The making of Alien / J.W. Rinzler.
Publisher: London : Titan Books, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 334 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 21114684ISBN: 9781789090550; 1789090555Subject(s): Alien (Motion picture) | Alien (Motion picture)DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1997.A32253 | R56 2019| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 791.4372 SCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 02/01/2024 | 114360 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.
In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.
To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler ( The Making of Star Wars ) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O'Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time.
With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-333).
Introduction -- Escape from Lucifer: May 1968 to spring 1976 -- Primal screams: spring 1976 to April 1977 -- Deep space working-class: May to November 1977 -- A martini for Ridley: November 1977 to March 1978 -- Big chaps: March to May 1978 -- Jockeying for space: May to June 1978 -- Phase shifters: June to July 1978 -- Draw and shoot: July 1978 -- Existential craft: July to August 1978 -- Extraterrestrial intrigue: August 1978 -- The horror: August to October 1978 -- Backed into a corner: October to December 1978 -- Gore, vomit & fear: January to May 1979 -- An alien is born: May 1979 to 1980 -- Epilogue: Future nightmares -- Appendix: Complete cast & crew.
In 1979 Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien-- and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives. To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, Rinzler tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O'Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time. This volume features new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and includes many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. -- adapted from jacket
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Booklist Review
Readers familiar with Rinzler's previous books (he's done making-of accounts about the Star Wars films, the Indiana Jones films, and Planet of the Apes) know what to expect: a big, glossy, lavishly illustrated, incredibly detailed, frequently surprising journey behind the scenes of a movie we think we know very well, until the author springs one surprise after another. For example: Did you know that, in Alien, there was originally going to be a love scene between Dallas and Ripley? Or that John Hurt was not the first actor to play the doomed Kane? Rinzler's chronicle of the production of Alien is not quite day by day, but it is a lot more detailed than your run-of-the-mill making-of book. It's even more comprehensive and revelatory than Nathan and Cartwright's Alien Vault (2011), which is no slouch by any regard. Once again, Rinzler has written not only an engaging tribute to a widely respected film, but also a treat for fans of books about moviemaking.--David Pitt Copyright 2019 BooklistThere are no comments on this title.