Alien 3 (1992)
David Fincher: Rules of the Game, Part 2
“You've been in my life so long, I can't remember anything else.”
After spending years in Development Hell, the production of ALIEN 3 finally moved forward once first-time feature director David Fincher came on board.
But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. The story of ALIEN 3's production is one of a legendary disaster, one where studio interference turned the film into something that was so compromised that its director disowns it to this day.
In this episode, we will discuss all of the trials and tribulations that Fincher and his cast and crew went through while making ALIEN 3 and as well as its legacy not only in the annals of science fiction, but in the scope of Fincher's overall career. Is ALIEN 3 the unmitigated disaster that many (including its director) would have us believe it is, or was it simply misunderstood by audiences who saw it in 1992?
SYNOPSIS:
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 3: SE7EN.
CAST & CREW
Directed by: David Fincher
Screenplay by: David Giler | Walter Hill | Larry Ferguson
Story by: Vincent Ward
Baed on: Characters by Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett
Produced by: Gordon Carroll | David Giler | Walter Hill
Cast: Sigourney Weaver | Charles S. Dutton | Charles Dance | Lance Henriksen | Brian Glover | Ralph Brown | Paul McGann | Danny Webb | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Pete Postlethwaite | Holt McCallany | Peter Guinness
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Terry Rawlings
Music by: Elliot Goldenthal
Release Date: May 22, 1992
Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop.
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