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44 Years ago, Alien was released... (epic Twitter thread) [View all]
The making of this classic, is an incredible story
( pics, clips, and anecdotes )
Excerpts…
When Alejandro Jodorovsky’s ill-fated Dune project collapsed in 1976, effects supervisor Dan O’Bannon was left homeless. Living with his writing pal, Ronald Shusett, they came up with the idea for a science fiction/horror film. One which would change their lives forever.
Scott wanted a female perspective on so had 12 women secretaries from Fox watch Sigourney Weaver’s screen test (below). He said an argument broke out over whether she was more like Jane Fonda or Faye Dunaway, and he knew he had his leading lady.
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