The hardware and vehicles have a realism derived from functional, ugly designs
Unlike ANY sci-fi film before it, "ALIEN" was dark, gloomy, claustrophobic and most importantly, dirty and unglamourous.
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The movie not only made Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver famous (and gave James Cameron his start), it set entirely new parameters for sci-fi films, and began a series of films that formed a tight trilogy covering a span of over two decades. Image 22: Surface detailing, towards rear of ship.Īlien(s) Series Inspired by IT! THE TERROR FROM SPACE (one of the best sci-fi horror flicks of the fifties), ALIEN became a genre classic in the years since its 1979 release. Image 21: Underneath, back by the spine that just out just in front of drive section. Image 20: Spine under the top gun, center of ship. Image 19: Surface detailing, center of ship. Image 16: Another hangar door underneath. Image 13: Another hangar door, this on the side. Image 4: Ventral railgun and hangar (partially open). Image 2: Dorsal railgun - built from turret of a M60A2 model. Image 1: Top/front of Sulaco, forward of upper railgun. Image 17: Engine intake (port) and underside of rotor hub Image 11: Closer look at that engine exhaust Photos were taken at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying and are courtesy of Ken Robbins. It was designed to function as both a rotor-driven craft and a canard fixed-wing craft (although the mock-up could spin its rotors it couldn't actually fly). Designed by Ron Cobb, ("Alien," "Babylon 5") the Whispercraft was modeled after a military prototype being worked on today. It did have cool hardware, though, including the 7,000 pound Whispercraft, a blend of high-tech materials covered with a poly-composted fiberglass finish and fitted with a computerized dashboard and working rotoblades. This was another big budget Ah-nold project that boasted state-of-the-art effects and a couple of big name actors, but was not a favorite of critics or movie goers. Image 10: Engine exhaust (starboard side)Ħth Element. Two are for the support structure while filming and one for the electric wires bringing power to all the interior lights. The right side, less detailed, displays three circular holes. Only the left side is completely detailed, including the name of the liner ( written back to front, which unfortunately cannot be seen in these photos). It is a 2+ meter long model painted in metallized royal blue with shade of dark blue for the panelling effect. The Fhlosten Paradise studio model, shown here, was seen at the "Salon de la maquette" (model show) in Paris, in April 98.
Even though it boasted state-of-the-art effects, cool hardware and a couple of big name actors, it was not a favorite of critics or movie goers. 1997's big-budget epic told a tale of Good-vs-Evil in the not too distant future. John, Dustin Draggist, Mark Disckson, and Olivier Cabourdin for helping get this section started.ĥth Element.
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