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John Richardson and his teamget full credit for that fantastic power loader suit, but...

John Richardson and his team
get full credit for that fantastic power loader suit, but there was actually
a performer inside it directly behind Sigourney Weaver

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John Richardson and his team get full credit
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for that fantastic power loader suit,
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but there was actually a performer inside it
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directly behind Sigourney Weaver.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
03:47:39
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CreatorVC

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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.
Once Jim and Gale gave me the mandate that I had to bulk up, - Aliens Expanded 00:15
Once Jim and Gale gave me the mandate that I had to bulk up,
And this guy, I mean, he had guns the size of my thighs. - Aliens Expanded 00:07
And this guy, I mean, he had guns the size of my thighs.
He was like the engine that moved Sigourney in the power loader, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
He was like the engine that moved Sigourney in the power loa...
Every lunchtime for weeks I would work with John Richardson. - Aliens Expanded 00:08
Every lunchtime for weeks I would work with John Richardson.
I'd go up and I'd get in the power loader, - Aliens Expanded 00:12
I'd go up and I'd get in the power loader,
I did a lot of processing work on, - Aliens Expanded 00:13
I did a lot of processing work on,
And then we had Sigourney's brilliant vocals. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
And then we had Sigourney's brilliant vocals.
Come on. Come on! - Aliens Expanded 00:08
Come on. Come on!
Like Sigourney firing up the torch - Aliens Expanded 00:08
Like Sigourney firing up the torch
And then in between you have the wider shots - Aliens Expanded 00:08
And then in between you have the wider shots
I was almost as surprised as anyone watching it in the theaters. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
I was almost as surprised as anyone watching it in the theat...
I was there for the full scale aspects of shooting, - Aliens Expanded 00:12
I was there for the full scale aspects of shooting,
I think Cameron went on a vacation for a little while and then came back, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
I think Cameron went on a vacation for a little while and th...
But those miniature effects shots were so flawless - Aliens Expanded 00:10
But those miniature effects shots were so flawless
The other thing I think people need to remember is - Aliens Expanded 00:07
The other thing I think people need to remember is
We'd have had to really mess it up with the performance that Sigourney gave. - Aliens Expanded 00:05
We'd have had to really mess it up with the performance...
The work of Stan Winston and everyone who had anything to do with the Queen, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
The work of Stan Winston and everyone who had anything to do...
If you talk to Jim, he will say - Aliens Expanded 00:08
If you talk to Jim, he will say
I remember the great makeup artist Dick Smith, after that movie came out, - Aliens Expanded 00:13
I remember the great makeup artist Dick Smith, after that mo...
And he was stunned to hear that that power loader was not an existing - Aliens Expanded 00:09
And he was stunned to hear that that power loader was not an...