"Alien" is Dudes Afraid of Getting Knocked Up

About this episode

Andrew Heaton and Dickie Lynch discuss the themes and aesthetics of the Alien franchise.

Fresh after seeing "Alien: Romulus," Dickie Lynch and Heaton discuss Ripley Scott's "Alien" franchise: the creepy aesthetics of H. R. Geiger, the deepest fears of the movie, the alien seeding of "Prometheus," and the most recent installment as a best-of.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Heaton

Guest: Dickie Lynch

Topics covered

• Alien franchise
• H. R. Geiger
• horror aesthetics
• film analysis
• seeding in Prometheus
• recent film installments

Keywords

• Alien
• Ripley Scott
• H. R. Geiger
• Prometheus
• film analysis
• horror
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alien, Alien: Romulus, Prometheus

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