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==Summary==<br />
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Inside the Giger studio creating one of [[H.R. Giger]]'s famous pieces, carving a mountain of clay into the famous "Alien". Experience Giger designing the Alien Eggs and the Derelict ship, as well as rare deleted scenes from the movie itself. <br />
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==Details==<br />
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* Release Date: 1975, 1967-1979<br />
* Country/Language: Switzerland, German/French/English <br />
* Genres/Technical: Documentary, Art/Experimental<br />
* Setting: (documentary)<br />
* Runtime: 41+ min <br />
* Starring: [[H.R. Giger]]<br />
* Director: [[H.R. Giger]], J.J. Wittmer <br />
* Writer: [[H.R. Giger]], J.J. Wittmer <br />
* Producer/Production Co: [[H.R. Giger]], J.J. Wittmer<br />
* View Trailer: ([https://vimeo.com/107397748 link])<br />
* IMDB Page: ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073044/ link])<br />
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==Ratings==<br />
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* Rated: (not rated) (perhaps equivalent to PG, likely containing brief, bizarre, artistic Nudity and surreal Violence)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* tome: ''[[Necronomicon#H.R._Giger.27s_Necronomicon|Giger's Necromicon]]''<br />
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