The Making of Aliens

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Comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Aliens was made, featuring new interviews with some of the cast and production crew, and including many rarely seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. As one of the most highly regarded movie sequels of all time, Aliens quickly embedded itself in the minds of cinemagoers around the world when it was released in 1986. Driven by the singular vision of director James Cameron and guided by producer Gale Ann Hurd, its relentless action and unforgettable characters helped cement its place as an undisputed classic of 1980s cinema. The Making of Aliens tells the complete story of how Cameron and Hurd, together with their immensely talented cast and crew, brought heroine Ellen Ripley back to the big screen-and upped the stakes by introducing a whole army of aliens for her to face. Interviews with the cast and crew, alongside revealing photography and fascinating concept art, illustrate the film's eventful journey from its beginnings as a sequel that nobody wanted to make through to its transformation into one of the highest-grossing blockbusters of the decade. Review: Excellent and in-depth read. Essential for Aliens fans - This 350 page large format hardback book is probably the definitive behind the scenes look at the making of the Aliens film. Covering every single aspect of production, from Cameron's original pitch for the movie, his early versions of the script, the difficulties in negotiating a deal with a studio to get funding, how the sets and props were constructed, the search for the acting talent that ultimately starred in it and why they were chosen for their roles, the troubles they had dealing with the UK's union laws, and so much more. The book is an absolutely indispensable tome of often never before published information and little known facts, and is packed with hundreds of images that will allow you to view this old movie with a brand new set of eyes. Excellent! Review: As good as his first book on the making of Alien. - Balancing imagery with deep research, JW Rinzler hits it out of the park for a second, face-hugging time. Actually, you also need to get the first book- The Making of Alien as well. They sit on my shelf very happily together.