Alien (1979): Deleted Ending That Revealed Ripley Was Supposed to Die

in this video, we talk about Alien’s alternate ending and Ridley Scott’s idea to have the creature kill Ripley—and record the final log in her voice. we also discussed how Ripley was developed from an originally gender-neutral crew role, Veronica Cartwright’s surprising casting switch, the chestburster scene’s real on-set reactions, Dan O’Bannon’s journey and screenplay credit, the deleted cocoon scene, and how Ripley’s story continued through the sequels. Would Alien have been better if the creature had won? Share your thoughts in the comments.