tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post2898945234485048861..comments2023-09-07T02:25:28.026-07:00Comments on A Matter of Taste: 045: Alien (1979) - I Sing the Nostromo Electricamatteroftastehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096786066345620278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post-73575433615492755752014-07-01T15:56:33.603-07:002014-07-01T15:56:33.603-07:00I figure you guys will appreciate this article: ht...I figure you guys will appreciate this article: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/domestic-goddess-makes-sinister-sweets<br /><br />This lady made a facehugger out of shortbread. It is so close to the one from the movie, I completely freaked out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post-5392442248330591762014-06-29T17:17:11.208-07:002014-06-29T17:17:11.208-07:00James Cameron is the one who coined Xenomorph in t...James Cameron is the one who coined Xenomorph in the next film. :)<br /><br />There were actually very few drafts of the Alien script. Originally titled Starbeast, Dan O'Bannon's first draft (co-plotted with Ron Shusett) already blocked out about 80 percent of what you see on screen, including the biological system of the creatures. O'Bannon planned to directed it himself on a micro budget (a la his work on Dark Star) and brought in designers Ron Cobb and Giger from past collaborations (Cobb from Star, Giger from a version of Dune which never came together).<br /><br />When they realized it had studio interest, that's when it was shopped around on a larger budget and Scott became involved. Producers Walter Hill & David Giler did a couple more drafts, but aside from a general reworking of the characters (based on improv session between all the actors) the only major changes they added were Ash being an android and the company conspiracy angle. In O'Bannon's, instead of being truckers, they were independent prospectors returning home to retire on a haul of expensive ore.<br /><br />Sorry. The Alien films are something I've been a long fan of and have so much trivia and so many of the screenplays for. You might have to hold me back from going into all the variations of Alien 3. :)NoelCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.com