The book of alien contained many production photographs and details on the making of the film, while gigers alien contained much of h. Is this leaked interview with an alien really a message from. Any stories about hurt and his what looks to be giant tool. John hurt, the british actor known for playing eccentric, empathic characters such as the elephant man, harry potters wand maker. John hurt alien scene shown after kids tv earns itv ofcom. Scott enjoyed the making of alien, though, and names kanes death as the scene that delighted him most. During the course of the interview, it becomes apparent that the being isnt of extraterrestrial origin at all, he has actually.
The editor makes no claim to the factuality of the content, and in fact, cannot prove that the alleged author actually ever existed. John vincent hurt was born on 22 january 1940 in chesterfield, derbyshire, the son of phyllis nee massey. Sigourney weaver remembers john hurt s famous chestburster scene from alien. Enter alien, a ruthless parasite with humanoid form yet it lacks any civilised traits of a human. Though it is true that i am a christian and dont like having my fundamental beliefs challenged, i would have still given the book a higher rating if it made sense in some way. A selection of uk tv interview extracts with sir john talking about some of his bestloved roles, and one he wished had been better loved.
Hurt s role as kane, and the infamous chestburster scene, helped cement alien as one of. John hurts 10 most memorable roles, from alien to harry. Jan 27, 2017 actor john hurt, the gravelly voiced british actor who garnered oscar nominations for his roles in midnight express and the elephant man, has died at the age of 77, publicist charles mcdonald. Trying to produce the death gurgle is never easy that reminds me of your cameo in spaceballs where you parody that famous scene from alien i first got. Today, we honor the legendary john hurt on what would have been his 80th birthday. John hurt has 27 books on goodreads with 635 ratings.
The real kicker for the documentary is that it is narrated by john hurt, and boy does that make this thing feel special. Jan 28, 2017 remembering john hurts famous alien demise. Richard attenborough, as christie, set a world standard for creepiness, but hurt excelled as the pathetic, wronged evans. This book tries to say that the bible god has an alien origin. Since 2003, hurt was a patron of the proteus syndrome foundation, both in the united kingdom and in the us. Sep 28, 2016 no, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real. Apr 27, 2000 part two of the john hurt interview at bfi southbank.
Ridley scott directing alien though an artists eyes. As far as the editor of the book, alien interview is concerned, and for all practical purposes, the content of the book is a work of fiction. John merrick john hurt is the elephant man, forced into becoming a circus sideshow freak and spurned by society due to the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Alien is a 1979 sciencefiction horror film directed by ridley scott and written by dan obannon. Sigourney weaver, tom skerritt, john hurt, michael biehn, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton, ian holm. Favorite romanceerotica books with human heroine and serious alpha male alien hero. This transatlantic talent was born john vincent hurt on january 22, 1940 in shirebrook, a coal mining village near the busy market town of chesterfield, in derbyshire, england.
The movie is better too, but for fans of the series, especially completionists, this spawned book is a. Itv breached broadcast code by showing john hurts gory alien death straight after saturday morning kids tv. Lillys sensory deprivation research conducted in isolation tanks under the influence of. Sigourney weaver reminisces on her career, alien, avatar and. John hurt was a talented english actor known for superhits like midnight express, the elephant man and so on. John hurt talks harry potter, flamenco and chestbursters. Youve got underground comic books that deal with similar ideas. Altered states is a 1980 american sciencefiction horror film directed by ken russell based on the novel of the same name by playwright and screenwriter paddy chayefsky. The film was adapted from chayefskys only novel and is his final screenplay. Sigourney weaver remembers john hurt s famous alien scene. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Witnesses reported not only the presence of the ufo but also several wounded and dead aliens. The closest equivalent to that kind of shock in alien is the demise of john hurts character by.
The actor often joked about how frequently he was killed off during his long career onscreen. Don winslow on broken and the jazz of his crime fiction. The versatile actor starred in everything from spaceballs to last years jackie. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. The filmmakers call this the kitchen scene or the scene with the chestbursterin which the alien hatches out from within the rib cage of the dying kane. A close encounter of the third kind becomes a jawsstyle nightmare when an alien invades a spacecraft in ridley scotts scifi horror classic. Books that theorize that god is a green alien fooling us all really humors me. Before the scenes single take, the actors were given minimal information about its details. A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how alien was made, featuring new interviews with ridley scott and other production crew. Created from a screenplay, they turned around and made the movie, then made the book off the moviescreenplay one rarely thinks of this book offspring when they hear the word alien.
John hurt outstanding british contribution to cinema bafta. Sir john hurt, the twotime oscar nominated star of the elephant man, has died at the age of 77, his agent confirmed on saturday. Itv breached broadcast code by showing john hurt s gory alien death straight after saturday morning kids tv. Jan 22, 2019 john hurt discusses starring in david lynchs the elephant man a role that would define the actors career. Due to the popularity of the book, alien interview this. His stomachexploding scene in alien is often voted one of the most memorable film scenes ever.
John hurt, star of the elephant man and 1984, dead at. The true story behind the iconic alien chestburster. Kane is most closely associated with the chestbursting scene. John hurt talks harry potter, quentin crisp and alien the rt interview. The elephant man is heading to dvd, bluray and 4k bluray. Gigers original design of the alien was much more sexual, but eventually he altered the design and used his original ideas for the film species. Its hilarious, mostly because hurt is the one sending up. Part two of the john hurt interview at bfi southbank. John smith hurt march 8, 1893 november 2, 1966, better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer and guitarist raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. John hurt as kane, the executive officer who becomes the host for the alien.
A model kit of the alien, 12 inches high, was released by the model products corporation in the united states, and by airfix in. Sir john hurt died of pancreatic cancer in his home in cromer, norfolk, england on january 15, 2017, three days after his 77th birthday. You get an interview with james cameron and an aliens, behind the scenes featurette. John hurt, star of the elephant man and 1984, dead at 77. These notes were previously mentioned in interviews with scott and others, but. Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native great britain and internationally, this transatlantic talent was born john vincent hurt on january 22, 1940 in shirebrook, a coal mining village near the busy market town of chesterfield, in derbyshire, england.
Is this leaked interview with an alien really a message from outer space. The directors cut 1983 was directed by ridley scott and starred ian holm, john hurt, sigourney weaver, tom skerritt, harry dean stanton and yaphet kotto. Mark kermode brings a tribute to the successful alien series, featuring interviews with the cast members and directors, including sigourney weaver and ridley scott. In 1979 a movie legend was born, as twentieth centuryfox and director ridley scott unleashed alien and gave audiences around the world the scare of their. John hurt talks snowpiercer, career, and more slant. John hurts 10 most memorable roles, from alien to harry potter. Sir john vincent hurt 22 january 194025 january 2017 played the war doctor for the 50th anniversary of doctor who. John hurt on the elephant man, alien, midnight express. Hurt was scotts first choice for the role, but was contracted on a film in south africa during alien s filming dates, so jon finch was cast as kane, instead. He is the son of phyllis massey, an engineer and onetime actress, and arnold herbert hurt, an anglican clergyman. Hurts first major film role was as the hapless timothy evans, executed for murders committed by his neighbour john christie. Disclaimer as far as the editor of the book, alien inte rview is concerned, and for all practical purposes, the content of the book is a work of fiction. Alien is a 1979 sciencefiction horror film directed by ridley scott, and starring tom skerritt, sigourney weaver, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton, john hurt, ian holm and yaphet kotto. The design of the monster is whats the most terrifying and it still holds up despite alien being released in 1979.
John hurts talks about quentin crisps effect on his career and how the famous scene from alien, where the creature bursts from his stomach, was achieved. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. Alien by ridley scott ridley scott, tom skerritt, sigourney. Jan 26, 2012 i know that film means a great deal to me but i had no idea that i meant so much to film. Actor john hurt, 69, has appeared in the harry potter, hellboy and indiana jones series. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real.
The alien chestburster scene is the stuff of movie legend and could genuinely be one of cinemas greatest ever scenes if only for the reason. Search, discover and share your favorite john hurt gifs. The alien chestburster scene is the stuff of movie legend and could genuinely be one of cinemas greatest ever scenes if only for the reason that, despite having seen it countless times before, you still never expect what follows. Although he precedes christopher ecclestons ninth doctor in the shows fictional chronology, his first onscreen appearance came eight years after ecclestons. I infest, therefore i am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thoughtprovoking scifi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned the first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most successful and influential scifi franchises of modern times. Army air force top secret official interview transcripts received from matilda in 2007.
The actor, who died wednesday at age 77, often joked about how frequently he was killed off. This morning brought the sad news that legendary british actor sir john hurt has died. Alien interview, published in 2008, reveals for the first time ever, top secret u. But a few years ago, she did revisit perhaps the greatest of her greatestthe original alien, the 1979 scifi horror classic. Ronald schussett, one of the writers of the alien screenplay, had even stated the original idea of how to get the alien onto the ship would be the alien fucks him. It covers all of the alien movies in relative detail, although it seems the further down you go in the sequels the information becomes less and less. Sir john vincent hurt cbe 22 january 1940 25 january 2017 was an english actor whose. Both the novel and the film are based in part on john c. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, acting career, achievements and timeline. English actor john hurt hellboy, v for vendetta being interviewed on the final series of the paul ogrady show thursday december 17th 2009. It does have humanoid form but it doesnt give a single emotion.
From this pain came the idea of the alien punching its way out of john hurts chest. John hurt discusses starring in david lynchs the elephant man a role that would define the actors career. May 28, 2008 his investigation leads to a new universe of selfrealization that propels him from fictional character to sentient being. Best alpha male alien meets human heroine romance 264 books. Veteran actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. John hurt s most popular book is the strange case of dr. Though it is true that i am a christian and dont like having my fundamental beliefs challenged, i would have still given the book a. John hurt did another favor for mel brooks with a cameo in the directors 1987 scifi spoof spaceballs, here reprising his alien death scene. The making of aliens chestburster scene film the guardian. What was the process of developing that aesthetic for the interviews. I predict that alien interview will become a well known book throghout the planet. Watching alien on blu ray and the beginning scene where all the crew wakes up out of the sleep chambers. May 24, 2019 as alien turns 40, director ridley scott recalls doubling his budget in a single fox meeting, warren beatty recommending sigourney weaver as ripley and how that chestburster scene almost went. Aug 16, 2017 quite how the video and the information relating to it was supposedly leaked is unclear but within just a few days the video went viral in the ufo community as ufologiest debated whether the alien in the clip, named ebe3 was the real deal, or was the whole thing another hoax like ray santillis 1995 roswell alien autopsy video.
The war doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television programme doctor who. Cast and crew of the classic 1979 horror film recall the moment a monster emerged from john hurts. Is this leaked interview with an alien really a message. Distinctivevoiced actor was oscar nominated for midnight express and the elephant man, as well as being the victim of the notorious chestburster in alien. John hurt, the intense british actor who mesmerized audiences in starring roles in the elephant man and 1984, and was the alien s very first victim, has died. However, the ufoeti disclosure is now underway and snowballing. Jan 30, 2017 john hurt, the intense british actor who mesmerized audiences in starring roles in the elephant man and 1984, and was the aliens very first victim, has died.
Sigourney weaver remembers john hurts famous alien scene. Rescued by a wellmeaning surgeon anthony hopkins, he escapes a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into a world ruled by victorian sensibilities. If you need all the extras, buy the more expensive. In a guardian interview hurt states the family lived in a vicarage opposite a cinema. Sigourney weaver, john hurt, ian holm, ridley scott, james cameron. Giger published around 20 books in all, and his works were exhibited in paris, prague and new york. Alien interview readers edition this special readers edition of alien interview contains only the original letters, the personal notes written by matilda odonnell macelroy, and a copy of the u.
Hurt was connected to a prosthetic body with the exploding. But of all hurt s fictional expirations, one stands as among the most memorable onscreen deaths in movie history. John hurt, the british film actor and twotime oscar nominee, has. The john hurt centre opened in september 2016 and is an education and exhibition space located at cinema city, norwich. Hurt, who announced he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, died in london on friday, his spokesman told the associated press. Hurt s was not a conventional incarnation of the doctor. Jan 28, 2017 john hurt, a british actor best known for lead roles in the elephant man and nineteen eightyfour and a shockingly gory death in alien, has died at 77, his publicist confirmed to npr late friday.
Jun 07, 2019 sigourney weaver doesnt sit around and watch her greatest hits. He later returned to the role in a line of audio stories for big finish productions. John hurt is laying there with a baby arm draped over his leg clearly visible through the white skirt things they are wearing. Considered by many ufologists as the most important event in the history of ufos, the roswell case has caused rivers.
John hurt celebrity profile check out the latest john hurt photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The film dives into the rich history of the making of the 1979 alien, directed by ridley. He also created designs for alien 3 1992, prometheus 2012 and other movies. On the way home from a mission for the company, the nostromos crew is woken up from hibernation by.