How Real Life Forced A Major Alien Scene To Be Cut

The 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien was forced to cut a major scene that would’ve changed the way the antagonist was seen. Alien, which focuses on a group of crew members aboard a commercial spaceship who encounter an alien menace that picks them off one by one, is famous for featuring a creature that is notoriously hard to kill. With tough skin, a slim frame that allowed it to hide anywhere aboard the ship, and acidic blood that could melt through the ship’s hull, the alien Xenomorph was a formidable enemy. Surviving the beast was a nearly impossible task.