Originally posted by: tweaker

Originally posted by: RIJIR...including the much talked about "box" scene which shows the Alien folded into a box shape. This scene is in the Heavy Metal Illustrated edition.

Wait, what? I've never heard of this scene, and I can't find any info about it on the internet. Details please?

In the scene where Ripley is making her way to the shuttle...when she turns the corner the Alien makes a quick appearance. Originally shot she turns the corner to find the alien folded into a "box" like shape. She gets a very good look at it and then it slowly begins to come out of it. The Heavy Metal Illustrated version of the movie (graphic novel version) that came out at the time had that scene in it. It also inlcuded the scene where the alien puts its tail into Bret's back.

Scott apparently shot a lot of footage showing the alien moving through the ship. But it was dramatically cut back for suspense. Sure it works better with less footage. But I would love to see that stuff. I wonder why stuff like that wasn't in the Quad box set?