Alien 3: A Sore Subject for Michael Biehn & Sigourney Weaver mourns "Hicks"

[The Old One]

Absolutely, agreed it is.

[Ash 937]

The Unforgiven came out long after the age of westerns in American cinema was over.  It was good because it took elements of many other successful westerns that came before it. I always thought that Young Guns was a more refreshing film and in my opinion deserves a higher spot on any list. 

[Schaefer]

I think for Alien 3 It was a good decision to kill both Hicks and Newt.

[The Old One]

I am in agreement.

[Voodoo Magic]

I think for Alien 3 It was a good decision to kill both Hicks and Newt.

[The Old One]

But it's also true.

[Voodoo Magic]

But it's also true.

True to you, yes.

[The Old One]

Of course.

[Huggs]

But it's also true.

Yes, it is.

[Samhain13]

[razeak]

Beautiful...The true perfect organism...

[Perfect-Organism]

Biehn's intense portrayal of Hicks made it one of the best action performances of the '80's.  There was nothing macho about the way the character was played.  He was a sweet gentle soul who had to push through an insanely difficult situation and he did it as well as anyone could.

It was a great loss to have his character wiped out in the opening credits of Alien 3.  His performance in the recent Alien 3 audio drama by Gibson shows that he still has what it takes to play the character.  Biehn deserves to have the chance to play Hicks again an alternate sequel to Aliens.

[Local Trouble]

I think for Alien 3 It was a good decision to kill both Hicks and Newt.

But it upset people.

[Samhain13]

Alien movies don't care about people's feelings.

[Darwinsgirl]

Upsetting your fan base is not a good idea.

But killing off Newt & Hicks was the right thing to do.