A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.
Production
The insane BTS footage of the chestburster's 4-day shoot
Practical Effects
Giger's biomechanical nightmares built from bones and condoms
Direction
Scott's manipulative genius: keeping actors ignorant for real fear
Director
Charles de Lauzirika
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary's title references a 1982 werewolf movie—de Lauzirika just thought it sounded cool.
The crew's genuine reactions to the chestburster weren't entirely acting—Scott kept the blood spray mechanism secret from most cast members.
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