First cut of Alien

[Predator@Alien]

Hi !

The first cut of Alien was more than 3h, I think 3h12. But where are all the missing scene ? For all of those which are in the bonus, it's just make about thirty minutes. Where are the others ?

Thank you !

[SM]

A lot of it would be just scenes that are cut longer.  They start earlier and finish later.

[Russ840]

I'd love to see the 3hr cut.

For me, the longer the better with Alien.

[Elmazalman]

The intros and outros to many scenes were cut, leaving the middles - as well as dropping entire sequences, and trims to violent content and creature footage.

According to various interviews, about 4 hours, 3 1/2 hours, 3 hours, 2 1/2 hours-long originally.
The final preview cut removed 11 minutes, whittling it down to the now 116 minutes 1979 theatrical release.

[Voodoo Magic]

Sometimes less is more.

[Rankles75]

Sometimes less is more.

Like the Brett death scene. Works much better when you don't see the alien dangling overhead before Brett finds Jones.

[Voodoo Magic]

Sometimes less is more.

Like the Brett death scene. Works much better when you don't see the alien dangling overhead before Brett finds Jones.

Indeed.

[426Buddy]

The first cut is the deepest....

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[FenGiddel]

Like the Director's Cut, I'd enjoy it for the extra sights, but the theatrical release is my preference.

[Predator@Alien]

So it means that what we have on the bluray of Alien Anthology is the best that we could have ? There is no other contents elsewhere ?

[Kradan]

Sometimes less is more.

Like the Brett death scene. Works much better when you don't see the alien dangling overhead before Brett finds Jones.

I like that scene in DC. I like to wonder: would viewers noticed if it was included in initial release back in 79?

[Elmazalman]

So it means that what we have on the bluray of Alien Anthology is the best that we could have ? There is no other contents elsewhere ?

There's more out there:

Behind the scenes footage from the attack on Lambert & Parker.

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And this portion of the Alien / corridor outtake that didn't make it to the Anthology set.

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[Voodoo Magic]

@Elmazalman

As I unspoiled each pic, I winced for a second wondering how far this was going to go with Lambert.

[Elmazalman]

@Elmazalman

As I unspoiled each pic, I winced for a second wondering how far this was going to go with Lambert.

[Voodoo Magic]

I guess I wasn't sure what was out there on the information highway in regards to our suspicions with what really happened to her.