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      • In the wake of Star Wars, the studio wanted a sci-fi, and Alien was the only script on their desk. Ridley Scott was not the first choice of director, but the right man in the right place. The other elements clicked. In a retrospective interview, the director said he simply “wanted to scare the s*** out of people. That’s the job.”

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    Jul 4, 2017 · Historical. July 4, 2017. The Filming of Alien. Ridley Scott talks about the hundreds of problems involved in taking an essentially fantastic idea and making it real on-screen. By Ridley Scott. This article originally appeared in AC August 1979.

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  8. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsHollywood Flashback: Ridley Scott on 1979’s ‘Alien’ and His ...

    May 11, 2017 · May 11, 2017 11:00am. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation/Photofest. In the late ‘ 70s, Fox had two big reasons to love sci-fi: 1977’s PG-rated Star Wars and, two years later, the much more...

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