Other films, TV programs, books and comic books discussed or to be discussed in relation to the Alien series, Prometheus, Giger's art and their mythos:
Star Trek The Animated Series Episode 12: "The Time Trap" (1973, TV program)
The Adventures of Tintin:
Tintin and the Broken Ear (comic book, 1936)
The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714 (comic book)
The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure (comic book)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls (Comic book)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Shooting Star (comic book)
The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure (comic book)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls (Comic book)
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (comic book first published in Pilote in 1967)
Asterix and the Golden Sickle (comic book first published in Pilote in 1960)
Asterix and the Magic Carpet (comic book, 1988 )
Asterix and the Mansions of the Gods (comic book, 1971)
Asterix and the Magic Carpet (comic book, 1988 )
Asterix and the Mansions of the Gods (comic book, 1971)
Asterix in Switzerland (originally published in Pilote in 1970)
Battle: Los Angeles (2011, film)
The Beast Within (1982, film)
Beetlejuice (1988, film)
Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971, film)
Blow Up (1966, film)
Brainstorm (1983, film)
Brazil (1985, film)
The Brood (1979, film)
Bug (1975, film)
Bunker of the Last Gunshots (1981, film)
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City of the Lost Children (1995, film)
Dante 01 (2008, film)
Dark Star (1974, film)
The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961, film)
Dead Star (1990, unfilmed script)
Deep Star Six (1991, film)
Delicatessen (1991, film)
Diamonds are forever (1971, James Bond film)
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005, film)
Dr Strangelove (1964, film)
Doctor Who (1963 onwards TV and film)
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon (29th January to 19th February 1972, TV)
Doctor Who: The Invasion (2 November to 21 December 1968)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors (11th November to 16 December 1967. TV)
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (8th October to 29th October , 1966, TV)
Doctor Who: The Tomb Of The Cybermen (2 September to 23 September 1967)
Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice (19th September 2015)
Doctor Who: The Witch's Familiar (26th September 2015)
Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice (19th September 2015)
Doctor Who: The Witch's Familiar (26th September 2015)
Dracula (1897, novel)
The Duellists (1977, film)
Eraserhead (1977, film)
Event Horizon (1997, film)
Exorcist (1973, film)
Fantastic Voyage (1966, film)
Fear The Walking Dead (2015, TV series)
The Fifth Element (1997, film)
Fire and Stone (1994, comic book)
Fear The Walking Dead (2015, TV series)
The Fifth Element (1997, film)
Fire and Stone (1994, comic book)
Fire in the Sky (1993, film)
Forbidden Planet (1956, film)
Illuminatus Trilogy (1977, book)
Independence Day (1996, film)
Inseminoid (1981, film)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956, film)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958, film)
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, film)
Jurassic World (2015, film)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, film)
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The Last Voyage of Demeter (2012, screenplay)
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, film)
Jurassic World (2015, film)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, film)
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The Last Voyage of Demeter (2012, screenplay)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962, film)
Leviathan (1989, film)
Mahler (1974, film)
New England Tragedy ((1934) painted by Umberto Romani)
Pandorum (2009)
The Phantom of Paradise (1974)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982, film)
The Pink Sphinx (Published in The Pink Panther #4 (1972)
The Pink Panther (comic book series 1971 onwards)
The Pink Panther #2 (Comic book published 1st July 1971 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther (comic book series 1971 onwards)
The Pink Panther #2 (Comic book published 1st July 1971 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther #4 (Comic book published January 1972 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther #15 (Comic book published October 1973 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther #26 (Comic book published May 1975 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther #15 (Comic book published October 1973 by Gold Key)
The Pink Panther #26 (Comic book published May 1975 by Gold Key)
Pitch Black (2000)
Planet Terror (2007, film)
Planet of Vampires (1965)
Poltergeist 2 (1986)
Possession (1981)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Predators (2010)
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Quatermass Experiment (TV 1953, Film 1955)
Quatermass II (TV 1955, Film 1957))
Return of the Fly (1959, film)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, film)
Ring (1991, novel)
Rocket X-M (1950, film)
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Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, film)
Ring (1991, novel)
Rocket X-M (1950, film)
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Serenity (2005, film)
Shivers (1975, film)
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV 1974-1978)
Skyline (2010, film)
Species (1995, film)
Species 2 (1998, film)
Species 3 (2004, film)
Species : The Awakening (2007, film)
Splice (2009, film)
Split Second (1992, film)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Star Trek: Naked Time (1966)
Star Trek the animated series, Episode 1: "Beyond The Furthest Star" (1973, TV program)
Star Trek: Naked Time (1966)
Star Trek the animated series, Episode 1: "Beyond The Furthest Star" (1973, TV program)
Star Trek, The Animated Series: Episode 4: "The Lorelei Signal" (1973, TV program)
Star Trek The Animated Series, Episode 6: "The Survivor" (1973, TV program)
Star Trek The Animated Series Episode 14: "The Slaver Weapon" (1973, TV program)Star Trek The Animated Series, Episode 6: "The Survivor" (1973, TV program)
Star Trek The Animated Series Episode 12: "The Time Trap" (1973, TV program)
Star Wars (1977, film)
The Stepford Wives (1975, film)
Sunshine (2007, film)
Superman Lives (preproduced film but never made, 1996)
Swiss Made 2069 (1968, film)
Syngenor (1990, film)
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The Terminator (1984, film)
Terrahawks (1983 TV series)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, film)
Time Bandits (1981, film)
They Bite (unmade filmscript, written 1975)
The Tomita Planets (music album, 1976)
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011 , film)
Tron (1982, film)
20,000 leagues under the sea (1907, film)
TV 21 #80 (July 1966, magazine)
Tron (1982, film)
20,000 leagues under the sea (1907, film)
TV 21 #80 (July 1966, magazine)
Twilight Zone: episode "The Lonely" (TV 1959)
War of the Worlds (2005, film)
Westworld (1973, film)
The Wall (1982, film)
X-Files Fight For The Future (1998, film)
X-Files: season 6: episode 1: beginning (1998, TV)
Xtro (1983, film)
Xtro 2 : Second Encounter (1991, film)
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This blog is absolutely one of the best things on the net, and my favourite source of info, first port of call for all things ALIEN. It consistently fascinates me and is full of fascinating insights. Thank you for all your efforts. Listing every film influenced by Alien would be a chore and a bit excessive, but Outland surely deserves a mention, as perhaps the first successor to seemingly inhabit something approximating the Alien universe. Also - there is a lot of overlap with Jabberwocky. I think this is mentioned on either the Jabberwocky commentary or a bonus documentary therein. Jabberwocky was made at approximately the same time as alien or just before (sorry I'm not good on encyclopedic facts), and one influenced the other in terms of design. Palin and Gilliam visited the Space jockey set and were suitably impressed - I think there is an obvious influence on the set design in the 'dentist' scene at the climax of Brazil. Thanks once again, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI know that Gilliam talked about how he beat Alien to the use of the stretchy vaginal mouth for the Jabberwocky. I'll certainly take a look at the commentaries just in case there's a word or two about Alien, thanks, I've got the DVD somewhere. I do recall that Life of Brian was being made during the later part of the Alien production. I ought to have a good listen to all the film commentaries of the earlier films which Gilliam had an important hand in. Sandy Lieberson produced Jabberwocky and as the 20th Century Fox man for England, managed to kick Alien into production. I suppose if there're definite statements made by people involved in the various film productions about Alien influencing their film in some way, that's something for me to document, even if the person might have been talking about of their back side.
DeleteOh, and the parasitic Ceti Eels, and the discovery of a derelict craft stranded on a barren planetoid of Star Trek 2 are surely Alien inspired elements. 2010 is probably closer aesthetically to Alien/Outland than 2001 ...
ReplyDeleteSorry, I've got one more ... is it true Spielberg considered the Alien assignment for a while? If so, I wouldn't be surprised if the Ron Cobb concept painting of an astronaut exploring the alien tomb found it's way into influencing the Well of Souls sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark ... could just be coincidence ... interestingly, both films obliquely reference the Von Daniken books that were popular at the time, Raiders touching on the mooted idea of the Ark being an electrical condenser. The 'egyptian' conception of the Alien civilisation might have fed into the ancient astronaut notion popularised by Pouwells and Bergier, and subsequently Quatermass and the Pit and 2001 a space odyssey. Of course, an Egyptian allusion stayed in the completed film via the Nostromo crew insignia. I sometimes think of this as a subtle acknowledgement that Alien very much follows the template of The Mummy and it's progeny, as well as almost subliminally calling up that archetype in the mind. Well, we can't say the films of our youth weren't rich in occult lore beneath the surface. Did I mention that I think the space jockey alludes to Mother in Psycho, herself (I think) a parody of Whistler's 'Mother' (Mu-th-ur as well), also riffed on by Tobe Hooper in Texas Chainsaw ... ?
ReplyDeleteJust read the Xtro alien lifecycle article very nice. There should be one for the Species 2 alien/human hybrid.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. I'll do something about the Species 2 thing very soon.
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