Kill Count: Alien 3 (1992)

Introduction

• Host: James A. Janisse
• Movie: Alien 3 (1992)
• Director: David Fincher
• Context: Faced a long development cycle and various creative struggles.
• Versions: Theatrical Cut used, despite having a better-known "Assembly Cut."
• Tone: Shift from action/sci-fi to nihilistic melodrama.

Plot Overview

• Setting: Prison planet turned foundry (Fury 161).
• Main Character: Ripley, stranded with dangerous inmates.
• Story: Ripley crash lands on Fury 161 with a facehugger loose on the planet.

Opening Sequence

• Egg and Facehugger: An alien egg causes a fire on the ship Sulaco, drops cryo-beds into EEV.
• Crash Landing: EEV crashes on Fury 161; occupants retrieved.
• Confirmed Deaths: Newt and Corporal Hicks.
• Bishop: Found and classified as unsalvageable.
• Dog: A facehugger attacks a Rottweiler.

Key Characters

• Superintendent Andrews: Warden of Fury 161.
• Prisoners: Vow of celibacy, led spiritually by prisoner Dylan.
• Staff: Andrews, Assistant Aaron, and Medical Officer Clemens.

Main Events

• Ripley Wakes Up: Learns of the crash, demands autopsy of Newt to find a lurking threat.
• Autopsy Scene: Reveals no chestburster, insists on cremation to prevent potential spread of infection.
• Cremation Scene: Intercut with the dog birthing an alien, leading to a runner/quadrupedal alien.

Trapped on the Planet

• Lack of Weapons: No guns allowed per facility rules, Ripley's anti-gun stance as Producer.
• Initial Deaths: Murphy, Frank, and Clemens.
• Ripley’s Illness: Discovers she hosts an alien embryo.
• Alien Pursuit: Ripley highlights the danger of the xenomorph to the inmates and they try several plans to contain or kill it.

Key Deaths

• Murphy: Killed by alien, falls into a giant fan.
• Clemens: Killed by alien in iconic head-bite scene.
• Andrews: Pulled into the ceiling by the alien.
• Numerous Inmates: Killed during alien attacks and containment efforts.

Final Plan

• Trap the Alien: Plan to lure the alien into molten lead.
• Dylan's Sacrifice: Keeps the alien busy while molten lead is poured over it.
• Alien's Demise: Combination of molten lead and shock cooling destroys the alien.

Ripley's Fate

• Company Team Arrives: Led by a character resembling Bishop.
• Ripley’s Sacrifice: Jumps into molten lead to ensure alien embryo’s death, notably chestburster emerges during her fall in theatrical cut.

Closing

• Morse: Last surviving inmate.
• Series Continuation: Teased upcoming coverage of Alien Resurrection.
• Kill Count Summary: 29 total, Alien 3 marked with densely packed death scenes.

Awards

• Golden Chainsaw: Clemens for practical effects and surprise factor.
• Dull Machete: Troy for least notable death.

Additional Remarks

• Overall Reception: Alien 3 considered a significant downgrade from predecessors.
• Future Content: Comparison between Assembly Cut and Theatrical Release planned.

Special Thanks

• Patrons: Ryan Jabari, Joe James, others.
• Closing Note: Host shares thanksgiving wishes and gratitude toward viewers and subscribers.