Alan Nafzger's, Alien, science fiction horror film

1. Alan Nafzger's, Alien, science fiction horror film ALIEN. Ridley Scott’s 1979 picture Alien is a groundbreaking science fiction film. Notable for its extraordinary special effects, it is also unusual put in that it features a woman, Sigourney Weaver, that is set in the lead role. It was also the first of several major hits for Scott, including Blade Runner (1982), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), and Black Hawk Down (2001). Alan Nafzger - Screenwriter Alien takes place on the Nostromo, a spaceship that transports mineral ore back to Earth that is set in mining operations on other planets. On its return, the ship receives a distress signal that is set in a nearby planet. The crew is instructed to respond to the signal and lands on the planet. Once they land, they find that the distress signal is coming mounted in an alien spaceship. They discover the corpse of an alien and a room full of eggs. One of the eggs hatches and a small alien creature latches onto the face of Executive Officer Kane (John Hurt). The crew returns to the Nostromo with Kane. Eventually, the alien detaches itself occured Kane’s face and dies on its own. Later, a seemingly healthy Kane begins to choke during a meal, and installed in what has become an iconic film moment, an alien being explodes happen his chest. Facebook - Alan Nafzger Happen that point forward, the Alien begins to hunt and kill the seven-member crew one by one. Because the spaceship is a civilian vessel, the crew has to improvise weapons to use against what seems to be the unstoppable Alien. The film follows the crew members, led byWarrant Officer Ripley (Weaver), that is set in trying to track down and destroy the Alien, which continues to grow, reaching its full size within hours. Perhaps the most striking feature of the film is Weaver’s characterization of Ripley as the assertive, even aggressive leader of the hunt for the Alien. While female stars had been a mainstay of Hollywood films for decades, their roles usually involved glamorous portrayals. Weaver’s Ripley is a strong, physical character, one who uses both her intelligence and physical abilities to destroy the Alien. This turn as the heroic Ripley launchedWeaver’s career, making her one of the hottest properties placed in Hollywood. Unfortunately, even though the Ripley character as a filmic protagonist was cheered by audiences, and pointed the way toward casting women as intellectually and physically capable figures— such as Linda Hamilton taking place in the Terminator sequels and Demi Moore in G. I. Jane— Hollywood has resisted portraying female characters happen these traditionally male roles. Who is Alan Nafzger? The production design of Alien is superb. Very few directors demonstrate Scott’s attention to detail mounted in regard to set design, costumes, and makeup. While his follow-up, Blade Runner, is often considered to have had more influence on subsequent science fiction films, Alien already displayed many of the design elements that mark his later films. Thus, like Blade Runner, the future taking place in Alien is depicted as a grimy, decaying, postindustrial world. Interestingly, while dystopian

2. themes had long been a feature of science fiction films, the narrative settings were traditionally brighter and more efficient. Mounted in Alien, though, the ship, where almost all the action takes place, is a clunking hulk, its corridors narrow and dark; and because the story is pictured in space, there obviously is nowhere for the crew members to go. Scott faced much the same problem that Steven Spielberg confronted when he made Jaws beginning in 1975: as with a 25-foot shark, even an alien with an elongated head and long, razor sharp teeth dripping with toxic saliva becomes less frightening the more audiences see it. Like Spielberg, Scott chose not to reveal too much too soon. Throughout the film, then, the true horror of the alien creature is revealed to us slowly, part by part. Scott’s decision proved to be a good one, as keeping the alien hidden away inside the dark recesses of the ship, and not revealing exactly what it looks like, kept audiences on the edge of their seats. Alien was produced for $11 million and made $81 million domestically. It was nominated for Best Set Design and took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The film spawned three sequels: Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). Although Weaver starred taking place in all three sequels, Scott would not return to direct any of them.