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Lot 84
Alien: An Autographed Revised first draft Script, circa 1978,
17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,530 inc. premium
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Alien: An Autographed Revised first draft Script,
circa 1978,
approx.139 pp of mimeographed typescript, spiral-bound with clear plastic front cover, the title page with Brandywine Productions address in Los Angeles, signed in black ink by the writer, Walter Hill, together with a card and 10in x 8in black and white photograph each signed and inscribed to the vendor by Walter Hill, the pages' edges inscribed Alien 1st Draft in red felt pen, 9in x 11 3/4in (2cm3 x 20.8cm)
approx.139 pp of mimeographed typescript, spiral-bound with clear plastic front cover, the title page with Brandywine Productions address in Los Angeles, signed in black ink by the writer, Walter Hill, together with a card and 10in x 8in black and white photograph each signed and inscribed to the vendor by Walter Hill, the pages' edges inscribed Alien 1st Draft in red felt pen, 9in x 11 3/4in (2cm3 x 20.8cm)
Footnotes
Since its release in 1979, Alien has achieved an iconic status within the sci-fi genre of film-making. This is in large part due to the 'Chestburster' scene, often described as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. In this draft of the script, it is actually Dallas, the captain of the Nostromo, played by Tom Skerritt, who suffers this fatal incident.
In the screen version, apart from John Hurt, the actors in this scene were unaware beforehand of exactly what was to unfold, therefore their shock at the gory scene created by the Alien bursting out of Hurt's character's chest was genuine, making the impact of event even more powerful.
Provenance:
The card from Walter Hill reads: 'I believe this script to be a Xerox copy done by production (Fox) at Pinewood - it's an early draft, but it's a faithful copy...'
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