An Alien in Hollywood - Ronald Shusett
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May 15 2019 27m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Robin and Harry share their favorite moments and stories from the season thus farChapter 2 32 sec
Ron explains why he never used other films as inspiration for AlienChapter 3 5 sec
• “I just saw it as I wanted the mood of Jaws but in outer space.”Chapter 4 2 mins
The creation of the adult Alien creatureChapter 5 17 sec
• “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.”Chapter 6 3 mins
How Ron’s editing advice led to one of the biggest scare scenes in AlienChapter 7 14 sec
• “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.”Chapter 8 1 min
Ron describes the feeling of seeing his words come to life on the setChapter 9 3 mins
Ron’s vision for the scene where Ripley escapesChapter 10 2 mins
The first screening of AlienChapter 11 50 sec
Meeting Jack Nicholson and Warren BeattyChapter 12 1 min
Ron speaks to the importance of the mood in AlienChapter 13 1 min
A new genre combining science fiction and horrorChapter 14 51 sec
How James Cameron convinced Fox to make a sequel to AlienChapter 15 34 sec
• “The directors they had were good but they weren’t good enough to live up to Ridley and Giger’s work, to equal it.”Chapter 16 1 min
Wrapping up the final days of shooting AlienChapter 17 31 sec
Inviting Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to view the final productChapter 18 1 min
• “Spielberg said it’s better than Jaws. Lucas said it’s better than Star Wars.”Chapter 19 1 min
Robin and Harry speak to the cultural impact and significance of the movie Alien