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Pod Mortem: A Horror Podcast

Episode 63 - Alien

Pod Mortem: A Horror Podcast

Reneé Hunter Vasquez, John Paul Vasquez, Travis Hunter-Sayapin

Tv & Film, Tv & Film:film Reviews, Film Reviews

4.7667 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

I can't lie to you about your chances, but...you have my sympathies. Join Reneé, John Paul, and Travis as they discuss Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic "Alien."   Please consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepodmortem    Where to listen to the podcast and follow us on social media: https://allmylinks.com/thepodmortem   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodmortem https://twitter.com/bloodandsmoke https://twitter.com/realstreeter84 https://twitter.com/travismwh   What would you rate Alien and what should we watch next? Email us at thepodmortem@gmail.com    "Pod Mortem Theme" written and performed by Travis Hunter. https://youtube.com/travismwh

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0:00.0

I'm I'm Travis Hunter, joined as always by my co-host, my sister, and my brother-in-law.

0:34.3

Hi, I'm Renée Hunter Vasquez. Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez.

0:41.6

This week, we're broadcasting live from the mess hall of the Nostromo discussing the 1979 science fiction horror classic Alien.

0:45.4

This film was directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon with a story credit

0:49.4

given to O'Bannon and Ronald Chuset.

0:51.9

Combining elements of science fiction and horror, Alien possesses

0:55.3

excellent tone and pacing as well as out-of-this-this-world creature and production design.

1:00.0

The film also boasts a fantastic cast, including Sigourney Weaver in the iconic role of Ellen Ripley.

1:05.7

Though it initially received mixed reviews from critics, Alien would prove to be a box office

1:09.8

success that would go on to

1:11.1

spawn a multimedia franchise and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all

1:16.4

time. This film was suggested to us by Friends of the Show, Chris Antaveras, Mariah Luna,

1:22.0

Megan Martinez, George Roses, and Kimberly Bass. This is by far our most requested film ever, and we want to thank all of them for this

1:29.8

suggestion as well as their support.

1:32.1

So, Alien, what were your first impressions on the film?

1:36.0

I know I've seen this before, but I wanted to keep getting this and aliens mixed up.

1:43.3

Because as I was watching it, I was like, okay, I remember

1:46.2

this. Okay, I don't know what the fuck's happening.

1:48.8

And then

1:49.6

I would get, okay, this looks

1:52.0

familiar. Wait, what?

1:53.6

You know what I mean? Yeah. And I kind of

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