Alien
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Author
Publication
2014 - Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, England
Language
English
Word Count
24,000 words, Guess
Page Count
96 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27173236M
- ISBN-139781844577880
- ISBN-101844577880
- OCLC Control Number884299146
- Library of Congress Control Number2014028143
Classifications
- DDC791.43/72
- LCCPN1997.A3225 L88 2014
Description
A legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, Alien (1979) is one of the most enduring modern myths of cinema - its famously visceral scenes acting like a traumatic wound we seem compelled to revisit. Tracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, Roger Luckhurst examines its origins as a monster movie script called Star Beast, dismissed by many in Hollywood as B-movie trash, through to its afterlife in numerous sequels, prequels and elaborations. Exploring the ways in which Alien compels us to think about otherness, Luckhurst demonstrates how and why this interstellar slasher movie, this old dark house in space, came to coil itself around our darkest imaginings about the fragility of humanity. This special edition features original cover artwork by Marta Lech.
Series Statement
- BFI film classics
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