Alien is a B-Movie Done In an A+ Way | CineFix Top 100

“I think we oughta discuss the bonus situation” Ridley Scott dropped Alien in 1979 and, just 2 years after Star Wars hit the idea that sci fi wasn’t bankable with the Death Star, gave us not only one of the most enduring science fiction classics, but a terrifying haunted house movie to boot. Clint, Cal and Alex discuss Newcomer of the year nominee Sigourney Weaver, how Ripley isn’t the main character of the movie (for most of it) and why the single most ambitious shot in the entire film might not be the one you think it is. Meanwhile, Dan’s algorithm decided this episode is priority, all other considerations are secondary, the Top 100 crew… expendable... CineFix Top 100 was created by Clint Gage and Dan Parkhurst and is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Director of Photography, Jamie Parslow and Technical Producers, Marhyan Franzen and Amir Rakib. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon. CineFix Top 100 is available on all your podcast networks including: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/02lznfKZ2gCnBwFoTgKlYr Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinefix-top-100/id1693413490 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80256cff-2174-4d69-a9c7-8b565e96e39b CineFix Top 100's FIRST T-SHIRT IS HERE - https://store.ign.com/products/cinefix-this-is-how-i-win-t-shirt - Get the Ikiru / Uncut Gems mash-up you never knew you needed until right this very moment! Be sure to subscribe to CineFix for more movie lists, brilliant moments and top 100! ??TOP 10?? Jaws Might Be The Luckiest Mistake in Film History - https://youtu.be/Nqwb8nsznE4?si=7tBX42dhI2hO1h4d ??TOP 10?? Terminator 2: Judgment Day Is The Most Perfect Action Movie of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6AJTY8LjKQ 13. Le Samourai is Cinema's Original "Cool" Hitman - With Special Guest Richard Linklater - https://youtu.be/YS-i-lz9wo0?si=AeHReQOYaJlnIB6d 14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Is Impossible to Forget - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOktcZbj9I 18. Rear Window Is Hitchcock’s Most Technically Impressive Film - https://youtu.be/6oufiKhjphM?si=1-XNN9CHS8y39A8R 20. Has Star Wars' Relentless Retconning Hurt Its Legacy? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dETWvs8rXUs 22. RoboCop Features Cinema’s Smartest Shootout in a Cocaine Factory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT71d1WrAnc 28. Seven Samurai: Is There a More Influential Action Film? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rDhqmm2Yes 35. They Live is a B-Movie but the B Stands for Brilliant - https://youtu.be/fmSOPuGNpUk 42. The Exorcist Is Still Scary Thanks To Classic Film Trickery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpN-409FVA 48. Blade Runner 2049 is as Artsy as Big Budget Sci Fi Can Get - https://youtu.be/2s-GgmwrfFA?si=G71h8oX3zoqE-D5h 49. City of God is Eloquent Violence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG43jOFSHSg 53. Orson Welles Created The 'Star Role' in The Third Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In2tp8HoLh0 56. Sunset Boulevard is STILL a Crazy, Meta Middle Finger to Hollywood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykjfQgN9gd8 STRUCK – The Burbs Is Every Suburban American’s Worst Nightmare - https://youtu.be/WkTRAY9m_T0 62. Being There Is Cinema’s Greatest Rorschach Test - https://youtu.be/oXRVDAzQ-xA?si=zCWqX9VVN63VE9VN 63. Raiders of the Lost Ark Was Spielberg Shooting From The Hip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly5Mxq9qcmM STRUCK – The Three Amigos Still Holds Up Decades Later - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJEgqedUW9E 66. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Gleefully Skewers Filmmaking as an Art Form - https://youtu.be/T0vedcYNZxk?si=WA7LHfHMSt2GIS2p 71. Parasite is Genre-Bending Social Satire At Its Most Metaphorical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhlqplJOzIM 75. Why The Hell is Disney’s Robin Hood Even On This List? - https://youtu.be/w8Zb4O3_hS0?si=ASGGhaffw1VgXiBh 76. Anchorman’s Greatest Gift To Cinema Is How Quotable It Is - https://youtu.be/yz5e94VUbKo 79. Princess Mononoke Is Beautiful, But Does It Have Rizz? - https://youtu.be/vvkKgXgY10M?si=C2v_cNGT-rii37Mv 83. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is Lamp-Bumping Perfection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcT6Kyo1gQI 84. Independence Day is a Goddamn Masterpiece - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY-9wBcAXmU 87. La Haine is Tough Guy Posturing At It’s Best - https://youtu.be/1Pd3RIPiIbs?si=cfqfCGRi7JLgNnkN 92. Hot Fuzz Is Covered In Jokes - https://youtu.be/d-K402N2jCc STRUCK - Uncut Gems Is Peak “New York Dirtbag” Cinema - https://youtu.be/ojqlL2C_Xvg 93. Ikiru Might Not Be the First Kurosawa You Think Of But Maybe It Should Be - https://youtu.be/g4e0JPd93es 97. Groundhog Day Doesn’t Need to Explain Itself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l8H2r5wLPM 100. The Naked Gun Might Be The Last GREAT Spoof - https://youtu.be/hvtJJ0xLtuc