Scary Thoughts #120 - Alien (Ridley Scott – 1979) [part two]

About this episode

The episode delves into speculative discussions about Alien (1979), including UFO sightings, HR Giger's influence, and survival tips in the Alien universe.

Behold! In part two of our conversation about Alien (1979), we get more into speculative territory about UFO sightings, how a trillion dollar space-faring company might operate, and how notes from studio suits always ruin things. We get more into HR Giger's influence on the film and his firm grip on 90s mall goth aesthetics. We also cover some advice about how to survive in the Alien universe (don't look inside wet eggs) and imagine what products you might make from harvested xenomorph pieces (boner pills). Also, dear listener, what do you think about us making our way through the franchise? We'll definitely do Aliens; but after that—maybe?

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Lott, Marc Kate

Topics covered

• UFO sightings
• space-faring companies
• HR Giger
• Alien universe survival
• xenomorph products
• film analysis

Keywords

• Alien
• Ridley Scott
• UFO
• HR Giger
• xenomorph
• film analysis
• survival tips

Mentioned in this episode

Products: boner pills

Books & works: Alien

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