Question 1

Why did Sigourney Weaver agree to return for Alien: Resurrection after initially declining?

Accepted Answer

She changed her mind because, as she put it, 'They basically drove a dump truck full of money to my house.'

Question 2

What unusual reason did Winona Ryder have for joining the cast without reading the script?

Accepted Answer

Ryder agreed to do the film even before reading the script so she could boast about being in an 'Alien' movie to her younger brothers.

Question 3

What special effect involving Ripley's acid blood was considered but dropped due to cost?

Accepted Answer

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet wanted a scene where a mosquito bites Ripley and vanishes into smoke from her acid blood, but dropped it after learning the SFX cost.

Question 4

How did Sigourney Weaver prepare for her famous basketball shot scene?

Accepted Answer

Weaver practiced for three weeks with a basketball coach, making about 1 in over 6 shots at a shorter distance, then insisted on doing the shot herself on set.

Question 5

What controversial feature did the Newborn alien puppet originally have that was digitally removed?

Accepted Answer

The full-size Newborn animatronic puppet was originally filmed with mixed male and female genitals, which were digitally removed on studio orders.

Question 6

Why did Sigourney Weaver agree to return for Alien: Resurrection after initially declining?

Accepted Answer

She changed her mind because, as she put it, 'They basically drove a dump truck full of money to my house.'

Question 7

What surprising basketball shot did Sigourney Weaver insist on performing herself in the film?

Accepted Answer

Weaver successfully made a behind-the-back half-court basketball shot after weeks of practice, convincing the director to let her try instead of using a dropped ball.

Question 8

What unusual feature did the Newborn alien puppet originally have that was later digitally removed?

Accepted Answer

The full-size Newborn animatronic puppet was originally filmed with mixed male and female genitals, which the studio ordered to be digitally removed.

Question 9

Why did Winona Ryder agree to join the cast without even reading the script?

Accepted Answer

Ryder said she 'didn't care if she died in the first scene' because she wanted to boast about being in an Alien movie to her younger brothers.

Question 10

Which major film festivals featured Alien: Resurrection years after its release?

Accepted Answer

The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival in 2004 and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005.

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