The Making Of Alien Av J. W. Rinzler

<b>A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how <i>Alien</i> was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.</b><br><br>In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed <i>Alien</i> - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.<br><br>To celebrate the movie''s fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (<i>The Making of Star Wars</i>) tells the whole fascinating story of how <i>Alien</i> evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O''Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time.<br><br>With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, <i>The Making of Alien</i> is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.