Scary Thoughts #121 - Aliens (James Cameron – 1986)

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of James Cameron's 'Aliens' on the film industry and explores various themes related to the movie.

Alien$ made an enormous amount of money because James Cameron asked "What if there were a lot of aliens?" and "What if there were a ton of machine guns?" Answering "Yes, and" to these bold questions guaranteed a hit in the 80s. What a time to be alive! In this episode, we discuss Weyland-Yutani's corporate culture, life in the Colonial Marines, the history of Jews in Mexico and their theoretical role in space, great sci-fi industrial design, and the tyranny of Fox Studio suits. It looks like we're going for it with this Alien series, god help us. Though we may squeeze in a few side quests here and there. Stay tuned.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Lott, Marc Kate

Topics covered

• Aliens
• James Cameron
• Colonial Marines
• corporate culture
• sci-fi design
• Fox Studio

Keywords

• Aliens
• James Cameron
• Weyland-Yutani
• Colonial Marines
• sci-fi
• Fox Studio
• 1986

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weyland-Yutani, Fox Studio

Books & works: Alien$, Aliens

Places: Mexico

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