"Alien" ( Ridley Scott )

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"This paper is a discussion of the ways in which the extraterrestrial creatures in Ridley Scott's 1979 science fiction classic Alien are similar to and different from insects. Designed by H. R. Giger to be fearsome and horrific monsters, the creatures combine the characteristics of many different Earth-bound organisms, with fictional elements added to make them harder to kill and more terrifying to movie audiences. Examining the insect-like elements of these creatures provides a fascinating means of understanding what defines insects and separates them from other types of creatures, however similar. The monsters of Alien are a distinct breed, yet their morphology is insect-like in a number of very interesting ways.

Scott's film, using a screenplay written by Dan O'Bannon, introduces an alien life form that has now survived through four.."

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