Even Stanley Kubrick Wanted To Know How ‘Alien’ Pulled Off Its Chestburster Scene

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The Alien cast looking horrified during the chestburster scene 

The Big Picture There might be an entire Alien franchise, one which will continue with this year's Alien: Romulus from director Fede Álvarez, but let's be honest, it's only the first two films so far that stand the test of time. You can take your pick on which one you like better. Ridley Scott's 1979 original, Alien, is a slow burn, almost like a slasher on a spaceship, while James Cameron's 1986 followup, Aliens, is an intense action movie.

20th Century Fox saw Alien as "Jaws in space," but four times they met with directors who ended up saying no. On the fifth try, they brought in Ridley Scott, who at the time had directed just one feature film, 1977's The Duellists.

The Chestburster Scene in 'Alien' Caught the Genuine Reactions of Its Cast Close The first xenomoprh we see ripping out of Kane's chest cavity is nothing more than a puppet cleverly hidden by blood and guts. When you see Kane's innards, those are real animal intestines, as Alien's art director, Roger Christian, explained in the book Cinema Alchemist, writing, “I sent one of the team to the local abattoir to fetch a bag full of bloody animal innards.

Related The ‘Alien’ Scene That Was Made Using Real Animal Guts Sounds Vile Thought THAT scene was gross before? Wait until you read how it was made.

 

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