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Alien, Aliens and Alien^3 Information and FAQ 1/3
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A word about the information provided in this FAQ (paraphrased from earlier
editions):
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 (hobson@bode.ee.ualberta.ca)
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 will be posted about every two months to: alt.cult-movies
rec.arts.sf.movies
rec.arts.movies
It is also available by anonymous FTP (here's what you do):
ftp rtfm.mit.edu
cd /pub/usenet/news.answers/movies/alien-faq
mget part*
quit
WARNING: This FAQ contains spoilers.
WARNING: Anyone who complains about the posting of this LARGE document to
the Internet or offers me bizzarre, strange, and complicated
alternatives to "posting" will be [cordially] ignored.
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CONTENTS
PART 1:
How do I contribute to this FAQ?........................................0
Movie synopsis..........................................................1
What is an Alien?.......................................................2
Who is [character/director]?............................................3
Which scenes were "cut"?................................................4
What different versions of each movie are there?........................5
Was there any merchandise?..............................................6
PART 2:
Memorable quotes........................................................7
Trivia..................................................................8
Technical problems......................................................9
Plot problems and loopholes.............................................10
Frequently asked questions..............................................11
PART 3:
Frequently discussed topics.............................................12
Movie viewing rituals?..................................................13
Where can I get Gibson's ALIEN^3 script?................................14
Revision history........................................................15
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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_ and the theatrical version of _ALIEN^3_. All other sources
(ie: 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 ")
- be specific/verbose about your information, there's no limit to the
size of this FAQ.
- 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].
- 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.
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1. MOVIE SYNOPSIS
_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]
_ALIENS_
(Color, 1986, Rated R, Shot flat (1.87:1)) 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]
_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]
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2. WHAT IS AN ALIEN?
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: nothing in any of the canonical sources indicates that aliens
use the DNA of their hosts to help adapt to their environment.
* 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 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-buster - 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_ chestbuster - Unlike the one in _ALIEN_ this chestbuster had
arms.
_ALIEN^3_ chestbuster - This chestbuster was different from the ones
in _ALIEN_ and _ALIENS_; it was more "mature looking" immediately
after its birth. Specifically, unlike the chestbusters of the
previous movies, this one had legs.
Alien - As the chest-buster 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_.
_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. There are a few speculations as
to why this alien is different; refer to section [13] frequently
discussed topics.
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).
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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
J. Lambert [Veronica Cartwright]: Navigator.
Ash [Ian Holm]: Science officer, an android.
Parker [Yaphet Kotto]: Chief engineer.
G. E. Kane [John Hurt]: Executive officer; the alien bursts from his chest.
S. E. Brett [Harry Dean Stanton]: Engineering technician.
A. Dallas [Tom Skerritt]: Captain.
Alien [Bolaji Bodejo]
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.
Corporal Dwayne Hicks [Michael Biehn]: only soldier that survived.
Private W. Hudson [Bill Paxton]: "Game over man! Game over!"
Private J. Vasquez [Jenette Goldstein]: uses a smart gun.
Private M. Drake [Mark Rolston]: uses a smart gun.
Corporal C. Ferro [Colette Hiller]: dropship pilot (wears sunglasses).
Private D. Spunkmeyer [Daniel Kash]: dropship co-pilot and cargo loader.
L. Bishop [Lance Henriksen]: Android; science officer.
Carter J. Burke [Paul Reiser]: Company advisor.
Private R. Frost [Ricco Ross]: Hated the corn bread.
Private T. Crowe [Tip Tipping]
Corporal C. Dietrich [Cynthia Scott]: Medic.
Lieutenant S. Gorman [William Hope]: Controls the marines from the APC.
Private T. Wierzbowski [Trevor Steedman]
Rebecca Jorden [Carrie Henn]: Newt.
_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 [Lance Henriksen]: android and (in a different roll) the designer
of the android.
Clemens [Charles Dance]: the doctor.
Golic [Paul McGann]: in the infirmary, wearing the straight jacket.
Dillon [Charles S. Dutton]: the religious leader.
Andrews [Brian Glover]: superintendant
Newt [Danielle Edmond]: the little girl corpse.
Aaron [Ralph Brown] Morse [Danny Webb]
Arthur [Dhobi Oparei] Murphy [Chris Fairbank]
Jude [Vincenzo Nicoli] Eric [Niall Buggy]
Frank [Carl Chase] Kevin [Philip Davis]
Rains [Christopher John Fields] Gregor [Peter Guinness]
Boggs [Leon Herbert] William [Clive Mantle]
Junior [Holt McCallany] David [Pete Postlethwaite]
Troy [Paul Brennan] Company Man [Hi Ching]
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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.
* 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 breech). 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 the park bench waiting for Burke (before the
inquisition), immediately following her stay in Gateway Station'
hospital. This scene reveals that Ripley had a daughter who died 1.5
years before Ripley was found, and Ripley had promised to be back for
her 11th birthday before going off into space 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)
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.
During the Marines' initial search through the colony, a sequence has
been inserted in which Hudson investigate some motion they have
deteced ahead of them.
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).
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 if Ripley ever had a daughter and the fact that
she'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.
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 : Ellen.
HICKS : Don't be gone long, Ellen.
Scene where a small 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"
Newt asks Ripley if human babies are born the same way the aliens are.
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 >
_ALIEN^3_
Scene where Ripley's face is covered with bugs [possibly lice?]
There was a dream sequence near the start of the movie where Ripley
dreams that an alien is searching the wreckage and tries to rape her.
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."
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5. DIFFERENT MOVIE VERSIONS.
_ALIEN_
2 videos - standard and wide screen edition.
2 discs - standard and special letterbox version containing a seperate
section with the cut scenes, photos and several design drawings,
including drawings by Moebius, Ron Cobb and H.R. Giger.
- "Alien" Super 8 Film (200 feet long)
_ALIENS_
2 videos - standard and directors cut, containing cut scenes put back into
the movie.
2 discs - same as videos.
_ALIEN^3_
2 videos - standard and a making of.
1 disc - standard movie.
[more?]
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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
_COMICS_
- Dark Horse comics:
Aliens vol 1 1-6, black+white Aliens vol 2 1-6, colour
Aliens: Earth War 1-4 Aliens:Hive 1-4
Aliens:Genocide 1-4 Aliens:Tribes 1-4
Aliens:Newt's Tale 1-2 Aliens:Colonial Marines 1-12 (+more)
Aliens:Rogue 1-4 (+more) Aliens vs. Predator 0-6
- Dark Horse comics (special):
Dark Horse Presents 24 (first appearance of the aliens in a comic)
Dark Horse Presents: Aliens (available in a Platinum edition as well)
- Dark Horse Comics: Alien3 1-3
- Aliens vs. Predator: The Deadliest Of The Species. (12 parts)
_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)
- 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
_CLOTH PATCHES_ _IRON ONS_
- US Colonial Marines (with Eagle) - USCS Nostromo
- US Colonial Marines (words) - Alien Egg
- USCS Nostromo (emblem) - Space Jockey
- USCS Sulaco (emblem)
- Delta (USCM emblem)
_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 I have 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")
_POSTERS AND PROMO ITEMS_
- "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
- 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
_CARDS_
- "Alien" card set (84 cards with 22 stickers) (Topps)
- "Alien^3" card set
_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)
- 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 Alines 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 chestbuster, facehugger (full scale), Queen Chestbuster,
Power Loader [more?]
_UNCONFIRMED MODEL KITS_
- Unknown Mfr. M-41A Pulse Rifle Kit
- 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 (J. Goldsmith)
- "Aliens" Film Soundtrack (J. Horner)
_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) [anwhere 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.
_T-SHIRTS_
- 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")
_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
- "Alien" Computer Game
- ACTIVISION "Aliens" Computer Game
- ELECTRIC DREAMS "Aliens" (European version)
- "ALIEN^3" for the Sega Mega Drive, Amiga and possibly others.
- LEADING EDGE "Aliens" Role Playing Game
- LEADING EDGE "Aliens" Expansion Module
- HG TOYS "Alien" pistol (shoots ping-pong balls)
- action figures: 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,
- 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.
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