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{\an8}This script had so much stunt work,
so many active aliens that Stan looked at it and said, "I need to go as far the opposite
direction as what Giger did in terms of flexibility." So in terms of construction technique, it was literally black catsuits – unitards with cast rubber pieces attached to it, floating on it, hung on it, ribcage buckled on, that sort of thing so that these stunt men
could do wire work and flip and do all the insane stuff
that you saw in the film
so many active aliens that Stan looked at it and said, "I need to go as far the opposite
direction as what Giger did in terms of flexibility." So in terms of construction technique, it was literally black catsuits – unitards with cast rubber pieces attached to it, floating on it, hung on it, ribcage buckled on, that sort of thing so that these stunt men
could do wire work and flip and do all the insane stuff
that you saw in the film
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{\an8}This script had so much stunt work,
so many active aliens
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that Stan looked at it and said,
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"I need to go as far the opposite
direction as what Giger did
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in terms of flexibility."
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So in terms of construction technique,
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it was literally black catsuits – unitards
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with cast rubber pieces attached to it,
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floating on it, hung on it,
00:00:28.044 --> 00:00:30.092
ribcage buckled on, that sort of thing
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so that these stunt men
could do wire work and flip
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and do all the insane stuff
that you saw in the film.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.