Alien

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Welcome to part one of our discussion of one of the greatest movies in both the sci-fi and horror genres, 1979’s Alien. Here we tackle recasting every role in the movie (except the cat), and propose an alternate director as well. Along the way we share our favorite cinematic aliens, how distress beacons are never ever something low maintenance, sweating sour milk, and discuss our dissatisfaction with the bonus situation.

Actors and Actresses Discussed

• Tom Skerritt
• Cliff Curtis
• David Morissey
• Nick Offerman
• Damian Lewis
• Ethan Hawke
• Ian Holm
• Billy Crudup
• Martin Freeman
• Nestor Carbonell
• Henry Cavill
• Elijah Wood
• Sigourney Weaver
• Summer Glau
• Zoe Saldana
• Rashida Jones
• Jaimie Alexander
• Mireille Enos
• Harry Dean Stanton
• Jason Clarke
• Yaphet Kotto
• Craig Robinson
• Veronica Cartwright
• Jena Malone
• John Hurt
• David Thewlis
• Ridley Scott
• Alfonso Cuaron

People, Movies, and Links Discussed

• Yoda
• Zaphod Beeblebrox
• Barf
• Thanos
• The Predator
• Spaceballs
• Howard the Duck
• Police Academy
• Training Day
• Three Kings
• The Last Airbender

• The Walking Dead
• Parks and Recreation
• Band of Brothers
• Homeland
• Boyhood
• Daybreakers
• Almost Famous
• Watchmen
• Lost
• The Dark Knight
• Man of Steel
• Henry Cavill
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Remakers Mark’s discussion of ‘Ghostbusters’
• ‘The Twisted World of Marge Simpson’ (Episode with the Yakuza battle)
• Firefly
• Dollhouse
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Star Trek
• Avatar
• Thor
• The Killing
• Gangster Squad
• Zero Dark Thirty
• Lawless
• Terminator Genisys
• The Great Gatsby
• Midnight Run
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Saved!
• Sucker Punch
• Donnie Darko
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• The Big Lebowski
• Blade Runner
• Gladiator
• Gravity
• Children of Men
• Alien: Resurrection