DRINKIN' BIRDS & GASHAPONS

[joberg]

Thanks for sharing Neil...would love to have one of these mugs!

[Colonist LV 426]

Hello, this is my first post here so be a bit gentle okay?
I've found something interesting in the commentary of Alien from Ridley Scott himself about the dipping bird (I hope this is new);

"I've always wanted to pull of this idea that... that crazy bird in the middle of the kitchen, which is dipping into water...uhm..because I was gonna use that later, just prior to the Nostromo exploding, I'll explain that later.."

VERY unfortunately, he never came back to it ;(

and I never saw the dipping bird again in the movie, or am I missing something?

And about the Gashapons: He explained that too!
I'll post that a bit later here. (if it's not already said)

~Remy

[Mark Sheppard]

Welcome Remy! Glad you could join us here!
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[joberg]

Welcome Remy, glad you have you on board

[Mark Sheppard]

Let me tell you guys Remy is about as hardcore of a fan of ALIEN as it gets!
he was using the Aspen gold Beer cans as a real way to drink beer from...and a little leaked out of the bottom. we may need to try to set him up with one that is opened on the top and untouched on the bottom. Just wow. That is a great Idea. I need to see if Fred can make a couple opened up top!!
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[Gaff87]

Welcome aboard Remy

Neil

[Colonist LV 426]

Thanks everyone! and JTP; yes, that actually was true,
I thought it was a fun idea for a custom-themed party!

I'll post the bit where Ridley Scott is talking about the Gashapons now;

"I filled the Nostromo with all these toys from the various gift shops around the universe... wherever they'd stopped off..and that's what these little toys were. I always figured that; wherever you go, there'll be gift shops... so that's how the hawaiian shirt (Brett) appeared and that's how the dipping bird appeared and... that's the toys"

PS. He was talking about this in the scene where Ash was 'doing' Ripley with a magazine

~Remy

[Mark Sheppard]

Hi Remy,

we were ale to identify one of parkers mags,
Here is mine:



Niow the other ones might be a chore... I remember I found this on evilbay, and the guy in the U.K. must of had an enormous collection...he wrote me when I bought it and said for some strange reason he had three people wanting to know if he had more of this same issue..
HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
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[andy]

Welcome Remy.

We have a thread somewhere on that magazine here. This place has the habit of turning usually inexpensive non interesting items into very expensive and sought after stuff.

Andy

[8th_Passenger]

Hello

We finally get to see what's on at least one of the drinking bird's hat on disc five on the anthology DVD in the enhancement pod titled toy birds of destruction. One has writing and the other has a japanese symbol.

Colin

[timeslip]

Post a screen grab please.
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[8th_Passenger]

I would but I don't have the technology

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[joberg]

Fred is dancing in the street as we speak Thanks for sharing that pic.

[timeslip]

Wow, thanks. Printing now
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[SKIN JOB 66]

WOW !!!



Merci beaucoup 8th_P for this awesome pic, I'll be able to complete one of the birds shortly thanks to you !!!!!!!!!!



Fred

PS : Any pic of the other bird available by any chance ?


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[8th_Passenger]

Can finish mine too Fred. Got my feathers etc.

That was the only clear shot. The other had what looked like lines of typed text.

Colin

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[8th_Passenger]

Fred,

I'll have a look later today which bird it was.

Colin