Movie: The Beast Within: Making Alien

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Ridley Scott
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Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver

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Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton

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John Hurt
John Hurt

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Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt

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Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright

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Alan Ladd Jr.
Alan Ladd Jr.

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Carlo Rambaldi
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David Giler
David Giler

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H. R. Giger
H. R. Giger

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.

  • Release Date

    2003-12-02

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    8.2

  • Rating:

    4.1 starts
  • Tagline

    The definitive documentary on the birth of a film classic

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    English
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