After spending years in Development Hell, the production of ALIEN 3 finally moved forward once first-time feature director David Fincher came on board.
But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. The story of ALIEN 3's production is one of a legendary disaster, one where studio interference turned the film into one that was so compromised that its director disowns it to this day.
In this episode, we will discuss all of the trials and tribulations that Fincher and his cast and crew went through while making ALIEN 3 and we'll discuss its legacy not only in the annals of science fiction, but in the scope of Fincher's overall career. Is ALIEN 3 the unmitigated disaster that many (including its director) would have us believe it is, or was it simply misunderstood by audiences who saw it in 1992?






Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 3: SE7EN.









Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp; Todd A. Davis.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>cinemashock.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;After spending years in Development Hell, the production of ALIEN 3 finally moved forward once first-time feature director David Fincher came on board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. The story of ALIEN 3's production is one of a legendary disaster, one where studio interference turned the film into one that was so compromised that its director disowns it to this day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we will discuss all of the trials and tribulations that Fincher and his cast and crew went through while making ALIEN 3 and we'll discuss its legacy not only in the annals of science fiction, but in the scope of Fincher's overall career. Is ALIEN 3 the unmitigated disaster that many (including its director) would have us believe it is, or was it simply misunderstood by audiences who saw it in 1992?&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 3: SE7EN.&lt;/p&gt;









&lt;p&gt;Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'&gt;Slasher Film Festival Strategy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp;amp; Todd A. Davis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit &lt;a href='http://cinemashock.net/'&gt;cinemashock.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


</description>

After spending years in Development Hell, the production of ALIEN 3 finally moved forward once first-time feature director David Fincher came on board.
But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. The story of ALIEN 3's production is one of a legendary d...

After spending years in Development Hell, the production of ALIEN 3 finally moved forward once first-time feature director David Fincher came on board.
But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. The story of ALIEN 3's production is one of a legendary disaster, one where studio interference turned the film into one that was so compromised that its director disowns it to this day.
In this episode, we will discuss all of the trials and tribulations that Fincher and his cast and crew went through while making ALIEN 3 and we'll discuss its legacy not only in the annals of science fiction, but in the scope of Fincher's overall career. Is ALIEN 3 the unmitigated disaster that many (including its director) would have us believe it is, or was it simply misunderstood by audiences who saw it in 1992?






Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 3: SE7EN.









Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp; Todd A. Davis.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net




ALIEN 3 (1992) | David Fincher, Part 2

"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene', but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincher
David Fincher has a reputation for being an exacting, meticulous director, one who sees an entire film in his head and who will do whatever it takes to get that vision onscreen.
While that way of working has helped him to produce a filmography filled with modern classic — everything from the cult classics THE GAME and FIGHT CLUB to award winning prestige films like THE SOCIAL NETWORK and ZODIAC — it also has a tendency to cause friction between him and anyone who isn't fully on board with his vision.
In this new series, David Fincher: Rules of the Game, we'll be exploring the first decade and a half of Fincher's career, beginning with his oft-maligned debut film, ALIEN3
In this introductory episode, we'll explore the years that the third ALIEN film spent in development hell, a time in which is went through multiple story variations, nearly a dozen writers, and several directors before Fincher ever even came on board. We'll also be taking a look at Fincher's life and career before ALIEN3 and the years that he spent as an award-winning and highly influential director of commercials and music videos.






Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 2: ALIEN3.









Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp; Todd A. Davis.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>cinemashock.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene', but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincher&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;David Fincher has a reputation for being an exacting, meticulous director, one who sees an entire film in his head and who will do whatever it takes to get that vision onscreen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While that way of working has helped him to produce a filmography filled with modern classic — everything from the cult classics THE GAME and FIGHT CLUB to award winning prestige films like THE SOCIAL NETWORK and ZODIAC — it also has a tendency to cause friction between him and anyone who isn't fully on board with his vision.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this new series, David Fincher: Rules of the Game, we'll be exploring the first decade and a half of Fincher's career, beginning with his oft-maligned debut film, ALIEN3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this introductory episode, we'll explore the years that the third ALIEN film spent in development hell, a time in which is went through multiple story variations, nearly a dozen writers, and several directors before Fincher ever even came on board. We'll also be taking a look at Fincher's life and career before ALIEN3 and the years that he spent as an award-winning and highly influential director of commercials and music videos.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 2: ALIEN3.&lt;/p&gt;









&lt;p&gt;Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'&gt;Slasher Film Festival Strategy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp;amp; Todd A. Davis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit &lt;a href='http://cinemashock.net/'&gt;cinemashock.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


</description>

"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene', but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincher
David Fincher has a reputation for being an exacting, meticulous director, one who sees an ...

"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene', but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincher
David Fincher has a reputation for being an exacting, meticulous director, one who sees an entire film in his head and who will do whatever it takes to get that vision onscreen.
While that way of working has helped him to produce a filmography filled with modern classic — everything from the cult classics THE GAME and FIGHT CLUB to award winning prestige films like THE SOCIAL NETWORK and ZODIAC — it also has a tendency to cause friction between him and anyone who isn't fully on board with his vision.
In this new series, David Fincher: Rules of the Game, we'll be exploring the first decade and a half of Fincher's career, beginning with his oft-maligned debut film, ALIEN3
In this introductory episode, we'll explore the years that the third ALIEN film spent in development hell, a time in which is went through multiple story variations, nearly a dozen writers, and several directors before Fincher ever even came on board. We'll also be taking a look at Fincher's life and career before ALIEN3 and the years that he spent as an award-winning and highly influential director of commercials and music videos.






Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 2: ALIEN3.









Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop &amp; Todd A. Davis.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net




David Fincher: Rules of the Game, Part 1

For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3.  
 
Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films. We recently re-published our episode covering Ridley Scott's ALIEN and we continue the story here, with James Cameron's ALIENS. 

This episode was originally released in June of 2022 as part of our series <a href='https://www.cinemashock.net/jamescameron'>James Cameron: Man of Tomorrow</a>. 







Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>cinemashock.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3. 

Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films. We recently re-published our episode covering Ridley Scott's ALIEN and we continue the story here, with James Cameron's ALIENS.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was originally released in June of 2022 as part of our series &lt;a href='https://www.cinemashock.net/jamescameron'&gt;James Cameron: Man of Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'&gt;Slasher Film Festival Strategy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit &lt;a href='http://cinemashock.net/'&gt;cinemashock.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


</description>

For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3. Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple...

For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3. Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films. We recently re-published our episode covering Ridley Scott's ALIEN and we continue the story here, with James Cameron's ALIENS.
This episode was originally released in June of 2022 as part of our series James Cameron: Man of Tomorrow.






Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net




Cinema Shock Rewind: ALIENS (1986)

For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3.  
 
Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films, beginning with Ridley Scott's ALIEN. 

This episode was originally released in April of 2021 as part of our series <a href='https://www.cinemashock.net/danobannon'>The Unsung Legacy of Dan O'Bannon</a>. 







Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>cinemashock.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3. 

Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films, beginning with Ridley Scott's ALIEN.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was originally released in April of 2021 as part of our series &lt;a href='https://www.cinemashock.net/danobannon'&gt;The Unsung Legacy of Dan O'Bannon&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'&gt;Slasher Film Festival Strategy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit &lt;a href='http://cinemashock.net/'&gt;cinemashock.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

For our next series here on Cinema Shock, we're going to be taking a look at the films of David Fincher, including his feature film debut ALIEN3. Since ALIEN3's history — which includes years spent in development hell, multiple directors and multiple screenwriters — is so tightly weaved into the history of the films in the franchise that preceded it, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to revisit the stories behind the productions of those films, beginning with Ridley Scott's ALIEN.
This episode was originally released in April of 2021 as part of our series The Unsung Legacy of Dan O'Bannon.






Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net



 

Cinema Shock Rewind: ALIEN (1979)

In this special bonus episode, Justin, Gary and Todd take a look at every sequel to ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA!






Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>cinemashock.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this special bonus episode, Justin, Gary and Todd take a look at every sequel to ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA!&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'&gt;Slasher Film Festival Strategy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit &lt;a href='http://cinemashock.net/'&gt;cinemashock.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


</description>

In this special bonus episode, Justin, Gary and Todd take a look at every sequel to ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA!






Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was wr...

In this special bonus episode, Justin, Gary and Todd take a look at every sequel to ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA!






Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net




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