of my Soul (Sorry for my bad English 😂) This is very right. Today its awful. Then it was awesome how woman where shown in movies (80's/90's etc)

[@razorback0z]

Exactly. There is no need to lecture people if your characters speak for themselves. The reason the lecturing is so noticeable now, is the writers and actors are garbage.

[@sevenprovinces]

That was maybe my biggest frustration with the new Star Wars movies. Not only were they objectively bad, people who hated it were put away as "Oh you just hate women and can't stand a female lead in a sci-fi movie" completely blowing past the fact that most sci-fi fans absolutely adore the Alien franchise, where the lead actually goes through a believable arc - experiences fear, growth, has to overcome adversity to become the bad-ass "Stay away from her, you BITCH!" we all know and love.

[@PersonausdemAll]

@@sevenprovinces yes the same for me too and much other people. I love Sigourney Weaver in Alien but i hate Shittney and Kathleen Kennedy for this bad star wars Plagiate this "woke" shit must be cleaned from this World...

[@robkearsy2995]

Can't disagree. Great character.

[@tomhorak6532]

An amazing actress . She has so many incredible roles Ripley IS special !

[@bwolfe9040]

Damn I didn’t know Alien was her first movie that’s sick af

[@DREADEYE_KNIGHT]

Ikr thats super crazy she was so great in that movie lol She literally was perfect in alien

[@halcyonsikes7018]

Sigourney was my first hero. I came from a VERY sheltered household, for example, my mother covered my eyes anytime there was violence or sex on TV. When I was 13 I got a friend and she and her family loved sci-fi and horror, preferably both, and she grew up with the Alien franchise. For me, seeing Alien and Aliens, was SHOCKING. I remember taking the bus home after seeing Alien at her house, and I have never felt so excited and traumatized at the same time, my brain was just fried and I get how weird this sounds to people who had a normal childhood, but for me these movies were insane and otherworldly in a whole different way. Edit:Spelling

[@claw320]

Great reaction and relatable!

[@halcyonsikes7018]

@@claw320 I am glad/sad to hear I am not the only one, if you know what I mean:P

[@claw320]

@@halcyonsikes7018 Alien is my favorite movie of all time. A staggering work of art by Ridley Scott. Nothing has effected me more and it's my most watched movie.

[@EKrieger]

@@claw320 I feel you! No movie has affected me so much as Alien 1 and 2. I'm 38 now and re watched the whole Alien movies last year. I was so amazed at them as first time! Indeed I could understand better at my age than I did when I was a kid and adolescent. Great franchise, especially the 2 first ones.

[@claw320]

@@EKrieger Love your enthusiasm! Fine art never get's old!

[@aoshi000]

OG strong female hero, natural and earned. What an insightful interview and so well spoken.

[@TheReal_Animale]

Living legend. Played in epic, groundbreaking, genre-defining movies andbeyond. Over decades. One of the greatest movie heroines.

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@JohnSmithZen]

She has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.

[@tinyrogerts6449]

1979-1984 Sigourney Weaver was Sigourney Prime. She was absolutely perfect. Stunningly beautiful and amazingly talented.

[@DREADEYE_KNIGHT]

Yeah she's not really my type but even i thought she was pretty hot in the first one

[@sozzyhunter]

Young, full of expectations from life, full of dreams, of life forces. what a grace, beautiful, talanted human being

[@deiniall2951]

Sigourney Weaver was the perfect choice to play as Ellen Ripley. I don't see another actor who can beat her performance.

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

True, look at the resemblance to Sean Young in Bladerunner.

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@DREADEYE_KNIGHT]

Yeah she was definitely perfect for ripley

[@charleskristiansson1296]

Such a beautiful, erudite, kind, sweet and down-to-earth lady

[@Waitukubuli]

Sigourney is my 80's crush. When she' turns 80,, I'll have a crush on her.

[@VladVonGrigorian]

You can't have her . She is my crush. Beauty and brains. and height too, lots of height, don't forget about the height. I am afraid if you keep insisting on her being your exclusive fantasy crush I shall be forced to challenge you to a duel. This crazy fantasy isn't big enough for the both of us. She will have to decide: either not you or not me!

[@Waitukubuli]

@@VladVonGrigorian , I don't give up Sigourney to anyone except to Armenian gentlemen, so this is your lucky day. My favorite film of hers is "The Year of Living Dangerously," with Mel Gibson. It's a steamy romance set in a literally steamy city (Jakarta) in the middle of a very bloody coup where the CIA were involved that really happened (1965 in Indonesia). One of the actors won an Academy Award (Oscar) for their acting performance. A great film!

[@VladVonGrigorian]

@@Waitukubuli Thanks, I have not seen that. Will watch it. To return the favor I recommend a movie that wasnt shown here in the states because Roman Polanski made it on a shoestring budget (only three people are in it!). It was her best work. Called "Death and the Maiden". She was terrifying, our beautiful girl. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ_Rq2Vnadyqoas

[@chernoalpha1280]

Hottest woman ever

[@lloydconstable9102]

I love this interview. Rookie Sigourney finding her feet in the movie industry. So cute.

[@zerpblerd5966]

she's so smart !

[@lemdixon01]

Kind of like Christopher Reeves in Superman

[@TrailBlazer5280]

Bobbie Wygant was an excellent interviewer

[@tibork3845]

I just had the luck to be in a webinar discussion group with her, I was shocked how soft spoken, shy and very polite she is, one would never think she would be in such movies as the Alien films.

[@tobiasisback4605]

The most iconic film star of the last 50 years ❤

[@user-gx5kk2ik8m]

Not only one of the greatest actresses but a stunner

[@andyp6984]

I love this woman, so charming so talented.

[@13c11a]

The best, the very best. Great to see this old interview.

[@tiffsaver]

I remember first seeing this at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. I had absolutely no idea what the film was about, the best way to see a movie in my opinion. The addition of an unknown actress playing the lead was even more of a bonus. Sigourney was so incredibly "right" for the role, and her casting was truly inspired. This film was so frightening that it scared the hell out of everybody. But when that creature came shooting out of his John Hurt's chest, you should have heard the SCREAMING!!! This is the kind of thing that you can only experience in an actual theater, and part of the enduring charm of "going out to the movies." After having viewed this Ridley Scott masterpiece at least thirty times, it's still one of my all-time favorites.

[@mauriciot.p.3576]

SO beautiful! What a legend.

[@stephaneneron]

Sigourney has redefine the word "Heroine" with her performance in Alien. In that interview or in any other interview, she has a presence on the set that fill the room. I love her.

[@Uch16784]

She's still as enthusiastic and youthful as he was in 1979. A sublime being.

[@robbie_]

Always been classy hasn't she.

[@jamiedavies4545]

Its Jamie Davies will you be my friend please Rob Inson my mate?

[@olegfare4625]

i can be your friend

[@xbulsara]

“I’ve never been afraid of anything that wasn’t human.”

[@drgeoffangel5422]

She hit the nail on the head there!

[@vizuz]

Then she never sat on a running SuperSport motorcycle ;)

[@DREADEYE_KNIGHT]

She obviously hasn't spent much time in the woods or ocean lol

[@user-ze4nw5ot7n]

I absolutely love the way Sigourney speaks.

[@ioannad1857]

i love how down to earth she is especially right at the end when shes like "i hope that was alright"

[@dustdistrict9296]

It’s so cute how she keeps touching her heart and bumping her lapel mic. Man. What a beauty.

[@ppluis4643]

Alien is a masterpiece, and Sigourney did a superb work in it. It's impossible not to remember her as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott (Alien) and James Cameron (Aliens) films. This nowadays 'big fish' buying all companies and trying to impose youngsters and ideologies everywhere should do us a favour and let them free again. Creativity should not be restricted by stupidity. Old school films surpass nowadays trash by far, and that is the main reason.

[@rorychivers8769]

This entire interview setup is so oddly plain and pleasant in contrast to the sheer visceral dark horror of the movie, it's like being at your grandmas house and discussing the finer points of Hellraiser over a pot of tea and some shortbread

[@stvbrsn]

I love it. When the interviewer asked what she thought of the completed movie… and you never know what to expect with questions like these… her reply? Awesome. She knew it was something special right off.

[@mac_c]

She was only 29 or 30 when this interview took place, and to think I’ll be 29 in a few weeks.

[@sonnyroy497]

Cute!

[@bread.06]

When she starred in alien she was 28 so yeah around 28- 29

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

​@@bread.06Yet has the maturity of mind to be clear, erudite and interesting all in one, (unlike most of the modern actresses on interviews) I was far too young to watch Alien but saw it many years later, incredibly visual and suspenseful with a hint of realism to it

[@SmartCookie2022]

I really liked Weaver's own reaction to seeing Alien as a movie for the first time: "I thought it was awesome!"

[@gate8475]

Wow I need to start watching more of the old interviews, the way people spoke is so posh

[@NeedsEvidence]

Fascinating to see Sigourney Weaver being interviewed about that iconic movie shortly after it had been released!

[@randywatson8347]

She is the perfect balance between beauty and assertiveness. Bonus, how interview shots are made.

[@keaton718]

Love this raw footage. The host’s second takes were really good, Sigourney is right it really is fascinating to see how these things are done.

[@golderjames]

This is fantastic.

[@geoffhorvath3261]

Yes!! Thank you! Sigourney Weaver gets it! She set the standard for a female action hero. She's not playing a man or what she views as an unlikable stereotype of a male action hero. She plays a strong feminine woman who is afraid, who makes mistakes, who despite being physically weaker than the rest of the crew and most certainly the alien, overcame with bravery and quick thinking. She didn't have to be perfect. I think that's relatable to everyone and it all makes her very much likable. Hollywood today is incompetent in comparison.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

Most of all she played her role as that of a professional in a team with distributed fields of work. As it was a civilian ship, her job would under normal circumstances not be a prominent one, more like the type of protocol routine thing in the background, the administrative red tape lady. So the first conflict is a clash of professional interests, where the rest of the crew see the individual, personal, human side of things, whereas she has the systemic, distanced, regulative pov and position to uphold. It is an imminent, sudden, lonely and hard decision under pressure that suddenly exposes her to center stage within the team and to the audience. Way to introduce a character!

[@seandoherty8754]

Love Sigourney or Susan! Lovely interview with a very young baby faced Sigourney Weaver.

[@SergioSabinoMusicOfficial]

What a pearl! Thank you.

[@dutch5580]

Let’s take a moment to thank Jennifer Lawrence who paved the way for this young lady to lead in an action movie. Hopefully she will have a great career in movies.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

"Jennifer Lawrence" puke.

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@zerpblerd5966]

yes, that's why it is so great, because it embodies the fear of the unknown and inability to escape and having to confront that

[@127Foxtrot]

Something that comes to mind, is just how perfectly she reprises Ripely 10 years later in Aliens, aided by Cameron's great script/story telling and Sigourney's incredible acting skills and faithfulness to her character.

[@RickSuaz]

Her very first film and hit her mark. Historically fascinating.

[@garyproffitt5941]

Very intelligent Sigourney Weaver "Alien" 1979 and and very beautiful blue blouse your waring and late and great Rik Mayall and remember Bottom, hilarious🤣👍

[@EmptyGlass99]

Clearly a very intelligent and well-educated woman and a great actor.

[@greg3639]

Sigurney I have been born in 1979 and alien is my best move ever and Aliens your character is best female performance ever seen thank you

[@Neptunianist]

I really liked the Bobbie interview style. It was slow paced with natural pauses as things happened. Those, along with the technical feedback and operational activities make it far more genuine and engaging.

[@Streisand70]

People forget how frightening this movie was. It was revolutionary for science fiction and introduced millions of people to a new genre.

[@CoolCoyote]

so pleasant, unlike todays actors

[@46FreddieMercury91]

And she's so beautiful

[@RobWright1981]

Sigourney Weaver is one of the few Americans who has the gravitas of English royalty.

[@pacittodominique5603]

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[@tr3vk4m]

She's much cooler than that.

[@RobWright1981]

Indubitably.

[@YudaHnK]

Concur, the word debonair comes to mind despite her being a woman

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

One of the most talented actresses I’ve ever seen

[@Avelinovski]

So charming, beautiful and articulate.

[@OddeyeDL76]

OMG im just gushing shes so gorgeous gad shes so charismatic...just wow.

[@TheAdammantium]

What a coincidence, @2:45, Sigourney talks about how the set pieces helped the actors with their jobs because of how real they were. And in the Alien: Romulus BTS interview with Cailee Spaeny, she said almost the exact same thing. 2 different actors playing the lead role in an Alien movie saying almost the exact same thing 45 years apart. Really speaks volumes about the sets of the movies and why its so iconic. Also @3:44, she never took out a "heroine playbook" and she's "never played a heroine role before" is why future films cannot replicate Alien - because Ripley is not a hero from the get-go. She was not promoted as one, or even hinted in the early part of the film; in fact, she came off as a Karen but turned out to be a hero. Apart from AvP, other films put the heroes front and center and we already expect Ripley to be the hero, so there is no unexpected-ness of the supposed side character being the hero in the end.

[@Phantoma3]

Damn you YT. Now I have to rewatch Alien and Aliens tonight. BTW, Sigourney was only paid $35k for Alien and $1m for Aliens., Alien grossed $185m and Aliens grossed $184m.

[@DREADEYE_KNIGHT]

So basically 150k in todays money for alien 2.8 mill in todays money for aliens Definitely underpaid And 185 mill in 1979 is roughly 790 million in todays money for alien And 184 mill in 1986 is roughly 520 mlll in todays money for aliens

[@JohnSmith-uu3gg]

This voice....🥰

[@Argumemnon]

Ah... her voice is so soothing....

[@joeaverage3444]

Probably my all-time favorite actress.

[@rhyswong8976]

Sigourney Weaver is like my first early female hero that I love a lot. First screen for me I was a kid was terrifying couldn't sleep, I only think of Ripley to go to sleep LOL. Then she I rewatched it and then found myself a fan of Alien franchise, I love the xenomorphs too. When second movie came out my begged my parents to go see it, but they wouldn't let me, then my uncle cheeky understanding guy lend me a VHS that I can secretly watch. I get scared, tension and love all the characters, but the best parts are the Sigourney and the xenomorph.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Back when female protagonist heroes were super fuckin badass. Love the whole cast of Alien but our sole survivor takes the cake!

[@pedrodaniel8897]

Verdade hoje personagens femininos de ação são tão mal escritas

[@jedijones]

But, but, empowered women were invented by woke people just in the last year or two!

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

​@@pedrodaniel8897 people (men) have not learned to look passed women as more than sex objects.)

[@trevorthornley8835]

​@@ASMRyouVEGANyet so you've never met any husbands or boyfriends?

[@KermitHitler]

Beauty, poise, class and that voice ! One of a kind

[@The3rdGunman]

Where are the classy ladies like this today???

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Staying away from guys who have bullets in their profile pic?

[@The3rdGunman]

@@ColtraneTaylor DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY GENDER??? LOL good one...touche

[@rycka88]

have you tried looking at TkTok?

[@jedslather]

Little did she know that she was becoming an Icon figure for a classic movie.

[@davidhutton5306]

I like the unedited process at the end. That was interesting. I always thought they used two cameras one at the interviewer and one on the interviewee.

[@maciej12345678]

7:45 it was great after 50 years she dont change

[@quantumfineartsandfossils2152]

she was so great as Diane Fossey & the ghostbuster gate keeper love interest

[@HRHtheDude]

It is fascinating to see how these are done.

[@Uch16784]

I ruined the day. It burns my eyes. I read that it is a characteristic of some eyes that they suddenly light up. Ever since I admired Sigourney. And didn't I notice the narrowing of her eyes until now? Shines as they say: the sun shines through the clouds. I have loved the sun ever since. Made peace with the day. This was also given by Sigourney's mysterious power. Eternal May and June. Sigourney is blooming spring and summer.

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

What a beautiful person.

[@TLW369]

This is an amazing interview - very clean, clear and concise. ❤️👏

[@thebigl156]

I think it speaks to Sigourney's talent that the role of Ripley was originally created for a man. Also, I loved that Gal Gadot and Brie Larson paid homage to Sigourney at this year's Oscar ceremony, for she unquestionably opened the genre to woman in a manner that had never been done before.

[@vivavideo-videofilmer]

The Script left it open if Ripley is a man or woman, same goes for the rest of the cast. But yeah, she did a terrific Job. Very natural acting.

[@thebigl156]

@@vivavideo-videofilmer The script was modified once the decision was made to cast a women. They would have never cast a man to risk his life to save the life of his cat.

[@dixonj41]

@@thebigl156 The earliest draft of the script I've read -- one from when the title was still "STARBEAST" and all the characters were different -- states at the start that the cast of characters could be any gender. Said script was written well before Weaver was brought on for a screentest, so Ripley's gender wasn't decided upon because of Weaver - Ripley wasn't even a character in the early scripts.

[@thebigl156]

@@dixonj41 I'm going on what Weaver said when she was promoting Aliens and not why she would have lied about such a detail. I also don't believe that any filmmaker in the late seventies would have a cast a man to risk his life to save his cat.

[@dixonj41]

@@thebigl156 Weaver has also said that the chest-burster scene in the first film was all done in one take with none of the cast knowing what was going to happen. I like Sigourney, but she has lied for the sake of creating hype before.

[@wrightcarl1181]

Naturally beautiful and eloquent lady

[@karadan100]

What an amazing woman. Over six foot tall too. So damn cool.

[@j.vonhogen9650]

She is indeed quite tall for an American woman, but she never was over six foot tall. In an 1989 interview in The Dallas Morning News, she said: "I am 5 foot 11 inches tall", which is around 180 cm. She is currently 5ft 10 1/4 tall (=178.4 cm).

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The actress of the century.

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My first and only movie that I honestly left frightened in that famous scene when I was a kid. I just couldn't take the suspense any longer. Truly ground breaking movie when it came out. Love Sigourney and a lot of her other movies. Great memorable interview here.

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Lot of love to Sigourney. Great actress on any role. She steblished an icon for all generations. A true Heroin for ages. An heroin you can believe because she´s not perfect. She´s wonderfully human.

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Sigourney Weaver is just one of those actors that has "something" about them, a bit like Cate Blanchett or Susan Sarandon.

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She is such a class act.

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She's definitely one of a kind

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Great interview, great actress!

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She has very refined manners.

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Mr. Scott knew who he had. He knew she would make the novie!!

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Perhaps the most powerful woman ever portrayed on screen.