3: Alien - Screening and Release

00:14 – Robin and Harry share their favorite moments and stories from the season thus far 04:06 – Ron explains why he never used other films as inspiration for Alien 04:45 – The creation of the adult Alien creature 07:18 – How Ron’s editing advice led to one of the biggest scare scenes in Alien 11:11 – Ron describes the feeling of seeing his words come to life on the set 13:01 – Ron’s vision for the scene where Ripley escapes 16:10 – The first screening of Alien 18:23 – Meeting Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty 19:14 – Ron speaks to the importance of the mood in Alien 20:27 – A new genre combining science fiction and horror 21:52 – How James Cameron convinced Fox to make a sequel to Alien 23:19 – Wrapping up the final days of shooting Alien 24:30 – Inviting Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to view the final product 26:10 – Robin and Harry speak to the cultural impact and significance of the movie Alien TWEETABLE QUOTES I just saw it as I wanted the mood of Jaws but in outer space.” (04:39) “This rubber suit was the most amazing suit I’d ever seen. It was so organic and so convincing. I knew right away it’s gonna look incredible on-screen cause on stage even when you knew it’s a rubber suit it scared the shit out of you.” (07:00) “And then I was so excited that I got one of the biggest scares that I used to sit with a chair at the front of the movie theater whenever they’d do that scene and watch the audience jump back.” (10:56) "The directors they had were good but they weren’t good enough to live up to Ridley and Giger’s work, to equal it.” (22:44) “Spielberg said it’s better than Jaws. Lucas said it’s better than Star Wars.” (25:02) 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Music by Vincent Covello and Vic Migenes Artwork by Barbara Mastej Listen to all episodes at AnAlienInHollwood.com Discover Robin's books at RobinMaxwell.com Listen to Harry as the host of Podcast Junkies and Vertical Farming Podcast 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production by FullCast: https://fullcast.co Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/