baffled

The iconic chestburster moment in Alien, where we got our first look at a baby Xenomorph as it violently emerged from John Hurt’s thrashing torso, has managed to stand the test of time. It’s a scene that was intricately constructed by director Ridley Scott and his crew, and Scott had long planned to get a real reaction of shock and disgust from his cast on the day it was filmed in just a single take. To say it worked is an understatement, and Scott has revealed that even visionary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick wanted to know the secrets of the practical…