My wife watches ALIEN (1979) for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction 

The crazy part is that the Xenomorph only have around 4 minutes of total screen time, but the movie has you on the edge the whole time. Amazing filmmaking

I saw this in the theater in 1979. It was the summer before my first year in high school. This was terrifying. I haven't gone into space since.

It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, it put Sigourney Weaver on the map, it made $200 million dollars against an $11 million dollar budget, it spawned 3 Sequels, 2 spinoff films, 2 crossover films, video games, comics, novels, toys, board games, novelizations, and an upcoming live action TV series based on the movie, it's now considered to be one of the scariest motion pictures ever made.

Jen: *jumps up and down excited for this movie* Also Jen: *screams and jumps at every scare* LOL so funny

The main concept artist and creator of the xenomorph, H.R. Giger was actually pulled aside at the airport because his art and paintings deeply disturbed everyone at the airport. Shows just great it is for a creature nearly 50 years old still retaining its fear factor

You know that the xenomorph looked amazing when Jen never mistaken it for a fish.

Fun fact about this first Alien movie: the script was written with just the characters having surnames and no first names, so that the casting department didn't have any preferences for the gender or race for any particular character, it was literally all down to how well they could act. And the result was probably the first heroic, smart, and capable female protagonist in cinema. Ripley is the epitome of strong female character, because she was written as a strong character, and Sigourney Weaver brought her to life.

Ian Holm is one of those actors that adds half a star to any movie he's in.

This is one of those rare reaction videos where you can hit "Thumbs Up" before even watching. You just know it's going to be good.

If Jens eye roll at the line "Who's to say" gets any stronger, I fear it may yeet Holden out of the room :)

The cast reaction to the chest buster (including the "oh gauwd!") was genuine! They were NOT told what would happen

Alien I think is the pinnacle of creature design. Absolute perfection, from the face huggers efficient design and juicyness, to the xenomorph. So good.

Jenn has never been more adorable. I loved her reaction. I saw this movie when I was decently young, and I had the exact same horrified reaction. Love the channel. Keep up the great work guys!!

Its crazy that Ridley Scott pulled Veronica Cartwright aside before the scene and told her to actually hit Sigourney Weaver, really lean into it. He wanted Sigourney’s reaction to be real 😂

I was hoping Jen would like Alien and I wasn't disappointed, she totally appreciated this amazing movie. A new Alien fan is born. 😀

The best thing about Jen watching Alien, is that she gets to watch Aliens next. She is so lucky. Erase my mind.

Number one unexpected movie for y'all to cover and such a good cold open of Jen screaming. What a great channel

Remember watching this with a school friend of mine years ago and when Dallas encounters the Alien in the shaft my Friend said to me " He is the Captain he can't die " to which I replied " this is not Star Trek " lol

I previously didn’t know this either. “The name Sigourney is girl's name of French origin meaning "daring king". Actress Sigourney -- born Susan -- Weaver made this unusual name (which she found in The Great Gatsby) famous, if not popular.”

Awesome you watched the Director's Cut. That Cocoon Scene is nightmare inducing. Aliens is a great sequel. And again, Alien 3 ISN'T bad as long as you're watching the ASSEMBLY CUT. That's almost...almost a masterpiece of a film if it weren't for certain...story decisions. But despite its depressing tone and atmosphere I like it. I think its also got the best soundtrack out of the four main films.

I'm so glad Jennifer Lawrence paved the way for someone like Sigourney to be cast in a lead role like this. It just brings a tear to your eye.

I think not knowing what truly happened to Parker and Lambert is what makes it a terrifying scene. Hearing it from Ripley’s perspective as Lambert is screaming and struggling to breathe is something that has always stuck with me. We get implications of what happened to them but all we know is that Lambert’s death was drawn out and extremely painful. It doesn’t sound like a stereotypical movie death, it sounds like someone is truly being put through unimaginable pain and stress in their final moments and showing that in gratuitous amounts of details I think would dampen the terror. Parker’s death also makes me incredibly sad as he appears to be kind of selfish throughout the film as he seems to care about shares rather than helping people, but in his final moments he only cares about attempting to save Lambert who unfortunately but justifiably freezes.

The actors were not told what was going to happen in the chest buster scene. Their reactions are genuine.

Actually, this movie does not star Sigourney Weaver, the part of Ripley actually was played by Jennifer Lawrence. Keep up with the times, guys ;)

Goddamnit Holden's editor never seizes to amaze me xD

If Jen is into sci-fi/supernatural films, “Event Horizon” is top notch. Very underrated movie. Never get tired watching it.

You know what, the aliens didn't go after the cat. 100% respect them for that.

I love this movie, the pace, the atmosphere, characters, all was perfect.

Some of your reactions to the scary bits were absolutely priceless. Thank you for that.

You should react to Predator franchise, so you could react to Alien Vs Predator

The thing Kane is wearing when he wakes up after the facehugger dies is part of his space suit. It is the thermal layer and has tubes running through that has warm or cold water pumped through it to regulate body temperature. That's not a Sci Fi thing. They have been used in space suit design since the 60's.

I would recommend PITCH BLACK as a movie that does everything ALIEN does with a new take. A underrated classic with great cinematography ....when less is more, for sure due to budget. An outstanding alien movie with mix of characters who have different opinions on the current situation and a cool hero/protagonist........a "modern" classic from 2000 that spawned 2 sequels.

Have y'all seen the Thing? The old one is a classic and the new one is technically a prequel. Highly recommended alien movie if Jen loves sci-fi and snow.

Great movie. I loved Aliens also. I had to opportunity to video chat with Michael Biehn at the beginning of last year. Super awesome dude. He and Bill Paxton were great buddies, and he told me it was such a fun movie to work on. Can't wait to see Jen's reaction to it.

"Alien" was Sigourney Weaver's first film role. The large chamber that Brett walks into while looking for Jones the Cat is called "The Claw Room." It's the landing gear you're seeing hanging down with the chains. The production design and set dressing is some of the best work I've ever seen in a film. The same alien set was used for both the Space Jockey and Egg Chamber sequences. One Ridley Scott had finished filming all the scenes of the crew discovering the ship pilot, the Space jockey was pulled out, a central pylon was put in and the set was redressed with about 50 alien eggs. A blue-light laser was used to create the layer above the eggs. Along with a completely different lighting setup, you'd never know it was the same set.

The cast knew the "chest burster" scene was a thing. They had the script, saw the setups, puppet guys under the table, and the plastic covering everything not on camera. What they were unaware of was how violent the gush of blood was going to be and how much blood there would be flying in the scene.

The chest busting scene was unique because the actors didn't know what to expect in the scene so their reaction is genuine

One of my all time favorites, can't wait for y'all to watch Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Ressurection, and hopefully Prometheus and Alien Covenant. Sci Fi Horror is my jam! Happy Holidays!

Sigourney Weaver got her first name from "The Great Gatsby". Her real name is Susan, but she saw it and preferred the name. Oh, and another fun fact: she went to the wrong hotel for the audition. When she finally got there, Ridley Scott said that she was Ripley.

Love the film since '79. I've never been unable to the xenomorph doing the "jazz hands" when he finds Dallas.

One of my favorite movies of all time, and it's amazing how well it still holds up after decades. BTW, you guys watched the director's cut, rather than the theatrical, which is totally fine. In keeping with that, I would HIGHLY recommend watching the extended edition of Aliens, which adds a lot more depth to the film.

The cast had read the script and therefor knew that the Alien was going to come out of Kane but they didn't know how that would happen or what it would look like. Or how Horrifying it would be. Yaphat Koto who played Parker was so disturbed by that scene he drove home from the set that day and locked himself in his bedroom for 2 hours. Refusing to speak to anyone, even his spouse.

As an X-files fan did you realize that Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) also played Agent Spender's mom on X-files!

You heard right. They knew of course that the baby alien was supposed to come out (they've even been shown the puppet) so it didn't come as a total surprise. But the blood was supposed to be nothing fancy. However, Scott and the technical crew filled the torso with animal entrails and fake blood and went all the way (John Hurt was evidently in the know), and also the pump broke during the scene and the blood went everywhere and none of the actors anticipated that. You can see especially the faces of Yaphet Kotto and Tom Skerrit during the first splash of blood. Their shocked face. They really didn't know if it was an accident or part of the scene. And when the alien came out, if you watch the unedited scene (it's here on RU-vid), blood flew everywhere, especially on Veronica Cartwright who slipped on the blood and fell on her butt. Her shocked reaction is 100% real. The unedited scene is quite graphic, if it was left as it is in the film, the audiences would have freaked out even more. I mean the blood was coming out like a geiser.

i love watching you guys react to new things but i must admit when Holden has seen it before its another level of comedy

Everyone talks about how bilbo is in this movie, but never about how Andy Serkis mo-capped Jones.

I'm SO happy this finally won the poll, and seeing Jen jump for joy at giving her first thoughts on the movie really made my whole day. Really needed that! This movie and this franchise will always be very close to my heart. My Dad and I really bonded over horror movies when I was growing up, and I'll never forget those times. I believe this was the 3rd or 4th horror related movie I had ever seen, and it's always stuck with me as top tier horror. This film is what I hold as the pinnacle for what tension, tone, and atmosphere should be like in a story like this! Still bummed that fans harped on Prometheus so bad that Ridley Scott changed his vision for Covenant and gave them what they wanted. Great commentary as always

I watched Alien in the movie theater when it first came out and it blew my mind. I loved the art design and the backstory with Giger and Möbius from Heavy Metal magazine.

This is perfect timing as I literally watched this for the first time yesterday.

A lot of people prefer Aliens over this one, but I love the horror elements of the original. Ridley Scott excels at darker sci-fi. If you guys haven’t already, you should watch Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 on the channel! Would love to see your reactions

roflmao Jens reaction to the chestburster scene was priceless lol

With the "Are you ready?" at the start and "Yes", I was thinking she is not ready. I was expecting the chips to go flying at some point. I think the screams from Lambert at the end were her being taken rather than killed.

Jen screaming is a mood

In the video game Alien Isolation, you get to play through a similar situation as Ripley's daughter Amanda, on a much bigger ship. Gotta use stealth to avoid the alien. Scary stuff 👀

The less is more is SO important in this film. It's a lost art. And you Gotta love practical effects.

Hello Holden, love you guy. Note: The guy that went after the cat (Brett) Actor Harry Dean Stanton, is the same guy that was in the first Avengers Movie that was at the crash site of the Hulk when he fell from the Helicarrier. He asked Bruce, "Are you an Alien". Anyway, love Jen's reactions. Thank you.

I wish Hollywood studios still had the Great Movie Ride. The part where the ride goes through Alien was a gem. Felt real. Scared me as a kid but I enjoyed the fear factor

Love Alien, it’s one of my top 5 favourite movies. It’s great that you’re watching the Director’s Cut too, you don’t get to see what happens to Dallas in the theatrical version. So happy your watching it!

17:08, Jen is thinking, "What the hell have I gotten myself into!?' lol!

Alien is my favorite horror movie of all time and I'm glad you guys are watching it on Christmas week.

Jen, I was pleasantly surprised when you mentioned that the "X-Files" series and "X-Files - Fight the Future" movie was one of your favorites. I loved watching the series during it's run and both movies. I'm not sure if Holden's watched either of the movies, but if not, it might be something worth doing a reaction. Merry Christmas to you both!

My dad had me watch this and the Predator movies when I was like 10. I was traumatized. Now, I enjoy this movie quite a lot.

Love ❤️ it now that Holden & his wife Jen is finally watching the Alien Movies. 🎥 🍿

Loved your reaction, I know, you both have seen really horrifying scary movies, before seeing this, and it's quite awesome to see your wife, nearly jump out of her skin, approaching 50 years, to see a younger audience still terrified by this movie, Alien has still got it!,...we all were hoping for Dallas to make it to, there's an obvious close relationship between Dallas, Ripley, perhaps because they've shipped out, together for a long time, there's no like time-line as to how long they've been together as a crew, save Ash, when Dallas states how he was quickly added to the roster, but there is a more familiarity, almost family like, with all but Ash, with him it's more a visiting somebody, and some crew members were more plain, no concealment of how they felt about him, the dislike, mistrust,(when Parker tells Ash he's in his seat, and then after he gets up, Parker brushes, like he's cleaning the seat of Ash's germs, huh or whatever),..that scene has always stuck in my mind, how,,maybe all the crew were not trusting of Ash, on some level, he "rubbed them the wrong way", as it's said about people, even people you meet for the first time, you just get a vibe I guess,..so love how Ridley developed these characters, the hint of a little rudeness between some of the crew, also maybe showing how long they'd been together in space, Parker was ready to huh ditch them and get back to Earth so he could party,..makes you wonder how things go up in the ISS space station orbiting above us now, not sure how long they're up there, each at a time, but surely the politeness, curtious demeanor wears off at some point, after a month, 2 months, 3, huh, or is it less than a week,..Alien, should also serve as a lesson in getting people ready for long term space travel, even on an oil rig, you can still get away from people, see some scenery, fresh air,. but being stuck on a spaceship, look where Dallas was when Ash called him to come see Kane(after woke from his Alien induced "coma"), sitting alone in the shuttle, listening to, what Mozart, Bach?,..the shuttle was his getaway, the most he could getaway without suffocating, lungs exploding, couldn't just open a window, door to get some fresh air, plus you know the astronauts never offer up the body odor that must be circulating in a spaceship,.it's always, ohh the view of earth from a mile up,..lol, never, ohh boy was it rancid in that enclosed space,..we should have an idea riding on planes,..do keep going, enjoy,..Godspeed, Peace ✌

I actually liked that they went with a female lead instead of a male lead because I think it's very empowering for women. They could've easily gone with a plethora of action male leads in Hollywood at the time. But the fact they chose Ripley to be a woman is a historic feat for Sigourney Weaver and NOT Jennifer Lawrence.

I would love to watch you guys react to both the Alien and Predator series in full. Ik they aren’t all good but I love the movies.

The random cuts to bilbo screaming has me dead hahaha

JEN WAS SCREAMING THE WHOLE TIME!

Make sure to watch the Special Edition of Aliens as it has some additional scenes that flesh out the story more, much like in T2 and Avatar. It's a Cameron thing =)

@Holden Hardman top 10 horror film of all time for me AND a top 10 science fiction film of all time. Was fun to see you react to it together. Your wife aside from being STUNNINGLY beautiful she has great movie sense and broke down the film damn well. Kudos to you both Hope you all had a lovely Christmas

19:36, Jen! Lol!! "Oh, My god, no no no no no!"

A classic that also goes with Predator

Hope this means you’ll get around to Predator too at some point and in general do all the Alien/Predator stuff. I think release order would be best otherwise you would end on a complete total DUD lol

I watched this movie when I was way, way too young. I think I was 8 or 9 years old. It scarred/scared me for life. I remember having trouble going to bed thinking those Alien creatures would be crawling on the ceiling to get me. I don't know if you remember the Disney ride "THE Great Movie Ride" where it would take you through scenes of a move. I was on that ride and those Alien creatures popped out of the ceiling. I swear I screamed the most blood curdling scream. I was the only one who screamed which was embarrassing. I was 21 years old at the time I rode that ride. I'll never forget it. Those Alien creatures still scare me after all these years.

It is truly remarkable how well this movie holds up, considering it was done in 1979. What’s genius about it in my view is that, even though it takes place in the future, it is a future that is lived in. These are basically space truckers - they’re not scientists or space heroes - and there’s nothing sterile about their environment, it’s dark, damp and gritty. It lends a heightened sense of realism that was lacking in sci-fi up until that point. Also, let’s give some props to one of the best taglines in movie history: ”In space, no one can hear you scream”. (It sent shivers down my spine long before I was old enough to see the movie).

Hi Jen & Holden, that's great you've seen this sci fi classic! I'll watch your reaction to it after I've finished work. Please react to it's awesome sequel Aliens (1986) as soon as you can! Great channel, I love your reactions :)

Make sure y'all watch the EXTENDED CUT of ALIENS cuz if you felt like scenes were missing in this movie, it'll be very true with James Cameron's go at the franchise next movie! 😁

Alien gets a lot of credit toward starting the alien horror genre but it wouldn't have been greenlit if it weren't for John Carpenter's Dark Star (1974).

Best thing about the movie is it has just enough suspense to make you jittery waiting for it to appear, but isn't bloody over the top with gore when the xenomorph kills a crew member. Toss in a android that has the mission to bring it back at the expense of the loss of the crew (played by Bilbo Baggins himself lol) and you have a space horror done right.

My Husband watches X-Files? Maybe?

Small correction: none of the characters were written for specific genders but they did assume that the movie would have a male lead. Ripley and Dallas were also originally written to be romantically involved which is really interesting for the time period considering they were taking male and female auditions for both roles. I don't know if a same sex relationship would have gotten past the studio back then but this and the lack of defined gender roles shows the writers were really forward thinking.

16:56, Jen is like , "WHAT THE F--K HOLDEN!?" Lol!!

Jen mentioned "the fear of the unknown" when they touched down. It was their lack of fear on the planet which led to their demise (and to a great movie). This inexplicable lack of caution would become a hallmark of the Alien franchise.

The opening credits is so good, it’s more than enough to give you goosebumps

17:30, yes Holden they did indeed not tell any of the Cast what exactly was gonna happen during the Chestburster Scene (except for the Actor who got the Alien out of his Chest) they only knew that he was gonna die but where pretty suprised about the how

Hearing your take at the end Holden has me really excited for your Andor reaction

HOLDEN!!! It is my Christmas wish to be one of the comments of the day please make my Christmas dream come true 😁😁😁

Jen jumping up in excitement is so wholesome

Lol that cold open shouting has me so stoked!

16:24 - Show your wife the SPACE BALLS scene of that 🤣

Sigourney Weaver's real name is Susan Alexandra Weaver. At the age of 14, Weaver began using the name "Sigourney", taking it from a minor character in The Great Gatsby.

I'm so excited for Jen to watch Alien and Aliens! This is my favorite franchise😍

Jen was wandering about the Alien/Xenomorph life cycle, so in short: Alien has a hive-like life hierarchy (similar to bees) and several stages/cycles of life. The first cycle are the eggs "ovomorphs", whitch are layed by Alien/Xenomorph Queen. The eggs can remain in "standby mode" as long as necessary, they "come alive" when they sence a life-form in their vicinity. The eggs contain the 2nd cycle: "the facehugger" whitch jumps from the egg as a parasite latching itself to the nearby life-form, whitch from that moment acts as a host for the 3rd cycle: "the chestburster", actually a baby Alien whitch grows inside a host, and bursts its way out when they grow to a certain size. When the chestburster bursts out, it grows to the last cycle: a full sized Alien "The Xenomorph" at a very fast rate (whitin a few hours) to the size of 2.15-2.75m high and 180-275kg (these are Human fenotype dimensions: if the host is a human).

@ 16:44 was the moment I was waiting for this entire video and Jen didn’t disappoint.

Her face when the xenomorph came out of the chest I have to say is priceless. That was the response I was waiting for my God I'm glad she responded that way oh man that was a joy I had to rewind the video back to that spot when it came out the chest like I said did that like seven times straight like yes that's the response the same time I don't blame her for having that face because a lot of people who've never seen this movie at all heard anything about it usually that's the face that happens and I was a kid and I saw this when I was 7 years old in 1997 and I was just shocked to see if this burst out the chest that was freaky as s***. But it's definitely a beloved horror movie I mean my God. In a lot of it still holds up to this day I mean it's ridiculous how it's like over 40 years this movie came out.

When Holden came out of the egg for the comment of the day made me spit my drink out all over my keyboard lol thanks for that!

JEN WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN FOR THIS MOVIE!

This movie is one of those masterpieces that changed how people made movies. The reason you know to stick together, maintain protocols, and kill that damn thing again and again is due to this movie. After all, there's no such thing overly dead. I like that the first thing she thinks of is a penis with teeth, and we then keep trying to save the kitty cat from the bigger, well you know....

One thing I think is under rated about this film is all the crew have a different point of view that feels real. Ripley is the warrant officer. A stickler for protocol and is against allowing the exposed crew members back into the ship. Dallas is the captain who's primary concern is the welfare of the crew and wants to bring Kane into the ship in an effort to save him. Ash is the science officer who's main concern is the specimen. Lambert (while it has nothing to do with her position) is navigation, she is scared for her own safety. Parker, an engineer is concerned about whether he will get paid for the extra risk and wants the others quarantined. Brett I can't really remember if he had an opinion. Every crew members response is a real and believable one (except Ash but he isn't "real") and while some are more noble than others, I can understand their point of view

I love that everything in this movie was practical. Even down to not telling the cast and crew about the Squibs and Chestburster in the iconic scene. They were a legit terrified but knew something was up when all the Camera's and gear were covered in plastic just before the scene. I highly recommend watching New Rock Stars "Deep Dive" on these films, you'll learn a lot. And how spot-on correct your wife Jen is.