The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Charles de Lauzirika

Writer:

Charles de Lauzirika (writer)

Release Date:

2 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail...

Cast

Martin Asbury	...	Himself
Michael Biehn	...	Himself
Ralph Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Greg Cannom	...	Himself
Gordon Carroll	...	Himself
Jordan Cronenweth	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Dance	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cornelius Defries	...	Himself
Charles S. Dutton	...	Himself
Richard Edlund	...	Himself
David Fincher	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary S. Gerlich	...	Himself
Gregory M. Gerlich	...	Himself
George Gibbs	...	Himself (archive footage)
H.R. Giger	...	Himself
David Giler	...	Himself
Alec Gillis	...	Himself
Brian Glover	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elliot Goldenthal	...	Himself
Renny Harlin	...	Himself
Carrie Henn	...	Herself
Lance Henriksen	...	Himself
David Jones	...	Himself
Jon Landau	...	Himself
Paul Lasaine	...	Himself
Laine Liska	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pat McClung	...	Himself
Paul McGann	...	Himself
Michele Moen	...	Herself (as Michelle Moen)
Terry Rawlings	...	Himself
Norman Reynolds	...	Himself
Bob Ringwood	...	Himself
Peter Robb-King	...	Himself
Ezra Swerdlow	...	Himself
Alex Thomson	...	Himself
Vincent Ward	...	Himself
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself
Danny Webb	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joss Williams	...	Himself
Tom Woodruff Jr.	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Making of 'Alien 3' (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

161 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Trivia:

The original title of this documentary was "Wreckage and Rape: The Making of 'Alien 3'" before Fox decided to censor it. It's worth noting that "Wreckage and Rape" is taken from the title of a music cue on the official "Alien 3" soundtrack. Unlike the other documentaries in the Alien Quadrilogy set, several of the chapters in the "Alien 3" documentary ended up with bland, non-descriptive titles, such as "Pre-Production: Part III," for example. The original, uncensored chapter titles were: 1. Development Hell: Concluding The Story 3. Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision 5. The Color of Blood: Shepperton Studios, 1991 7. The Downward Spiral: Fincher vs. Fox 8. Where The Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992 10. Requiem For A Scream: Music, Editing and Sound

Quotes:

[after a crewmember delays a shot]
David Fincher: Great. We are being held captive by a moron.

Movie Connections:

References The Hitcher (1986)

Wow!

All DVD's should come with extras as exhausting as the ones in the new ALIEN QUADRILOGY box set. When ALIEN 3 first came out, I was disappointed with it. Later, as I was able to ween myself off of the expectations James Cameron's relentless ALIENS set up, it became a favorite of mine. This documentary goes to great lengths not to just dissect the movie, but also to show just what film studios typically put creative people through. We get interviews with Michael Biehn, detailing how upset he was at the killing off of his character. We get a look, in story boards, at an abandoned version of the film that was larger in scope. And we see some of the studio ineptitude that prevented the film from being all it could be. That David Fincher could nonetheless create a film as uncompromising as he did is a true testament to his talent. I loved this!