leading from
Aliens: Making Aliens
Aliens: Making Aliens
and
- Proparchives: (TCF, 1979 & 1986, resp.) Designed by visionary artist H.R. Giger,
this derelict ship can be seen on the suface of the planet after the
Nostromo arrives to investigate the acoustical distress beacon in
Aliens, and also in the flashback scene in the Director’s Cut of Aliens
(the second film) when Newt and her family go out to investigate the
wreck. The ship is made of fiberglass and plasticine with a foam core,
and papier-mâché covering which is painted a greenish-black color. There
are numerous small plastic hoses and tubes attached with modeler’s clay
running the length of each “arm”, some of which has slightly
deteriorated in the 20+ years since the production. However, the
run-down appearance of the prop is true to Giger’s original vision. In
fact, the broken left arm was a pleasant surprise to director James
Cameron, who was glad to incorporate it into the second film. When the
prop was brought out of retirement for Aliens and it was discovered that
the arm had sustained some damage, Cameron decreed that the prop should
be filmed with the broken piece as is, to further underscore the fact
that time had elapsed between the first encounter with the ship in
Alien, and the second in Aliens. One of Giger’s most important designs,
this prop is a fantastic relic from both films and highly sought-after
by collectors of Giger and of the Aliens saga. Measures approx. 12 feet
long x 9 feet wide.
Estimate $40,000 – $60,000
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