Alien: The Differences Between Theatrical & Director's Cut

Ridley Scotts 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien is one of the most beloved movies of all time, though many people may be unaware there is a directors cut version with some differences from the theatrical release. Alien, which was originally pitched as "Jaws in space," is an extremely tense sci-fi horror film that keeps audiences on their toes for all 117 minutes of the theatrical cut as Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley is hunted by a Xenomorph. In 2003 nearly 25 years after the original's premiere Ridley Scott released the director's cut of Alien, which changed several important scenes.
The complete version of Alien's director's cut with a few extra scenes was never released, but a different directors cut from Scott about the same length as Alien's theatrical version was released instead. Scott's director's cut remains fairly similar to the Alien theatrical cut, but certain differences have made it viewers' preferred watching...
The complete version of Alien's director's cut with a few extra scenes was never released, but a different directors cut from Scott about the same length as Alien's theatrical version was released instead. Scott's director's cut remains fairly similar to the Alien theatrical cut, but certain differences have made it viewers' preferred watching...
- 8/30/2024
- by Anthony Dragonetti, Tom Russell
- ScreenRant
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