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Aliens Expanded

This was all Jim Cameroncoming up with that, he was inspired by that image from the...

This was all Jim Cameron
coming up with that, he was inspired by that image from the original Alien,
of the acres of eggs

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This was all Jim Cameron coming up with that,
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he was inspired by that image
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from the original Alien, of the acres of eggs.
Duration
13 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
03:20:54
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CreatorVC

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An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.
That got Jim to thinking about a hive structure. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
That got Jim to thinking about a hive structure.
{\an8}From Alien, certainly as often is the case when you start doing sequels, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
{\an8}From Alien, certainly as often is the case when you st...
So they don't think about maintaining a lot of the internal logic. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
So they don't think about maintaining a lot of the inte...
Nobody in Alien, for example, Dan O'Bannon or Ron Shusett, - Aliens Expanded 00:09
Nobody in Alien, for example, Dan O'Bannon or Ron Shuse...
{\an8}We talked a fair amount as artists about the lifecycle of the alien. - Aliens Expanded 00:08
{\an8}We talked a fair amount as artists about the lifecycle...
You saw some of it in the first film - Aliens Expanded 00:08
You saw some of it in the first film
Thank God that scene that was in the original - Aliens Expanded 00:14
Thank God that scene that was in the original
If that had been in there, you could have had no Queen - Aliens Expanded 00:07
If that had been in there, you could have had no Queen
This opens the way for a hierarchy - Aliens Expanded 00:09
This opens the way for a hierarchy
There was also an interesting thing that Cameron had - Aliens Expanded 00:08
There was also an interesting thing that Cameron had
They were small versions, three, four-foot tall aliens, - Aliens Expanded 00:09
They were small versions, three, four-foot tall aliens,
And for budgetary reasons and other reasons, it was never done. - Aliens Expanded 00:05
And for budgetary reasons and other reasons, it was never do...
Like, "Ooh, we get to make these albino drone characters." - Aliens Expanded 00:06
Like, "Ooh, we get to make these albino drone character...
It was a very logical, almost engineering way to look at it. - Aliens Expanded 00:05
It was a very logical, almost engineering way to look at it.
She lays hundreds of eggs, thousands of eggs, they hatch, - Aliens Expanded 00:08
She lays hundreds of eggs, thousands of eggs, they hatch,
And so there's hosts, - Aliens Expanded 00:21
And so there's hosts,
And to me coming from the first film where Ridley had - Aliens Expanded 00:14
And to me coming from the first film where Ridley had
And suddenly making a female out of it and choosing to use - Aliens Expanded 00:13
And suddenly making a female out of it and choosing to use
It made a lot of sense, - Aliens Expanded 00:07
It made a lot of sense,
{\an8}She's young, she's only been there for a couple of years. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
{\an8}She's young, she's only been there for a cou...