Here’s something I’ve been in possession of for a long time
and have wanted to share for quite a bit.
For reasons that may already be apparent (the wallpaper) but
will probably become clearer over time, I have a great fondness for Alien³. On its release, Empire magazine (then a readable publication)
did the obligatory feature on the movie in its September 1992 edition.
Unusually, amidst the interview with Sigourney, fire-fighting her way through
it (‘we did not reshoot… that is a
misnomer’), part of the issue features a feat of admirable investigative zeal,
the full-page feature below, an interview with an anonymised ‘highly
experienced special effects technician from London’. I think this as close to
an unexpurgated account of the behind-the-scenes of the production as I’ve ever
seen, as whoever it is (I have no wish to speculate) doesn’t pull their
punches.
I’ve never seen this on the internet anywhere, on any blogs
or whatever, so enjoy.
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| 'I Was There!', Empire, September 1992 |
Incidentally, in the same issue, the great Kim Newman review the film and gives it two stars. Robbed!
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