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Alien (1979)

May 14, 2008
Alien
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you?
—Ash
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Crossing over an eclipsing planet with the title appearing in non-linear, segmented letters. From the outer letters inwards (even the middle swath of the letter "E" is last to appear), everything points to the center. That is where the parasitic pupae come from – the middle of you. Steady, dark tension.

  • Credits

Title Designer: Richard Greenberg
Production Company: R/Greenberg Associates (R/GA)

Related

  • Alien Quadrilogy Analysis

Title sequence

  • Title Designer

    Richard Greenberg
  • Production Studio

    R/Greenberg Associates
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    live action, main title, typographic
Alien
  • Director

    Ridley Scott
  • Year

    1979
  • Aspect

    2.35:1
  • Studio

    20th Century Fox
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa

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