Ridley Scott’s Alien is a sci-fi horror classic that still holds up today. What could’ve been a phoned-in B-movie turned out to be a timeless masterpiece. More than four decades later, H.R. Giger’s otherworldly designs are still just as haunting, Jerry Goldsmith’s experimental soundscape creates an eerie atmosphere, and iconic moments like the chestburster haven’t lost any of their impact.
Related: 10 Actors Who Were Almost Cast In The Alien Franchise
Scott made Alien in the ‘70s with such beloved stars as Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, and Yaphet Kotto. If the script had sat around on a shelf at 20th Century Fox until the ‘90s, these actors might have been cast in their place.
Related: 10 Actors Who Were Almost Cast In The Alien Franchise
Scott made Alien in the ‘70s with such beloved stars as Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, and Yaphet Kotto. If the script had sat around on a shelf at 20th Century Fox until the ‘90s, these actors might have been cast in their place.
- 9/20/2021
- ScreenRant.com
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