A chilling sci-fi horror that births cosmic dread from the terrifying intimacy of bodily violation, wrapped in the cold, industrial indifference of deep space.
Alien
"In space no one can hear you scream."
Director:
Ridley Scott
Cast:
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Science Fiction
Horror
Budget:
$11,000,000
Box Office:
$104,931,801
Alien - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
On the 20th Anniversary Edition DVD, there is a hidden menu. By navigating past the main menu options, the user can highlight an acid burn hole on the screen. Selecting it reveals a hidden text-based message from Ash to the Weyland-Yutani corporation detailing the alien's life cycle.
This was a classic DVD-era easter egg that provided fans with extra lore and a deeper dive into the film's universe, framed from the perspective of one of its key antagonists.
The blue laser lights used to create the eerie atmosphere inside the alien egg chamber were borrowed from the rock band The Who, who were testing their stage lighting rig in a neighboring studio.
This is a famous piece of behind-the-scenes trivia that showcases the filmmakers' resourcefulness in creating one of the film's most iconic and atmospheric visual effects on a limited budget.
The alphabetical naming of androids in the first four films (Ash, Bishop, Call, David) is a pattern recognized by fans retroactively.
While not an intentional easter egg from the first film, the androids in Aliens (Bishop) and Alien 3 (Bishop) and Alien Resurrection (Call) created a pattern. The prequel Prometheus continued this with the android David. This has become a well-known piece of franchise trivia that fans look for.