Alien 3

Ripley and Dillon trap the alien in the furnace room.Dillon sacrifices his life to prevent it from escaping and hot lead is poured over the alien.It then runs after Ripley who then turns on the water which kills the alien.The man who created Bishop tries to prevent Ripley from killing herself and the alien queen.Ripley however makes the ultimate sacrifice by jumping into the furnace.In the theatrical version the queen bursts out of her chest but is held back just before they burn.

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Continuity mistake: Any shot of the alien which isn't made using a guy in a suit has a green glow around the alien's body but any guy-in-a-suit shots do NOT have a green glow.

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Murphy: What kind of animal would do this to a dog?

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Trivia: Originally, the movie was going to be shot by cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth, but Cronenweth suffered Parkinson's Disease midway through filming and was let go by the line producer, being replaced by Alex Thomson. However, impressed by Cronenweth's work, David Fincher later worked with Cronenweth's son Jeff in nearly all of his future movies, resulting in two Academy Award nominations.

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Question: In the scene where Ripley is describing the new Alien, she says it 'moves different to the other ones'. I could never get a good enough look at the alien to understand what she meant. What did she mean and why does it move differently?

Answer: She means that the alien it moves on 4 legs, whereas the other aliens moved primarily on two legs. This alien came out of a dog in the theatrical version and from an ox in the Assembly cut version, which can only move on 4 legs. This hints to the fact that the alien inherits the characteristics of its host.

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