"In Space, No One
Can Hear you Scream."
I love Alien. It's hands down one of my all-time favorites, which is why I'm pleased as Punch that Nige Burton & Jamie Jones have fashioned a luxuriant, 36-page, Classic Monsters of the Movies volume in its honor.
The 1979, 20th Century Fox blockbuster was directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon & Ron Shusett. With its dark-discovery roots stemming from the notable It! The Terror From Beyond Space, Queen of Blood and Planet of the Vampires, Alien proved a momentous breakthrough for its intricate, gritty imagery and H.R. Giger's iconic Xenomorph, based on his 1976 "Necronom IV." The Alien, along with its resulting, gruesome scares, placed the production on an immediate par with Psycho, albeit in the desperate depths of space.
Of course, it was the movie's monstrous phases that made this macabre work of art the talk of the town, with the great, late Giger's design worn by the agile and towering Bollaji Badejo, and then there are those eerie eggs, the Facehugger, Chestbuster and "space jockey" Engineer, their weirdness bracketed and heightened by Jerry Goldsmith's portentous and resonant score (an orchestral classic if ever there was or will be).
Additionally, Burton & Jones share bios and insights on the Nostromo's indelible characters and performers: Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley, Tom Skerritt's Captain Dallas, John Hurt's Kane, Yaphet Kotto's Parker, Harry Dean Stanton's Brett and Ian Holm's Ash.
Precious trivia and "quotable quotes" also populate this high-stock edition, with photos that bleed with intensity and vitality. Indeed, Classic Monsters of the Movies: Alien is a collectible of the grandest order.
And you can order it right here and now ...
https://www.classic-monsters.com/shop/product/alien-1979-ultimate-guide-signed-art-print/
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