Posted by Stile4aly on 03/11/07 19:24

On Mar 11, 12:12 pm, Derek Janssen <eja...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Jaime M. de Castellvi wrote:
>
> > Having watched _Alien 3_ (or "Alien Cubed," if you will) when it was
> > first released on the theatres, I have a very distinct memory of an
> > ending where Ripley allows herself to fall backwards into the pool of
> > molten lead and, as she is falling, the alien queen baby starts
> > busting through her chest squealling, and Ripley holds it back with
> > her hands, almost with motherly gentleness.
>
> > Is it just me and is that the way it really happened, or is this
> > either an implanted memory or a residual recollection of an event
> > erased by a change in the space-time continuum?
>
> Saw it in theaters when it came out (yes -_- ), and ain't no such thing
> happening--
> Wishful geekdom can cloud the memory.
>
> That's why DVD was invented, so we can look these things up and get a
> grip on ourselves. :)
>
> Derek Janssen
> eja...@comcast.net

Interesting, because I've seen it rented and on TV a few times, and I
distinctly remember the chest burster. Hmm...

Well, this explains it:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0103644/alternateversions
Ripley's death scene is a completely alternate take: In the theatrical
version, as Ripley fell, the alien queen burst out of her chest, here
she simply falls into the lead. Her body can be seen burning up just
before it hits the lead.

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