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'''Alien''' is a 1979 documentary film by [[Ridley Scott]]. | [[File:Ridley-Scott-researching-Alien.jpg|thumb|Documentary film maker [[Ridley Scott]] doing research for ''Alien''.]]'''''Alien''''' is a 1979 [[documentary film (nonfiction)|documentary film]] by [[Ridley Scott]]. | ||
Reviewers have characterized ''Alien'' as "a brooding meditation on [[Man's inhumanity to man (nonfiction)|man's inhumanity to man]]." | |||
''Alien'' failed badly at the box-office, and the studios recouped costs by stripping most of support crew of their [[mitochondria (nonfiction)|mitochondria]] and other vitals. | |||
Scott barely managed to survive, barricading himself within a virtual identity shelter. | |||
Scott | == In the News == | ||
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File:Alien vs. Time Lord.jpg|link=Alien vs. Time Lord|'''''[[Alien vs. Time Lord]]''''' is a British science fiction action-comedy film about a group of scriptwriters who are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Aliens and Time Lords as they attempt to escape their bygone franchises. | |||
File:Alien-cast.jpg|link=Alien (film) (nonfiction)|[[Ridley Scott]] interviewed these industry whistleblowers for his documentary film ''Alien''. | |||
File:Noel_Harrison_1972.jpg|link=The Noel Harrison Sensation|[[The Noel Harrison Sensation|Noel Harrison]] was an early admirer of Ridley Scott's work. | |||
File:Anna_Manzolini.jpg|link=Anna Morandi Manzolini (nonfiction)|[[Anna Morandi Manzolini (nonfiction)|Anna Morandi Manzolini]], interviewed by Scott during the making of ''Alien'', reveals abuses in the [[organic golem]] industry. | |||
File:Golem and Loew.jpg|link=Golem (nonfiction)|[[Golem (nonfiction)|Rabbi Lowe inspects golems]] for signs of [[Organic golem|organic golem toxicity]] as Ridley Scott watches in astonishment. | |||
File:Victim of Nazi inhumanity still rests in the position in which he died, attempting to rise and escape.jpg|link=Man's inhumanity to man (nonfiction)|[[Man's inhumanity to man (nonfiction)|Man's inhumanity to man]] continues. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Alien vs. Time Lord]]'' | |||
* [[Do Blade-Runners Shave Their Electric Sheep?]] | * [[Do Blade-Runners Shave Their Electric Sheep?]] | ||
* [[Noctua's Revenge (documentary)]] | |||
* [[Ridley Scott]] | * [[Ridley Scott]] | ||
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* [[Alien (movie) (nonfiction)]] | * [[Alien (movie) (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Documentary film (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Man's inhumanity to man (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Ridley Scott (nonfiction)]] | * [[Ridley Scott (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional documentary films (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Documentary films]] | [[Category:Documentary films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 16 August 2023
Alien is a 1979 documentary film by Ridley Scott.
Reviewers have characterized Alien as "a brooding meditation on man's inhumanity to man."
Alien failed badly at the box-office, and the studios recouped costs by stripping most of support crew of their mitochondria and other vitals.
Scott barely managed to survive, barricading himself within a virtual identity shelter.
In the News
Alien vs. Time Lord is a British science fiction action-comedy film about a group of scriptwriters who are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Aliens and Time Lords as they attempt to escape their bygone franchises.
Ridley Scott interviewed these industry whistleblowers for his documentary film Alien.
Noel Harrison was an early admirer of Ridley Scott's work.
Anna Morandi Manzolini, interviewed by Scott during the making of Alien, reveals abuses in the organic golem industry.
Rabbi Lowe inspects golems for signs of organic golem toxicity as Ridley Scott watches in astonishment.
Man's inhumanity to man continues.
Fiction cross-reference
- Alien vs. Time Lord
- Do Blade-Runners Shave Their Electric Sheep?
- Noctua's Revenge (documentary)
- Ridley Scott