The Beast Within: Making Alien

The definitive documentary on the birth of a film classic

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.

Ridley Scott

Self

Sigourney Weaver

Self

Harry Dean Stanton

Self

John Hurt

Self

Tom Skerritt

Self

Veronica Cartwright

Self

Alan Ladd Jr.

Self

Carlo Rambaldi

Self

David Giler

Self

H. R. Giger

Self

Jerry Goldsmith

Self

Ian Holm

(archive footage)

Bolaji Badejo

(archive footage)

Yaphet Kotto

(archive footage)

Dan O'Bannon

Self

Ronald Shusett

Self

Ron Cobb

Self

Ivor Powell

Self