USA:SIGOURNEY WEAVER AND JOHN HURT ATTEND 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF FILM VIEWING OF ALIENS

Record ID: 388476

  • Title: USA:SIGOURNEY WEAVER AND JOHN HURT ATTEND 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF FILM VIEWING OF ALIENS
  • Date: 11th June 1999
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 2) (RTV-DEVALL) SIGOURNEY WEAVER HUGGING ALIEN CREATURE SIGOURNEY WEAVER TALKING WITH JOHN HURT (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) SIGOURNEY WEAVER SAYING Well, I mean, I had basically done theatre, a walk-on in "Annie Hall," and a little Israeli movie which I was in briefly, so this was really my first film. It was an amazing learning ex
  • Embargoed: 26th June 1999 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVABXKCICA79MBXXL1YAF7BOGLFR
  • Story Text: Sigourney Weaver and many of the stars of the four
    films in the popular "Alien" sci-fi/horror series attended a
    special commemorative screening of the original "Alien" on
    Wednesday, June 2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
    landmark thriller by Ridley Scott.

    The special screening was held at Hollywood's historic
    Egyptian theater, in the same theater the original "Alien"
    celebrated its premiere on May 27, 1979.

    When the original film directed by Ridley Scott came out,
    it was praised for its unique storytelling techniques, its
    ground-breaking special effects and its depiction of the
    classic conflict between man and the unknown forces of nature.

    Except, in this case, it boiled down to a battle between woman
    and nature.That woman was Sigourney Weaver.

    Although she had previously had a small role in Woody
    Allen's Oscar-winning "Annie Hall," "Alien" was her first
    starring role, and she called it "an extraordinary learning
    experience" that gave her the chance to work with co-stars
    like John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Skerritt and
    Yaphet Kotto.It also launched her career as an international
    movie star.

    Seven years later, director James Cameron took over the
    helm of the series when he created the sequel "Aliens," which
    turned Weaver's character into more of a rough-and-tumble
    action hero and further pushed the ever-expanding boundries of
    special effects.It also garnered Weaver an Oscar nomination
    for Best Actress and won an Oscar for its special effects.

    In the second film, Weaver co-starred with Bill Paxton,
    Paul Reiser and Michael Biehn.

    In 1992 director David Fincher, who later went on to make
    such hits as "Seven" and "The Game," created "Alien 3" which
    was largely regarded as one of the low points in the series.

    Finally, in 1997, French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet brought
    the final installment "Alien Resurrection" to the screen with
    Weaver and Winona Ryder in the cast.It, too, was critically
    panned and regarded as a weaker entry in the series.

    On the occassion of the original film's 20th anniversary,
    20th Century Fox Home Video is releasing digitally remastered
    editions of all four films and, for the first time, DVD
    versions of the entire series.They contain
    never-before-released film footage and original theatrical
    trailers, bonus scenes, and cast and crew interviews.

    The package also contains an all-new feature-length
    documentary highlighting the creation of the series as well as
    commentaries by Ridley Scott.
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