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Egg burning Scene in the first nest . . .

posted 13 years ago by ldthompson77
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Would you say that Ripley's egg burning scene in "Aliens" was an homage to this scene? I think it's also interesting that a FEMALE HUMAN gives the order for burning/does the burning in both movies. It's as though males really don't understand what's going on INSIDE the nest, as it's a FEMALE place. Interesting.

[–] NateTut 12 years ago

I agree. The Dr. Pat Medford character is a smart woman who is not intimidated by the men. This is rare in movies of this period & very like Ripley of the Alien series.

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[–] illemannen 11 years ago

I'd say that is a valid theory.
I also believe that the idea of Newt was inspired by the little girl in this movie.

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[–] first-things-first 10 years ago

The little girl was very good in this movie.

If we can save humanity, we become the caretakers of the world

[–] Balberith 10 years ago

Dr Pat Medford had some cajones on her!:-)

"A real man would rather bow down to a strong woman than dominate a weak one"

[–] liscarkat (18985) 10 months ago

It was a different pair she had that I noticed.