Alien Evolution (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Andrew Abbott
Russell Leven

Writer:

Mark Kermode (writer)

Release Date:

13 October 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Mark Kermode brings a tribute to the successful Alien series, featuring interviews with the cast members and directors, including Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott. |

Plot Keywords:

Movie Making | Making Of

Cast

Mark Kermode	...	Himself - Presenter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Biehn	...	Himself / 'Cpl. Dwayne Hicks'
Ralph Brown	...	Himself / 'Aaron'
James Cameron	...	Himself
Veronica Cartwright	...	Herself / 'Lambert'
Ron Cobb	...	Himself
Charles Dance	...	Himself / Clemens
David Fincher	...	Himself
H.R. Giger	...	Himself
David Giler	...	Himself
Jenette Goldstein	...	Herself / 'Pvt. J. Vasquez'
Carrie Henn	...	Herself / 'Newt'
Lance Henriksen	...	Himself / 'Bishop'
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	...	Himself
Dan O'Bannon	...	Himself
Ivor Powell	...	Himself
Carlo Rambaldi	...	Himself
Terry Rawlings	...	Himself
Ridley Scott	...	Himself
Ronald Shusett	...	Himself
Tom Skerritt	...	Himself / 'Capt. Dallas'
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Himself / 'Brett'
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself

Runtime:

75 min | USA:64 min (DVD)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Gruyères, Canton Fribourg, Switzerland

Company:

Nobles Gate Scotland

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the 9th disc of the Alien Quadrilogy DVD set, released in 2003.

Movie Connections:

Features Alien (1979)

Pretty good, but couldn't warm up to it.

Some of the interviews I found annoying. They should have focused less on the writers and more on the stars and directors. Too much time is spent focusing on the story behind the original film - i.e., pre-production - and by the time it gets around to the production aspect, and the sequels, etc., time has run out so they try to wrap everything up far too quickly.

I first caught this after a UK broadcast of ALIEN - it was featured after the film was over and I was eager to see it because I think Mark Kermode is a pretty good critic and always has something interesting to say.

But overall it's just a bit too superficial and annoying to consider deep - the other documentaries on the ALIEN Quadrilogy are much better.