Hardcover. To celebrate Alien's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the story of how it 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. Comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema. To celebrate Alien's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler ( The Making of Star Wars ) tells the story of how it 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Making of Alien (Hardcover)
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1789090555
ISBN 13: 9781789090550
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.

In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.

To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien 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.

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, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.

About the Author

J.W. Rinzler was born in Lakewood, New Jersey; grew up in Manhattan/NYC and Berkeley, CA. J W Rinzler fell in love with old monster films, such as Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as Robin Hood and other adventure movies.

Former executive editor for 15 years at Lucasfilm, Rinzler wrote and directed an animated short 'Riddle of the Black Cat', which was shown at numerous film festivals, including the Montreal World Film Festival. His adaptation of George Lucas's original rough draft became 'The Star Wars' graphic novel and was a #1 New York Times best-seller.

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