Usenet FAQ Archive - http://www.netmeg.net/faq/recreation/sf-and-fantasy/alien/01.html goto -> Usenet FAQ Archive : Recreation : SF and Fantasy MOVIES: ALIEN FAQ part 1/4 The archive was called: movies/alien-faq/part1 Frequency: rare Posted to: alt.cult-movies, rec.arts.sf.movies, rec.arts.movies.past-films, news.answers, rec.answers, alt.answers Version: 3.0 --,_ < <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > _,-- \ / \ ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN^3, and ALIEN RESURRECTION / ,_ | | _, `-,__| Information and Frequently Asked Questions |__,-' _______' `_______ VVVV ______,_ Version 3.0 _,______ VVVV \|XXXX|/|/|/|/(_ _)\|\|\|\|XXXX|\ _M_M_M_ PART 1 of 4 _M_M_M_ _) (_ \______\ < < < < < < <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > /______/ ____ (____)= =/___ A word about the information provided in this FAQ (paraphrased =\ from earlier editions): \_//\ / / ____ =(____) The contents of this FAQ are not "carved in stone" so if you have ___\= proof to support or deny anything that is stated, don't hesitate /= to say so. /\\_/ \ \ This FAQ was founded about two years ago by Daryll Hobson, who gave me the pleasure of taking care of it [afterwards]. Have a nice read... -Eelko de Vos And now a small word from the originator of this FAQ... With the exceptions of my own contributions, this FAQ has been assembled by the material supplied to me through Email and public-access messages that I've scavenged off the internet. Information that is contributed is often paraphrased and combined with existing (other users') info. Needless to say, it's impossible to give everybody their rightful line of credit, so a general "Thank you" goes out to all who've contributed to this FAQ and made it what it is. (you know who you are) - Darryll Hobson And another word from the man behind the current FAQ... It's now 1999, the great Eelko de Vos has been missing for many years, and it's about time this FAQ has been updated. A fan of the films for many years and of the those who originated this work, I've taken it upon myself to update this FAQ for ALIEN fans everywhere. Hope you all enjoy it. If you have anything to add or any comments, please mail me at c743589@showme.missouri.edu from August to the end of April, or at rskiles@mail.win.org from May to the end of July. - Doug Skiles WARNING: This FAQ contains spoilers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS Part 1: HOW DO I CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FAQ?........................................0 MOVIE SYNOPSIS..........................................................1 WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE ALIEN SPECIES?................................2 WHO IS [CHARACTER/DIRECTOR] ?...........................................3 (FILMED) SCENES THAT DIDN'T APPEAR IN THE THEATRICAL RELEASES...........4 DIFFERENT MOVIE VERSIONS................................................5 MERCHANDISE.............................................................6 UNRELEASED MERCHANDISE..................................................7 Part 2: MEMORABLE QUOTES ......................................................8 TECHNICAL PROBLEMS......................................................9 TRIVIA.................................................................10 PLOT PROBLEMS AND LOOPHOLES............................................11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................12 Part 3: FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED TOPICS............................................13 GIBSON'S ALIEN^3 SCRIPT................................................14 FASANO'S ALIEN^3 SCRIPT................................................15 Part 4: MOVIE WATCHING RITUALS.................................................16 MUSIC..................................................................17 SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE ALIEN SPECIES...................................18 REVISION HISTORY.......................................................19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. HOW DO I CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FAQ? To ensure accuracy, this FAQ has a few ground rules. The only canonical sources are interviews with the creators, the theatrical version of _ALIEN_, the director's cut (or theatrical version) of _ALIENS_, the theatrical version of _ALIEN^3_, and the theatrical version of _ALIEN RESURRECTION_. All other sources (ie: cut scenes from _ALIEN_, _ALIEN^3_, or _ALIEN RESURRECTION_, books, comics, toys, games, etc...) are generally considered speculative. This does not mean that any information outside of the listed movies is not welcome here. Alot of the "speculative" information is used in discussions or for giving "possible" answers to questions that cannot be answered by events that occur in the movies. If you would like to contribute to this FAQ, TRY and follow this guideline: - include references where necessary. If you're referring to a book, it's often a good idea to include the title of the book and Author's name as it would appear on the book (ie: " Alan Dean Foster " instead of " Foster ") - DON'T be too wordy with your information as I'll be forced to paraphrase it (the document is rather large). - DON'T send stuff like "I really liked ALIENS" because it's OPINION and it's not FACT and it doesn't belong in this document. - if you wish to update/add to something already in the FAQ, please do so. Some of this information could easily be elaborated upon [especially the comments that are enclosed in square brackets]. Just send it to me! [Doug Skiles c743589@showme.missouri.edu from August to the end of April, rskiles@mail.win.org from May to the end of July] - it's preferable if you make your contribution through Email as this FAQ can get posted to a newsgroup that I don't read and your efforts will be wasted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. MOVIE SYNOPSIS _.___ ___._ . / \\ // \ . / `-,_ \\ _ _ // _,-` \ .-,__ \__,-' `, ,` '-,__/ __,-. / `-/ , ,` `, , \-` \ |== - ===========------------ ------------=========== - ==| \ __,-\__ ' `. * Note: .` ' __/-,__ / `-' _/ /`-._.' the purpose of this section is to quote '._.-`\ \_ '-` ,-' / / what's on the back of the movie boxes. The \ \ '-, -'' ,-' / sections quoted here are often incorrect. \ '-, ''- \/_.-' '-._\/ ' ' _ALIEN_ (Color, 1979, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1)) In deep outer space the crew of a commercial spaceship make an unscheduled landing on a barren and desolate planet for engine repairs. They encounter a pulsating organism which attaches itself to one of the crew members and reproduces within his body to become the deadly ALIEN. As each of the crew members is slain by the creature - one by one - the final confrontation between the last surviving crew member and the Alien culminates in an explosive conclusion. 116 minutes. [quoted from the 1984 CBS/FOX Video release] _ALIEN_ (Color, 1979, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1) "Alien" is the first movie of one of the most popular sagas in science fiction history, and introduces Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the iron-willed woman destined to battle the galaxy's ultimate creature. The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery -- a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival, but for the survival of all mankind. 116 minutes. [quoted from the 1999 20th Century Fox DVD release] _ALIENS_ (Color, 1986, Rated R, Shot flat (1.85:1)) Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew is received with skepticism - until transmissions from space colonists who have since settled on the Alien's planet abruptly stop. Determined to end the recurring nightmares of her terrifying ordeal and to completely exterminate the deadly creature, Ripley joins a team of high-tech combat vets sent to investigate the disappearance of the space colonists! Approx. 138 Minutes. [quoted from the 1992 CBS/FOX Video release] _ALIENS SPECIAL EDITION_ (10.000 copies, Color, 1986, Rated R, Shot flat (1.85:1)) The Alien Has Bred... The Alien, the perfect organism. A killing machine whose physical excellence is matched only by it's hostility. Officer Ellen Ripley and the crew of the star ship Nostromo encountered one such creature, she alon survived the massacre. After floating in space for years Ripley is rescued only to learn she must return to the planet where her nightmare began. L.V. 426, the world on which Ripley first encountered The Alien, has now been colonized. When communication is lost with the settlers, a team of battle hardened space marines are sent in, and Ripley with them... What awaits them is not one creature, but thousands. The Alien has bred and this time it's all out war! Approximatly 154 minutes [quoted from the 1990 FOX-Video release] _ALIENS SPECIAL EDITION_ (Color, 1986, Rated R, Shot flat (1.85:1)) In this action-packed sequel to ALIEN, Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism -- until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate. Personally supervised by director James Cameron, this special edition includes scenes eliminated prior to the film's 1986 release which broaden the narrative scope and enrich the emotional impact of the film. Approximately 154 minutes. [quoted from the 20th Century Fox 1999 DVD release] _ALIEN^3_ (Standard version, not the above widescreen version) (Color, 1992, Rated R, Shot flat (1.85:1)) Fiorna 161 is a lice-infected planet in a distant solar system. A maximum security work correctional facility, this monastic community is host to some of the most violent criminals of the universe. into this male dominated world crashes Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, bringing with her an unwelcome visitor. Once again Ripley is pitted against her deadliest enemy, only this time wihtout aid of advanced technology or modern weapons. Approximatly 110 minutes [quoted from the 1992 FOX-Video release] _ALIEN^3_ (Color, 1992, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1)) In _ALIEN^3_, Ripley finds herself an unwelcome guest on Fiorina 161, a lice-infested planet in a distant solar system, when the EEV she's travelling on malfunctions and crashes. Fiorina -- or "Fury" -- 161 is inhabited by a small community of violent criminals who discovered religion and stayed behind when their prison facility was evacuated. As a woman, Ripley is the ultimate outcast; her presence causes conflicts that endanger the pracarious balance of power on the planet, threatening to turn the reformed members of the monastic community back into killers. There is, however, an even more dangerous visitor to Fury 161 -- a stowaway alien who threatens not only the inhabitants of this planet but of the entire universe. Faced with extinction, the prisoners band together under Ripley's leadership and, despite a lack of advanced technology and modern weapons, battle the creature for the very future of mankind. [quoted from the 1992 CBS/FOX laserdisc release] _ALIEN^3_ (Color, 1992, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1)) Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that the Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature, but herself as well. Approx. 115 minutes. [quoted from the 1999 20th Century Fox DVD release] _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ (Color, 1997, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1)) Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this terrifying, highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller! Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiements later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her -- along with the alien queen inside her -- hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. Alive with spectacular special effects Alien Resurrection is a riveting, pulse-pounding roller coaster ride that's "reborn to be wild" (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY). Approx. 108 minutes. [quoted from the 1998 FOX Home Video release] _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ (Color, 1997, Rated R, Shot in Panavision (2.35:1)) Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this terrifying, highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller! Ellen Ripley (Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiements later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her -- along with the alien queen inside her -- hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrection Ripley is full of surprises for her "creators," as are the aliens. And soon, a lot more than "all hell" breaks loose! To combat the creatures, Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call (Ryder), who holds more than a few secrets of her own. Alive with spectacular special effects and co-starring Ron Perlman, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Greeman, Brad Dourif and Michael Wincott, Alien Resurrection is a riveting, pulse-pounding roller coaster ride that's "reborn to be wild" (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY). Come aboard... if you dare, and witness a whole new breed of terror. Approx. 108 minutes. [Quotes from the 1999 20th Century Fox DVD release] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE ALIEN SPECIES? This section discusses what we know about the Alien life-form; it is entirely based on facts that are provided to us in each of the movies. * Note: the phrase "acid for blood" is accepted in this section as a convenient way of describing the corrosive liquid that comes out of the aliens/face-huggers when they are shot/cut/mutilated. Eggs - eggs are initially created inside a queen alien and enter the world (after being queued in her extended abdomen) via slimey tube to stand on their own (indicating that there is a definite "up" side and "down" side to the egg). The egg itself is a leathery object [...it's full of leathery- objects; like eggs or something... Kane (Alien)], translucent and approximately 2.5 feet tall. According to a scene that was cut from _ALIEN_ these eggs could also be "constructed" by a regular alien "infecting" an organism (which would undergo some sort of metamorphosis) however, this concept was not supported (nor denied) in _ALIENS_ and _ALIEN^3_. It is important to note that this method was the originally intended method of the designer of the Alien, H.R. Giger. _ALIEN^3_ eggs - the egg in _ALIEN^3_ was smaller than we had previously seen and it was more bulbous. Face-huggers - hibernating inside one of these eggs is a parasite, commonly refered to as a face-hugger. When a viable host is brought near a closed egg (either by curiosity, or being cocooned and held in place) it triggers the "contents" of the egg to come to life. The egg opens and the face-hugger launches out at the organism and attaches itself by wrapping a long "tail" around its victim's neck and using long spider-like legs (like a spider, the face-hugger has 8 legs) to firmly grip the organism's head. The face-hugger controls the amount of oxygen its host receives and puts the victim in a comatose state while it reaches down the host's throat and lays an egg. In order to ensure that the job can be completed with little outside interference, the face-hugger has concentrated acid for "blood" (a possible self defense mechanism) and can strangle its host with its tail [...it's not coming off without tearing his face off with it. Dallas (Alien)] After the egg is planted in the victim's body, the face-hugger leaves the host (who will soon re-gain conciousness and have no recollection of the implantation) and dies. [...he's got an outer layer of protein poly-saccarides, has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon which gives him a longer resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Ash (Alien)] Chest-burster - the alien begins its life by bursting from the chest of its host. At this stage in its development it has a small cranium, tan-colored skin and is susceptable to fire. _ALIENS_ chestburster - Unlike the one in _ALIEN_ this chestburster had arms. _ALIEN^3_ chestburster - Little is known about the "dog-burster," since little more than its head was scene before it almost immmediately shed its skin. This showed that the chestburster had to shed its skin at least two times (maybe more?) before reaching full maturity -- at least once right after birth, and once by the ventilation fan which kills Murphy. The tendency to shed skin right after birth is unlike the behavior of the chestburster in _ALIEN_. Ripley's chestburster was also different from the ones in _ALIEN_ and _ALIENS_; it was slightly more "mature" immediately after its birth. Specifically, unlike the chestbursters of the previous movies, this one had legs as well as arms. Of course, this one is was also a queen chestburster, which took longer to develop than a regular chestburster, possibly explaining that there would be some difference. _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ chestburster - Both the fetal queen chestburster, and Purvis' own 'burster at the film's end have no arms or legs, just like the original! Of course, the queen wasn't fully developed in Ripley, which could explain that oddity, but Purvis' chestburster is another matter entirely. For now, we can only know that it's just another example of artistic license. Alien - As the chest-burster matures, it sheds its skin (similar to a snake), its cranium becomes elongated and it has a hard, dark (black/green) outer shell (exo-skeleton). The mature alien has concentrated acid for "blood" and a higher tolerance to fire. As indicated in _ALIENS_ the alien creature does not "show up" on infra-red scanners which would indicate that it does not emit heat. One distinguishing feature of the alien is that it has two mouths, one inside the other. According to H.R. Giger, the inner mouth is in fact the alien's "tongue" (it is such a vicious creature that even its tongue is dangerous). Another interesting feature of the alien is that it does not have (what we would perceive to be) "eyes". _ALIENS_ alien - these aliens only had 3 fingers as opposed to the 6 fingered creature in _ALIEN_. Aliens in this movie had a "ribbed" cranium unlike the smooth cranium of _ALIEN_. We also see aliens in the water for the first time in this movie, though we don't know how long the alien was underwater before it emerged behind Newt, nor do we know if it swam or walked on the bottom to get there. _ALIEN^3_ alien - This alien is different than the previous ones we've seen; it tends to move around on all fours at times and ensures that the unborn queen alien is kept safe. The fact that this alien has four legs and no arms, unlike previous examples of the species, shows how the alien intertwines its DNA with that of its host during the chestburster stage, allowing it to take on certain attributes of its host, i.e. the four legs taken from the dog. This fact plays an intregal part in _ALIEN RESURRECTION_. Plus, this is the first movie in which we see that the aliens can spit their acidic blood, or perhaps some other kind of acid venom, as seen when the alien spits the acidic liquid at Murphy's face, causing him to scream and slide down to the fan. _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ alien - This alien has a different sound to it -- it growls rather than squeals. This could be something that occurs as a result of the DNA mixing between Ripley and the aliens. This alien does revert to the three-fingered design that the _ALIENS_ alien showed on its hand, and also is very agile underwater. This alien shows the spitting of acidic venom/blood more clearly. The Queen Alien - Little is known about her. From _ALIEN^3_ we know that a queen alien can be born in the same way as a regular alien. Some things that we do know about the queen: she has a much larger cranium than the usual alien and is slightly taller (approx 2-3 feet). The queen has the ability to create and lay eggs (through the use of the extended abdomen) and she has the ability to survive without the extended abdomen (for an unknown amount of time). In _ALIEN RESURRECTION_, the combination of alien and human DNA in the queen allows her to impregnate herself and give birth to the Newborn in a manner similar to how humans give birth to their own young. It is unknown if this abberration would continue on to a queen that is two generations removed from Ripley, and thusly has the human part of its DNA somewhat dulled. The Newborn - The queen alien gives birth to The Newborn as described above. This creature is fleshy and appears to have a navel and breasts, obviously human characteristics. It shares the elongated head design of other aliens but also has obvious eyes, unlike other aliens. It lacks an inner jaw but does have a large mouth that holds many sharp, piercing teeth, particularly those in the four corners of the front of the mouth, plus a lengthy, human-like pink tongue. The long arms of the Newborn are three-fingered, and its legs have two toes each. It is unknown if the Newborn's blood is acidic. For more information, consult the last document of the FAQ, a document written by a molecular biologist called 'HiveQueen', or go to the Alien WWW Pages (address above). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. WHO IS [CHARACTER/DIRECTOR] ? If you seek further information about the cast or creators listed below, check out the rec.arts.movies movie database package which is available via anonymous FTP to boulder.colorado.edu in the pub/tv+movies/lists directory. _ALIEN_ Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Dan O'Bannon Composer: Jerry Goldsmith Director of Photography: Derek Vanlint Designer: H.R.Giger (Hans Rudi Giger. Giger pronounced rhyming with "eager") Cast: Ellen Ripley [Sigourney Weaver]: Warrant Officer, and lone human survivor. J. Lambert [Veronica Cartwright]: Navigator and visibly shaken bag of nerves. Ash [Ian Holm]: Science officer, an android. Parker [Yaphet Kotto]: Chief engineer and general wiseguy, dislikes Ripley. G. E. Kane [John Hurt]: Executive officer; the alien bursts from his chest. (In the novel, his first name is "Thomas") S. E. Brett [Harry Dean Stanton]: Engineering technician who says "right." A. Dallas [Tom Skerritt]: Captain who goes after the alien in the vents. Alien [Bolaji Bodejo]: Um. Alien. Mother [Helen Horton]: Voice of the Nostromo computer. _ALIENS_ Director: James Cameron Writers: James Cameron, David Giler (story), Walter Hill (story) Composer: James Horner Director of Photography: Adrian Biddle Cast: Ellen Ripley [Sigourney Weaver]: Cargo loader, gets assigned (by choice) as an advisor for the mission to LV-426. Sergeant A. Apone [Al Matthews]: Sergeant, ground commander, and cigar smoker. Corporal Dwayne Hicks [Michael Biehn]: Only soldier that survived, befriends and protects Ripley. Private W. Hudson [Bill Paxton]: "Game over man! Game over!" Freaks out yet kicks some ass. Private J. Vasquez [Jenette Goldstein]: Uses a smart gun. A tough hispanic woman. Private M. Drake [Mark Rolston]: Uses a smart gun and hangs with Vasquez. Corporal C. Ferro [Colette Hiller]: Dropship pilot (wears sunglasses). Private D. Spunkmeyer [Daniel Kash]: Dropship co-pilot and cargo loader. His hand gets slimed. L. Bishop [Lance Henriksen]: Android; science officer. Carter J. Burke [Paul Reiser]: Company advisor and general sleaze. Private R. Frost [Ricco Ross]: Hated the corn bread and "heard that." Private T. Crowe [Tip Tipping] Corporal C. Dietrich [Cynthia Scott]: Marine medic. Lieutenant S. Gorman [William Hope]: Controls the marines from the APC and gets a concussion. Private T. Wierzbowski [Trevor Steedman] Rebecca Jorden [Carrie Henn]: Newt, lone colony survivor. Mrs Jorden [Holly De Young]: Newt's mother. Timmy Jorden [Christopher Henn]: Newt's brother. Russ Jorden [Jay Benedict]: Newt's father. Lydecker [Bill Armstrong]: Acheron colony administrator Simpson [Mac McDonald]: Acheron colony administrator ECA Rep [Valerie Colgan]: Claims that LV-426 has "no indigenous life." Insurance Man [Alan Polonsky]: Says the Nostromo was worth "42 million in adjusted dollars." Med Tech [Alibe Parsons]: Offers Ripley something to help her sleep. Doctor [Blain Fairman]: Shouts "HOOOOLD!" in Ripley's dream sequence. Cocooned Woman [Barbara Coles]: Pleads to die. Alien Warrior [Tom Woodruff, Jr.] Alien Warrior [Carl Toop] _ALIEN^3_ Director: David Fincher Writers: Larry Ferguson, David Giler, Walter Hill, Vincent Ward (story) Composer: Elliot Goldenthal Director of Photography: Alex Thomson Cast: Ellen Ripley [Sigourney Weaver]: Sole survivor of the Sulaco, shaves her head, carries the next alien queen embryo in her body. Bishop II [Lance Henriksen]: Android from ALIENS and (in a different roll) the designer of the android or another android (looking like Bishop). Clemens [Charles Dance]: The medical officer who gets close to Ripley and has a "sordid history." Golic [Paul McGann]: Surveys the compartments sizes with Boggs and Rains. Goes more crazy than usual after seeing "the dragon." Dillon [Charles S. Dutton]: The religious leader who befriends Ripley. Andrews [Brian Glover]: Superintendant and company man. Newt [Danielle Edmond]: The little girl corpse. Aaron [Ralph Brown]: Andrews' assistant with an IQ of 85. Morse [Danny Webb]: Lone survivor who threatens Ripley when the alien first attacks, pours the lead at the end, and has a malfunctioning door to work with during the bait and chase sequence. Arthur [Dhobi Oparei] Murphy [Chris Fairbank] Wore those memorable boots and get "diced" by the fan in the ventilation shaft. Jude [Vincenzo Nicoli] Eric [Niall Buggy] Frank [Carl Chase]: Primary investigator into the EEV crash who realizes that "one of them's still alive!" Kevin [Philip Davis]: Dies in Dillon's arms. Rains [Christopher John Fields]: Surveys the compartment sizes with Boggs and Golic. Gregor [Peter Guinness] Boggs [Leon Herbert]: Surveys the compartment sizes with Rains and Golic. William [Clive Mantle] Junior [Holt McCallany] David [Pete Postlethwaite]: Explains why Aaron is called "85" to Ripley, screams that the final chase "is not a drill!" Troy [Paul Brennan] Company Man [Hi Ching]: Asks "Where is Lieutenant Ripley? Is she still alive?" and wears some kind of funky-fresh plastic bag on his head. Alien [Tom Woodruff, Jr] _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writer: Joss Whedon Composer: John Frizzell Director of photography: Darius Khondji Ellen Ripley [Sigourney Weaver]: Both the eighth and seventh clones of Ripley, brought back to life by the military 200 years later for the queen alien she carries. Combining of the DNA makes her an aggressive yet confused predator. Annalee Call [Winona Ryder]: One of the mechanics on the Betty, and a recently new member of Elgyn's team of smugglers. She has read Ripley's history and knows what the military intends to accomplish by cloning her. She is also an android. Vriess [Dominique Pinon]: The Betty's chief mechanic, a man paralyzed from the waist down, confined to a high-tech wheelchair. Johner [Ron Perlman]: Resident tough guy and drunk of the Betty crew. Frequently cracks wise. Christie [Gary Dourdan]: Tough and always at the ready, a crack shot who does whatever is in the best interests of himself and his fellow crewmembers on the Betty. Elgyn [Michael Wincott]: The captain of the Betty's team of smugglers. Hillard [Kim Flowers]: Elgyn's lover and the Betty's primary pilot. General Perez [Dan Hedaya]: Commander of the Auriga and experienced military officer who attempts to develop the aliens for weaponry. Dr. Wren [J.E. Freeman]: Head doctor aboard the Auriga. Spearheaded the Ripley cloning project and follows the Betty team off of the ship before turning traitor. Dr. Gediman [Brad Dourif]: Wren's primary assistant who ends up coccooned in the queen's chamber. DiStephano [Raymond Cruz]: Soldier who follows the Betty crew off of the Auriga. Purvis [Leland Orser]: Miner who is kidnapped to be an alien host by the Betty crew. Anaesthesiologist [Carolyn Campbell]: Says host is "doing well." Scientist [Marlene Bush]: Shouts "GEDIMAAAAAAN!" and appears to have a distaste for impregnating the innocent miners. Surgeon [David St. James]: Removes the queen chestburster from Ripley 8. Soldier W/ Glove [Rodney Mitchell]: Scans the "Betty" crew for weapons. Soldier Shot Through Helmet [Robert Faltisco]: Was nailed by Christie's ricochet shot. Frozen Soldier [David Rowe]: Discovered the aliens' intelligence the hard way. Soldier [Garrett House] Soldier [Rod Damer] Soldier [Mark Mansfield] Soldier [Daniel Raymont] Soldier [Chip Nuzzo] Voice of 'Father' [Steven Gilborn]: Voice of the "Auriga"'s main computer. Sleeper [Robert Bastens] Sleeper [Rick Bueno] Sleeper [Alex Lorre] Sleeper [Ron Ramessar] Young Ripley [Nicole Fellows]: The child Ripley floating in the statis tube at the film's opening. Lead Alien [Tom Woodruff, Jr.] Alien [David Britten Prior] Newborn Vocal #1 [Joan LaBarbara]: Provided some of those inhuman growls and squeals. Newborn Vocal #2 [Archie Hahn]: Ditto. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. (FILMED) SCENES THAT DIDN'T APPEAR IN THE THEATRICAL RELEASES. _ALIEN_ * From Famous Monsters #158, Special 1980 Annual: A gruesome scene where Kane's bloated corpse floats past the observation blister. [This is quite a strange, because in the movie we see Kane clearly _shooting_ away from the Nostromo.] * From the _ALIEN_ box set: After being awakened from hypersleep, Kane wanders out to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, he says "Rise and shine Lambert". Scene where the crew gathers on the bridge and listens to the signal coming from the derelict craft. [1 min, 40 sec] Scene where Lambert confronts Ripley about Ripley's reluctance to let them back on the ship with Kane and the facehugger. Lambert tells Ripley, Parker and Brett how the face hugger got on Kane. [1 min, 40 sec] Ripley radios down to Parker and Brett to see how they're progressing on the repairs, Parker and Ripley exchange tense words over the radio. [1 min, 17 sec] After the face hugger's acid eats through a few floors, the crew returns to the med lab to check up on Kane's condition. Ripley sees an X-Ray of Kane's chest and asks Ash, "What is that dark stain on Kane's lung?" The rest of the crew starts asking if Kane's going to live, Dallas tells everyone to go back to work. [2 min, 16 sec] After Kane's death, the crew gathers around at the meal table to discuss what they're going to do with the escaped alien. Brett anounces the cattle-prod idea and suggests "catching" the alien in a net. [2 min, 58 sec] Longer version of Brett's death. This scene had Brett frozen with fear as the alien grabs his head, he yells "Parker!" and then blood poors from beneath his cap. The alien lifts him up into the landing gear and Ripley and Parker come rushing in. Parker stands where Brett once was and looks up; blood drips on his shirt and then Brett's cattle prod falls to Parker's feet. [48 sec] 2/3 of a scene was filmed, this involved Parker, Ripley and Lambert trying to flush the alien out of the air lock. As they are about to succeed, an alarm is triggered and the alien rushes out of the airlock (getting its tail caught in the closing door, and spilling acid that causes a hull breach). Parker falls unconciously to the floor, Ripley does the same and Lambert and Ash come to their rescue. Ripley vocalizes her suspicions about Ash by accusing him of setting the alarm off. [total: 1 min, 51 sec] After Dallas's disappearance, Ripley (being suspicious of Ash) asks Lambert if she's ever slept with him. [1 min, 37 sec] The build-up to Lambert's death is much longer. (Watch the alien's shadow on the wall, it walks in, crouches down, then immediately gets up) A scene where we see the alien enter, crouch down and wait until Lambert notices its presence was cut. When Lambert sees the alien, it uncoils its tail and walks (like a crab) over to Lambert. After Ripley discovers the remains of Parker and Lambert, she makes another discovery. Ripley enters the landing gear area of the Nostromo (where Brett got killed) and discovers a cocooned Dallas and Brett mutating into an egg. Dallas pleads, "Kill me". Ripley flames Dallas and the Brett-egg and then runs to set the ship on self-destruct. [3 min, 22 sec] _ALIENS_ * From the "liner notes" that came with the collector's edition of the movie on laserdisc. Ripley is sitting on a park bench waiting for Burke (before the inquisition), immediately following her stay in Gateway Station' hospital. She presses a button, and the entire park behind her disappears, reveiling a grey screen. Burke enters and tells her how to act at the hearing. Ripley asks about her daughter. Burke keeps talking about the hearing. She insists to hear about her daughter. Burke hands her a computer printout (colour) that shows her a nice old lady. Burke tells her her daughter died at the age of 67. That was two years ago. Ripley whispers that she promised her daughter she'd be back before her 11th birthday before going off on the Nostromo. After Ripley's outburst during in the inquest ("Because if one of those creatures gets down here, you can kiss all of this goodbye"), dialogue has been restored in which Van Leuwen voices the council's final decision. (her flight status is revoked because she is deemed unfit to serve as a flight officer, she has to have monthly psych evaluations, and no criminal charges being filed against her) A scene where the colonists receive orders from Burke telling them to explore the derelict space craft. Newt's family drives to the site, during the trip Newt and her brother Timothy are arguing about a game of hide and seek that they play in the colony's airduct system. Timothy complains that Newt has the unfair advantage of being able to hide in the small places that the rest of the players can't get to. Following this, they arrive at the derelict ship and the mother and father go in; later the mother returns dragging the father who now has a face hugger clamped on his face. There's a scene of the colony, before contact with the aliens, in this scene we see a sign outside the colony reading: "Hadleys Hope - pop. 158" During the sequence in Ripley's apartment (where they try to convince her to go investigate the lack of contact with the Colony), Burke's dialogue regarding "The Company's" interest in the colony has been restored. Immediately following the establishing shot of the Sulaco is a restored introdution to the interior of the ship, eventually leading to the frost- covered hypersleep chamber (and then they wake-up. this is similar to the start of Alien). During the drop from the Sulaco to LV-426, is a restored scene of Hudson playfully boasting about the Marines and their weaponry. He tells Ripley he'll protect her. He also tells her the Sulaco carries every weapon from knives to 'nukes'. During the Marines' initial search through the colony, a sequence has been inserted in which Hudson and Vasquez investigate some motion they have deteced ahead of them. It were some hamsters walking around in their cage. The scene in which Ripley, Burke, Gorman, and Bishop enter the colony has been restored. (you see lotsa hesitation on Ripley's face before entering the complex). Hicks leaves behind, asks her if she's ok. She says yes and enters the complex. During Hick's discussion of the equipment salvaged from the APC wreckage, additional dialogue has been added in which he discribes the four remote sentry guns and how they can be used. When Ripley and the Marines examine the colony's blueprints, discussing how they will barricade themselves inside the complex, there is some additional dialogue referring to the strategic placement of the sentry guns. The sequence of Hicks arming the sentry, and Hudson and Vasquez testing one of the sentry guns been restored. Before the scene where Ripley carries Newt into the infirmary, a single show of the sentry guns has been inserted. During the scene where Ripley puts Newt to bed in the medical center, the dialogue about Ripley's daughter and the origin of babies as been restored. Newt asks Ripley if human babies are born the same way the aliens are. (Newt asks if Ripley ever had a daughter and she finds out Ripley's daughter's dead). In the scene where Ripley, Bishop, Hudson, and Vasquez discuss the aliens' life cycle, there is some additional dialogue in which Hudson, Vasquez and Bishop offer their speculations. (beehive/anthill sort of society) After Ripley's confrontation with Burke, the sequence involving the aliens attempting to make their way past the sentry guns in the service tunnel has been restored. Something probably only showed at the opening day of Aliens was a scene in which Ripley puts on her Reebok sneakers after she just found out that the facehuggers broke free, when she rested with Newt in the MedLab. After Vasquez and Ripley seal Bishop in the pipe, the aliens confront the other two sentry guns that have been set up in the colony corridors. At the end of the sequence, when Hicks dispatches Hudson and Vasquez (to walk perimeter), some of the shots have been rearranged from the theatrical edition and Hicks' dialogue slightly altered. Before Ripley leaves the drop-ship to rescue Newt, there is some additional dialogue in thich she turns to Hicks to say goodbye, and they exchange their first names: RIPLEY : See you Hicks. HICKS : Dwayne. It's Dwayne. RIPLEY : *smiles* Ellen... HICKS : Don't be gone long, Ellen. When Ripley is searching for Newt, she finds Burke who has been cocooned and impregnated. Burke begs Ripley to shoot him, instead she hands him a grenade. < this scene did not appear in the director's cut, but WAS filmed. Problem with this scene was that Burke couldn't have had a chestburster inside, because the impregnation was only one hour ago, so he should've had a facehugger on his face, being in a state of coma > _ALIEN^3_ Scene where Ripley's face is covered with bugs [lice], mentioned by Sigourney Weaver. The original movie didn't include the scene of the alien bursting from the dog's chest. Card #39 (of the _ALIEN^3_ trading card set) is a picture of an ox hanging in an Abattoir and the text says, "In one of the original scenes for Alien^3, oxen are used to pull Ripley's EEV from the water. When one of the oxen falls to the ground, the prisoners take it to the Abattoir for butchering. But while a prisoner is preparing to butcher the ox, the Alien bursts from the animals chest." There's a scene where Clemens runs into the complex carrying Ripley after she has been pulled from the wreckage. He enters the complex and carries her to the infirmary. FILMED ??? A scene when the EEV crashes and the Newt's cryogenic unit is flooded with water and she drowns. It was in the script, but it is not known wether this scene was shot. [ It is rumoured that Newt was the first to be facehugged when the alien got onboard the EEV. Because she drowned the foetus which was partialy developed (could explain why the chestburster was larger and more developped than in the 2 other movies) and couldn't exist in this host anymore. This fetus then came out of Newt through her throat and went to the cryo-chamber of Ripley. This would explain the acid burns on two of the cryo-chambers as seen in the movie. The feotus then entered Ripley by her throat. A scene that fits with part of the script's description of this is seen in the "Making of Alien 3" video the dead body of Newt is shown in her cryotube, and then her mouth opens and she moves slightly, as though screaming. This was described in the script as something seen before the queen chestburster crawled out of her mouth. This would also explain the reason why Ripley had a very soar throat during the first parts of the movie. The sources for this rumour are the Dark Horse Comic "Alien 3 movie adaptation" and original script. According to PR-people of that Comic this story was the comic version of the movie was held strictly to it's original script/contents. Because the comic was released a few months prior to the movie release this change in script/direction would not be seen in the comic. ] _ALIEN RESURRECTION_ Scene where Ripley sits in her holding cell, listening to the chaos around her, and begins to laugh maniacally. This is known to have been filmed thanks to an interview with Joss Whedon in Cinescape's "Movie ALIENS" special. In the chapel scene, a few lines of dialogue about Newt were cut. Ripley refers to the fact that she recalls that she once cared for a little girl that she tried to rescue, and failed. She then sadly observes that she no longer can recall the little girl's name. The conversation then resumes at the point where Ripley asks why Call came to the ship (to which Call responds "to kill you"). We know these scenes were filmed thanks to the published version of Whedon's final script as well as comments made about the scene in early test screening reviews on > Ripley radios down to Parker and Brett ... << - >> Longer version of Brett's death. << - >> ... Parker, Ripley and Lambert trying to flush the alien out of the air lock. << - >> ... Ripley (being suspicious of Ash) asks Lambert if she's ever slept with him. << - The cocoon sequence. * Trailers: Advance trailer, theatrical trailer, US 30 sec + 10 sec trailers _ALIENS_ * Trailers: Advance trailer and theatrical trailer * Interview with James Cameron from 1986, again by Don Shay. _ALIEN^3_ * Trailers: Advance trailer, theatrical trailer, international trailer, UK (no typo) 30 sec + 10 sec trailers The running times of the cassettes (including the collector's section) are given as 142, 164, and 119 minutes respectively. The set also includes the Making Of Alien^3 tape (22 mins) in a special packaging similar to the movies in this set, plus: (quoted from a sticker on the wrapper foil) "* 32 page full colour brochure * 12 full color lobby stills * Exclusive Alien Trilogy T-Shirt (XL Size) * Individually numbered Collector's Certificate * 3 button badges (one for each film) * ALIEN WAR Privilege Card (allowing '2 for the price of 1 entry' and 'queue jump')" The whole thing comes in a "Deluxe 'Face Hugger' Case," which is basically a plastic suitcase with an embossed/sculptured face hugger 'hugging' it. This limited edition was (probably) announced in late 1993 and was only manufractured in numbers equal to the orders recieved after the announcement. ("Only one production run will be made," the photocopy of the announcement stated.) Probably less than 10'000 were made in this production run. Alien Legacy Collector's Set A must-own for any ALIEN fan, this set comes in a DVD version with all four films (extras listed for the DVDs above) and a mail-in offer for a fifth DVD of "The Making of Alien", or in a set of all four movies on video in Pan & Scan with the fifth tape of "The Making of Alien" packed right in. The video of ALIENS is the special edition, and the video of ALIEN has the cut scenes, outtakes, and trailers after the movie. They're available now in an embossed box with a metallic shining ALIEN on both sides, and you need to go get one now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. MERCHANDISE This is an ever-expanding portion of the FAQ so it is probably FAR from complete. _BOOKS_ * NOTE: "pb" = paperback, "hc" = hardcover. - Alien Souvenir Movie Program sold in theatres (pb) - Alien Official Movie Magazine (pb, Warren Publishing) - "The Book Of Alien" by Scanlon/Gross (pb, Simon & Schuster) - "Alien, The Illustrated Story" by Goodwin/Simonson (pb, Heavy Metal) - "Alien", The Movie Novel edited by Anobile (pb, Avon) - "Giger's Alien" art by H R Giger (pb, Big O Publishing) (hc, Morpheus International) - "Aliens", The Official Movie Book (pb, Starlog) (pb, Japanese) - "Aliens", The Official Movie Magazine (pb, Starlog) - "Alien" by Alan Dean Foster (novelisation) (pb, 1st US ed. Warner) (1st US. hc, SFBC, code J-27) (1st trade hc, UK) - "Aliens" by Alan Dean Foster (novelisation) (pb, 1st US ed. Warner) (1st US hc, SFBC, code Q-44) (1st trade hc, UK, Severn House) - "Alien^3" by Alan Dean Foster (novelisation) - "Alien" Movie Script by Hill and Giler - "Aliens" Movie Script by James Cameron - "Alien III" Movie Script by William Gibson - "Alien Poster Magazine" Nos. 1 & 2 - Alien Press Book - Alien Press Kit - Aliens Press Kit - "Aliens, book 1: Earth Hive" by Steve Perry (Bantam, Oct 1992) (ISBN 0-553-56120-0 pb) - "Aliens, book 2: Nightmare Asylum" by Steve Perry (Bantam, May 1993) (ISBN 0-553-56158-8 pb) - "Aliens, book 3: The Female War" by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry (Bantam, Aug 1993) (ISBN 0-553-56159-6 pb) - "Aliens vs. Predator: Prey" by Steve and Stephani Perry (Bantam, 1994) (ISBN 0-553-56555-9) - "Aliens: Genocide" by Davi Bischoff (Bantam, 1993) novel version of the Dark Horse Comic "Aliens: Genocide" #1-4 (ISBN 0-553-56371-8) - "Dissecting Aliens: Terror in Space" by John L. Flynn (pb, Boxtree Ltd. UK) - "Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter's Planet" (Bantam, 1994) - "Aliens: Alien Harvest" (Bantam, 1995) - "Aliens Technical Manual" by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood (HarperPrism, 1994) - "The Making of Alien Resurrection" by (HarperPrism, 1997) - "Alien Resurrection Script Book" by Joss Whedon (HarperPrism, 1997) - "Alien Resurrection Postcard Book" (1997) _COMICS_ w writer a artist c cover artist ? indicates more information needed - COMIC SHOP NEWS: Comics Debut 1 Jun 93 Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species preview - DARK HORSE COMICS: DARK HORSE has been publishing ALIEN comics since forever it seems (actually, about 1987 would be more accurate) and has, by this time, published so many that attempting to keep a list of them all would be a ludicrously gargantuan undertaking -- though anyone out there that thinks they have one is welcome to send it in! At the very least, you can know that all of the titles can be found in either "ALIEN", "ALIENS", or "DARK HORSE PRESENTS" comic titles. There are also some in the DARK HORSE INSIDER promotional magazine and the monthly UK magazine "DARK HORSE INTERNATIONAL." - ECLIPSE COMICS: Illegal Aliens (Sep 92) w:Clint McElroy ac:Bill Maus ac:Bob Hanon parody, modern vs. classic movie monsters b&w - HEAVY METAL COMMUNICATIONS: Alien, the Illustrated Story (1979) w:Archie Goodwin a:Walter Simonson ISBN 930-36842-8 trade pb _MAGAZINES & ARTICLES_ - Alien Invasions (Warren Presents No.3) - American Cinematographer: August, 1979 issue - American Film: Vol.4, No.5. - Cinefantastique: Vol.9, No.1 Vol.16, No.3, No.4/5 (double issue) - Cinefex: Nos. 1 & 27 - Cinemacabre: No.2 - Cracked Magazine: (parody) Digest No. II (Monster Party, 1/87) - Entertainment Weekly may 28, 1992 - Famous Monsters of Filmland: Nos. 154,155,156,157,158,159 - Fangoria: Nos. 1 & 3 - Fantastic Films: Nos. 9,10,11,12,13,22 - Filmfax: No. 4 - Future Life: No. 11 - Galactic Journal: No. 21 - Mad Magazine: (parody) Nos. 212, 268 - Mediascene: Nos. 32 & 35 - Monsterland: Nos. 11 & 13 - Premier: May 1992, Vol. 5, No. 9 - Prevue: No. 65 - Questar: No. 5 - Space Monsters: No. 1 - Space Wars: issues dated 9/79, 3/80 - Spotlight: Oct - Nov 1986, No 4 (French) - Starburst: (British) Nos. 8,14,16,17,19,88,97,98,99,100,102,105 - Starlog: Nos. 22,23,24,25,26,27,41,99,103,105,106,107,108,109,110,111, 115,117,121,125,126,150 - Japanese Edition: Nos. 7 & 9 - Sci-Fi Yearbook: No. 1 - Scrapbook: No.6 - Best of Starlog: Nos. 1 & 7 - Poster Magazine: Vol.1, Nos. 2 & 7 - Starlog Yearbook: Nos. 1,2,6,7 - Starwarp: Vol.2, No.3 - Visions: The Art of Arthur Suydam ($29.95) ISBN 1-56971-043-0 color and b&w, 12"x12" SC: contains a number of drawings of the alien by Suydam. Of course, there are many more magazine articles on ALIEN RESURRECTION, on top of these listed above from other areas of the series. But can anyone truly hunt the RESSURECTION articles all down? - DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTERS: Previews Vol II #11-12 (Oct 92-Nov 92) Interviews with Alien writers and artists, previews of Colonial Marines - EC PUBLICATIONS: Mad #212 Jan 80 Alias (Alien parody) Mad #268 Jan 87 (Aliens parody) Mad #? ~1992 (Alien3 parody) - FICTIONEER BOOKS: Comics Interview 68, 84, 87 (interviews with Alien writers and artists) Comics Interview Super Special: Aliens vs Predator Comics Interview Special Edition: Aliens - WARRIOR PUBLICATIONS: Hero Illustrated 2 (Aug 93) Aliens/Predator cover, bagged with Aliens/Predator ashcan comic - Cinefantastique also Vol. 22 no. 6 (Alien 3) - ImagiMovies Vol. 1 no. 3 (Giger Alien interview) - Cinefex no. 50 may 1992 - HR Giger ARh+ artbook (Taschen distrib.) _CLOTH PATCHES_ _IRON ONS_ - USCS Nostromo - USCS Nostromo - US Colonial Marines (with Eagle) - US Colonial Marines (words) - Alien Egg - USCS Nostromo (emblem) - Space Jockey - USCS Sulaco (emblem) - Delta (USCM emblem) (An outfit called Space Station (508 667-2314) has an array of "official" patches, identical to the ones in the movies. They have the "Nostromo" patch, as well as the complete set of United States Colonial Marines uniform patches. They also have a good supply of pins & such.) _PUZZLES (all from HG Toys)_ - "Alien" painted by Montage (large size) - "Alien Egg" - "Nostromo in Flight" - "Kane Looking In Egg" - "Puzzle in an Egg"(painted Alien Warrior) - "Alien Space Jockey" _BUTTONS AND PINS_ - "Alien" movie promo (probably more than one) - "Aliens" movie promo (probably more than one; the one de Vos had is a blue 3-D button with the word logo) - "Alien^3" movie promo (large and rectangular with a picture of an egg, the title "Alien^3" and the date "1992" on it) - "Alien 2" Japanese painted metal pin (figure of Alien Warrior) - Dark Horse Cloisette Series: No.1 (Alien Warrior) No.2 (Alien Warrior) No.3 (Alien Queen) No.4 (Chestburster) No.5 (Facehugger) No.6 (Facehugger) scheduled (ie, Nos. 7 & 8, the "Alien Drones") - "Alien Resurrection" movie promo button, vertical rectangle (title and Sigourney/Winona faces, like the final poster) - "Alien Resurrection" movie promo button, horizontal rectangle (movie title logo) _POSTERS AND PROMO ITEMS_ - Alien Warrior: comic illustration (by MARK A. NELSON!!!!!!! not Neilson) - "Alien" movie poster issue (one sheet) [possibly a 3 sheet] - "Aliens" movie poster issue styles "A" and "B" - "Ripley and Newt" Aliens promo poster - Alien Warrior: comic illustration (by Mark Neilson) - "Aliens" video promo poster - "Aliens" door sized Alien Warrior - Alien Warrior photo poster - H. R. Giger set of 6 or 8 concept design lithographs (S/N, edition of 325) - "Alien" movie sticker (Italien) - "Alien" movie stills (eight coloured stills, labeled "Set A") [more?] - "Alien" set of eight lobby cards (larger/smaller sizes) - "Alien" promotional matchbook (given away at 7-11, features Alien Egg logo) - "Alien" 8" by 16" cardboard promotional (movie theatre) insert - "Aliens" cardboard promotional (movie theatre) stand up of Ripley in Alien Egg Chamber - "Aliens" video store promotional display - "Alien 3" nylon promo flag/banner (1 meter high, 4 meters long) - "Alien 3" video promo stand with rotating alien foetus - "Alien 3" door sized alien warrior - "Alien Resurrection" teaser one sheet poster - "Alien Resurrection" release poster styles "A" (without star faces) and "B" (with faces of Sigourney and Winona) - "Alien Resurrection" set of four European teaser posters with different taglines. - "Alien Resurrection" nylon promo flag/banner (1 meter high, 4 meters long) - "Alien Resurrection" video release poster _CARDS_ - "Alien" card set (84 cards with 22 stickers) (Topps) - "Alien^3" card set (80 cards + one card for ordering the 3 Alien^3 comics) - In "Fright Flicks", there is a set of cards from Alien and Aliens. The numbers are: For Alien: 34,40,70,74,83,86 For Aliens: 11,23,46,50,57,59,64, and sticker 2 - "Alien vs. Predator" 90-card set (1994) - "Aliens vs. Predator Customizable Card Game" Card battles in the "Magic: The Gathering" style (1997) - "Alien Legacy" 90-card set (1998) _MODELS_ - KAIYODO Alien Warrior (Japanese) - KAIYODO Alien Queen (Japanese) - KAIYODO Alien Warrior II (based upon H.R. Giger's pre-production concept design; limited ed., issued at 8/89 Japanese Model Fest) - KAIYODO Alien Warrior ("deformed") (Japanese) - TSU promo poster - Alien Warrior: comic illustration (by Mark Neilson) - "Aliens" video promo poster - door sized Alien Warrior - Alien Warrior photo poster - H. R. Giger set of 6 or 8 concept design lithographs (S/N, edition of 325) - "Alien" movie sticker (Italien) - "Alien" movie stills (eight coloured stills, labeled "Set A") [more?] - "Alien" set of eight lobby cards (larger/smaller sizes) - "Alien" promotional matchbook (given away at 7-11, features Alien Egg logo) - "Alien" 8" by 16" cardboard promotional (movie theatre) insert - "Aliens" cardboard promotional (movie theatre) stand up of Ripley in Alien Egg Chamber - "Aliens" video store promotional display - TSUKUDA Alien Warrior (Japanese) - JRC Facehugger (Japanese "Garage Kit") - JRC Chestburster (Japanese "Garage Kit") - NYC Narcissus (Japanese) - NYC Alien Queen Metal Miniature Figure (Japanese) - OZ SHOP Alien Warrior, Astronaut, APC, Drop Ship (all "deformed") - SCOOP Alien Facehugger Bust (Japanese) - Scoop Alien Egg (on base) (Japanese) - MPC Alien Warrior (1st edition with jaws, 2nd edition no jaws) - HALCYON Aliens Armoured Personnel Carrier - HALCYON Aliens Drop Ship (* Note: SHED customising kit available) - GONZOID Alines Armoured Personnel Carrier (1/72 scale) - LATTIMER PRODUCTIONS Chestburster (lifesize) - MFR. UNKNOWN Alien Nostromo Astronaut (on base with egg) (Japanese) - AEF MODEL KITS (small scale, highly detailed) Hicks; Drake; Frost; Dietrich; Apone; Gorman; Hudson; Wierzbowski; Crowe; Ferro; Spunkmeyer; Vasquez(gun); Vasquez(escape); Ripley(combat); Ripley(escape); Completion Kits A,B,C; Equipment Kits A,B,C; Alien Warriors A,B,C,D; Alien Queen (attack mode); Alien Egg Assortment; Closed Egg Assortment; Facehugger/Chestburster Assortment; Alien Egg Chamber [very ltd edition of 150?]; USCM Power Loader - Sulaco, ALIEN^3 chestburster, facehugger (full scale), Queen Chestburster, Power Loader - MFR. UNKNOWN M41A Pulse Rifle kit (full size) - HALCYON/HORIZON Nostromo ("Nostromo model #HT-03 US.Doll.185.00") _UNCONFIRMED MODEL KITS_ - Unknown Mfr. Alien Chestburster (Japanese Garage Kit) - Unknown Mfr. "Aliens" Deformed Queen (Japanese Garage Kit) - ICHIBA Nostromo Model Kit (200+ pieces) (Japanese) _AUDIO ITEMS_ - "Alien" Film Soundtrack (Jerry Goldsmith) CD: Polygram, FILMCD003 Festival, D41565 Cass: Polygram, FILMMC003 Tracks: Main Title, The Face Hugger, Breakaway, Acid Test, The Landing, The Droid, The Recovery, The Alien Planet, The Shaft, End Title - "Aliens" Film Soundtrack (James Horner) CD GE Colosseum VCD 47263 CD JA Soundtrack Listeners Communications SLCS-7009 CD UK That's Entertainment CDTER 1115 CD US Varese Sarabande VCD 47263 CD US Varese Sarabande VSD-47263 Tracks: Main Title, Going after Newt, Sub-Level, Ripley's Rescue, Atmosphere Station, Futile Escape, Dark Discovery, Bishop's Countdown, Resolution and Hyperspace - "Alien^3" Film Soundtrack (Eliott Goldenthal) CD: BMG, MCAD10629 Cass: BMG, MCAC10629 Tracks: Agnus Dei, Bair and Chase, The Beast Within, Lento, Candles in the Wind, Wreckage and Rape, The First Attack, Lullaby Elegy, Death Dance, Visit to the Wreckage, Explosion and Aftermath, The Dragon, The Entrapment, Adagio - "The Alien Trilogy" Film Music Collection (Cliff Eidelman) CD: Varese Sarabande, VSD-5753 Also: Comes with great linear notes on the history of the series and its music. Tracks: [Alien] Main Title, Hyper Sleep, The Landing, Breakaway, The Droid, The Door, End Title, [Aliens] Main Title, Futile Escape, Bishop's Countdown, [Alien^3] Lento, Candles In the Wind, Adagio NOTE: This CD's version of "Futile Escape" skips right to the fast-paced midpoint of James Horner's original version of that track on the "Aliens" Film Soundtrack. - "Alien Resurrection" Film Soundtrack (John Frizzell) CD: RCAVICTOR, 09026-68955-2 Tracks: Main Title, Post-Op, Docking The Betty, Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto (from Handel's "Julius Caesar"), Face Huggers, Call Finds Ripley, The Aliens Escape, Ripley Meets Her Clones, What's Inside Purvis?, They Swim..., The Chapel, The Abduction, The Battle With The Newborn, Ripley's Theme _MISC ITEMS_ - LARAMI "Alien" Glow Putty - THINKING CAP COMPANY "Alien" NOSTROMO baseball cap - "In space, everybody can wear a cap" cap. - BEN COOPER "Alien" Halloween Costume - DISTORATIONS "Alien" Full Size Mask (cast from original used in movie, limited edition) [anywhere from 25 to 300 in edition?] - DON POST "Alien" Facehugger (lifesize in plexiglass case) - SF MASK COMPANY "Alien" Head Mask - MARCO INDUSTRIES "Alien" Head Mask - MARCO INDUSTRIES "Alien" Full Sized Body Suit with Mask & Working Jaws - MARCO INDUSTRIES "Aliens" M-41 A Pulse Rifle Set (3 grenades, locater wristband, web sling, extra pulse cartidge, etc.) - "Aliens" Logo Mug - "Aliens" Doorknob sign ("This Room Protected By Aliens" and "Bug Off") - "Aliens" Car Window Sign ("Aliens on Board") - "Aliens" Door Sign ("Aliens Fan Club Members Only") - "Aliens" Note Pads ("Trust Me, I'm The Boss" & "A Note From The Better Half") - Full-scale inflatable alien doll. - Door-sized poster "Aliens don't have to knock" - Alien^3 joystick for Atari/Amstrad/Commodore computers, manufactured by CHEETAH (Alien figure as the joystick) - Alien Triple-Pack. Contains video's of Alien, Aliens extended version and the making of Alien^3. These 3 videos are collected in special Triple-Pack paper wrap around cover and then shrink-wrapped. US and subtitled versions exist. - Ultimate Alien Collection numbered boxed set. 5000 copies. Contains videos of Alien Special Edition, Aliens Special Edition and Alien^3 (ALL WIDESCREEN) and a "Making of Alien^3". There is also * a book telling about the 3 movies * a photo with the number of this box * 3 pins/badges with logos of the 3 films * 12 large photos from the movies (4 per movie) * a "privelege card" for the London "Alien war" attraction which allows you to skip lines and get 2 for 1 tickets. * a T-shirt with the three movie logos This is all collected in a black plastic case with a facehugger molded into the case. The T-Shirt is packaged seperatly in a plastic bag. The case and T-Shirt are contained in cardboard with "list of contents". - ALIEN RESURRECTION black and green pen(!) _CLOTHING AND APPAREL_ - Black Shirt with Drooling Alien (front) Green Alien Egg (back) - Black/Grey Shirt with Alien Warrior (front) Warrior's Tail and words ("In Space No One Can Hear You Scream") (back) - Black Shirt with Alien Egg and words ("How Do You Like Your Eggs?") (front) - 3-D Alien Chestburster coming through front of shirt - Grey Shirt with USCM Emblem (front) - Grey Shirt with "Aliens" logo (front)/words ("There Are Some Places In The Universe You Don't Go Alone") - Several T-Shirt from 'OPERATION ALIENS', by 20th century Fox F.C., distributeur Exclusif L.P.S. France (1994) These T-Shirts contain figures like a two-headed alien, a bull-alien, the alien queen, a shirt with aliens crawling all over it in various colors (known to exist at Disney MGM Studios!) and others. - Black shirt with ALIEN RESURRECTION logo on front left breast. - Black hat with ALIEN RESURRECTION on it that glows in dark. _TOYS AND GAMES_ - KENNER 18" "Alien" Warrior Action Figure - KENNER "Alien" Board Game - HG TOYS "Alien" Blaster Target Game - HG TOYS "Alien" Chase Target Game - KENNER "Alien" Movie Viewer and Cartridge - MIND GAMES "Alien" Computer Game - ACTIVISION "Aliens" Computer Game - ELECTRIC DREAMS "Aliens" (European version) Computer Game - PROBE SOFTWARE "ALIEN^3" for the Amiga and Commodore 64. - FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "ALIENS: A COMIC BOOK ADVENTURE" for Windows 95 CD-ROM (alert! Many problems have been experienced with both installation of this game and with mouse control! Not recommended!) - FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "ALIENS VS. PREDATOR" for Windows 95/98 CD-ROM - FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "ALIEN RESURRECTION" for Windows 95/98 CD-ROM - LEADING EDGE "Aliens" Role Playing Game - LEADING EDGE "Aliens" Expansion Module - LEADING EDGE "Alien" board game - HG TOYS "Alien" pistol (shoots ping-pong balls) - "ALIENS VS. PREDATOR" giant 18' figures in one box [celebrating 10th Anniversary of both ALIENS and PREDATOR] - "ALIENS" action figures: These figures were a very popular line... but very poorly sculpted. The aliens looked pretty good, but the humans were all rather horrid. Ripley looks much more like Vasquez than herself! Ripley (w/flamethrower), Hicks (w/missile?), Apone (w/grenades), Bishop (w/Gatling gun), Drake (w/"smart gun"?), ATAX (wearing Alien Queen "disguise"), Alien Queen (w/swinging tail and extending second jaw; includes "chestburster"), Flying Alien Queen (w/flapping wings), Scorpion Alien (body explodes; includes facehugger), Bull Alien (head rams; includes facehugger), Gorilla Alien (arms grab, squirts "acid"; includes facehugger), Giant Face Hugger, Snake Alien, Mantis Alien - "ALIENS VS. PREDATOR" action figures: This line was large and stayed in production for years after the ALIENS line... but does anyone have a list of these figures??? - "ALIEN RESURRECTION" action figures: Though Ripley looks better now, she still doesn't look very Sigourney-like. And the Newborn, for some reason, is oddly green. However, the aliens and Call (an exact tiny Winona!) are fantastically sculpted and the entire series is much larger than the the ALIENS line -- and more expensive. Ripley #8 (w/gun and egg containing facehugger) Call (w/knife, gun, facehugger -- FAO Schwartz Exclusive!) Alien Warrior (traditional alien) Aqua Alien (blueish with fins!?!) Battle-Damage Alien (has green scarring and burns) Alien Drone (Silverish alien in the original film body design -- Wal-Mart Exclusive!) Newborn Alien (w/facehugger) - "ALIENS: HIVE WARS" action figures: Well, another questionable Cpl. Hicks figure, a weird android, and some more well-done Predator and Alien beasties round out this line, which basically exists on the concept of combining the ALIENS line and the ALIENS VS. PREDATOR line into one all-out war. At this point, I don't have a set list of the figure that exist, but two are known for sure. Corporal Hicks (w/guns) Hive Warrior Alien (basic alien, looks blue) - miniatures: (25 mm scale, available in blister packs) (20300) Alien Warriors (6 pc.) (20301) Col. Marines (8 pc.) (20302) Col. Marines 2 (8 pc.) (20303) Alien Queen Mother (20304) Colonists Last Stand (5 pc.) (20305) Alien Warriors 2 (6 pc.) (24101) Aliens Warriors blister pack 1 (2 Alien warriors) (24102) ...... ........ ....... .... 2 (same) (24103) ...... ........ ....... .... 3 (same) (24104) ...... ........ ....... .... 4 (same) (24105) ...... ........ ....... .... 5 (same) (24106) ...... ........ ....... .... 6 (same) (24107) ...... ........ ....... .... 7 (1 warrior & 1 Warrior attacking a colonist) (24201) Aliens Ripley blister pack (Ripley, Newt, Hicks, Burke) (24202) ...... Dropship Crew bl.pk. (Ferro, Spunkmeyer, Frost) (24203) ...... Machinegunners bl.pk. (Vasquez, Drake, Wierzbowski) (24301) ...... Sentry Gun bl.pk. (4 sentry guns) (24204) ...... Game Over bl.pk. (Hudson, Bishop, Crowe) (24302) ...... Facehugger bl.pk. (4 open eggs & 6 facehuggers) (24205) ...... Apone bl.pk. (Apone, Gorman, Dietrich) (24303) ...... Egg bl.pk. (5 closed eggs) (24401) ...... Powerloader bl.pk. (Powerloader & Jones the cat) (24305) ...... Colonists bl.pk. (3 col. being attacked by facehuggers) (24307) ...... APC Boxed Set (The APC in 25 mm scale) (source: Advance Comics, #58) (20108) Aliens Dropship Boxed Set ("This is a large, in-scale version of the Dropship, completely compatible with the Leading Edge line og Aliens Warriors, Colonial Marines, and the APC. This lead- free set is packaged in TWO figure cased and wrapped in a larger sleeve." (Advance comics, #59, p.322) (20109) Aliens Sulaco Miniatures Boxed Set ("This is a large (roughly 6"long) version of the spacecraft used by the colonial marines. It is not 25mm scale, but hey, it's the Sulaco!" (Advance Comics, #59, p.322) - Vehicles: Power Loader, EVAC Fighter, Stinger - RPG: Primary Design: Barry Nakazono Writing and Design: David McKenzie Editing and Production: Irene Kinzek The role playing game contradicts the movie in several ways, therefore its contents are purely speculatory, however it has this to say about the aliens: * Aliens feed on electricity, sort of like car batteries. * Facehuggers are awakened by MOTION outside their egg. * There are 3 types of aliens: queen, warrior and sentries. * All types of aliens can lay eggs, however the queen's are larger and will last longer (centuries as opposed to months). * Warriors are the standard aliens that you see in the movies. * Sentries have special sensors that allow them to "feel" vibrations anywhere in the hive. * Aliens do have a language of gestures and audible sounds. * Aliens can see infrared as well as the visible spectrum. - Video games Alien vs. Predator Activision; for SNES and Gameboy (play as Predator) Alien vs. Predator Capcom; for arcades (play as Predator, female marine, or male marine) Alien vs. Predator Atari; for Atari Jaguar (play as Predator, male marine, or Alien drone) Aliens Konami; for arcades (play as Ripley or male marine) Aliens Konami; for MSX (play as Ripley) Alien^3 Acclaim; for NES, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy (play as Ripley) Alien^3: The Gun Sega; for arcades (play one or two-players as unseen marines, use cabin-mounted pulse rifles) Alien 20th Century Fox; for Atari 2600 (play as white stick figure man) Alien Resurrection Fox Home Entertainment; for Sony Playstation (play as Ripley, Call, Christie, and Hillard) (Note that the Activision and Capcom versions of Alien vs. Predator are not related, and neither version are related to the Dark Horse AvsP numerous comic series. Also note that ALIEN^3 for the Game Boy is entirely unlike all other versions, and ALIEN^3 for the SNES is unlike all others as well, but is easily the best. All over versions are quite similar.) - Computer games Alien Doom unauthorized 3rd party; for Doom 1.2 (will probably also work with 1.666+) Aliens: Total Conversion unauthorized 3rd party; for Doom 1.2 and 1.666 Aliens Quake unauthorized 3rd party; for Quake and Quake II Aliens vs. Predator Quake unauthorized 3rd party; for Quake and Quake II Duke Ski Total Conversion unauthorized 3rd party; converted from some Windows skiing game, ski as Duke Nukem down to the finish line, but if you go too far past the finish, an alien attacks and kills you! Duke Nukem 3D vs. Aliens unauthorized 3rd party; for Duke Nukem 3D (Other than "Duke Ski" which can be found at some online game sites for download, these are game "patches", and require the required version of Doom/Duke Nukem/Quake in order to be played. These are UNAUTHORIZED, meaning no one responsible has gained permission from the proper Alien copyright and trademark holders to produce these add-ons.) MIND GAMES "Alien" Computer Game for the Spectrum 48k and Commodore 64 ACTIVISION "Aliens" Computer Game for the Spectrum 48k/128k, Commodore 64 and Amstrad. ELECTRIC DREAMS "Aliens" (European version) Computer Game for the Spectrum 48k,Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC464. FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure" for Windows 95 CD-ROM (Warning! This game has installation problems with Windows 98 and mouse problems with Windows 95! NOT recommended for ANYONE!) FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "Alien Resurrection" for Windows 95/98 CD-ROM FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "Aliens Vs. Predator" for Windows 95/98 CD-ROM FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT "Aliens Online" for Internet Users (pay to join) 7. UNRELEASED MERCHANDISE - Ripley, Ash, Captain Dallas, and Ripley in Spacesuit 18' action figures were all created to go along with the original 18' Kenner Alien, but never reached shelves when angry parents pushed the Alien doll out of toy stores. However, some prototypes DO exist, and can be seen in the picture gallery section of the "ALIEN" DVD! - "ALIEN RESURRECTION" micro-machines of the BETTY, AURIGA, and HARVESTER (the machine Vriess and Call work on in the "Betty"'s cargo bay, which original played a much larger role in the movie) were going to be made, but it is unknown if any were created or not. Regardless, they never reached shelves. - An "ALIEN RESURRECTION" 1998 calendar was going to be released but, again, it is unknown if any were ever made. They never reached stores shelves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Usenet FAQ Archive is a service of Netmeg Internet (http://www.netmeg.net/)