The Beauty of H.R. Giger's ALIEN Design Detailed in Cool Video

Videos Evergreen Movie Alien H.R. Giger Xenomorph about 8 years agoby Mick Joest

Today I learned that the "H. R." in H. R. Giger's name is "Hans Rudolf." I can't believe I went all these years without questioning what that stood for, but now I'm glad I know! Some of you may have heard the story of the Xenomorph from Alien coming from something H.R. Giger saw while on LSD, and while that may be true, Kaptain Kristian says Ridley Scott hand-selected the creature from one of Giger's books. Judging from the fact the Xenomorph changes very little from the original design, it's not impossible that both stories are true and that Giger's inspiration just happened long before he knew his design would become a film icon.

Learn more about Giger and his creation in this cool video below!

Mick Joest

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I started out as a loyal reader of Geektyrant before emailing Joey one day about the potential of writing for Geektyrant. Now six years later I'm the managing editor of Gametyrant.com and still living the dream and giving my opinion to the geek masses! Geektyrant is my life, and I hope that shows in everything I do!
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