One of the most memorable moments in Alien will always be when an embryonic xenomorph bursts out of John Hurt’s character Kane’s chest. However, Ridley Scott recently revealed that filming that ...

Bursting… Ofcom rules that ITV broke broadcasting codes by showing the chest-bursting scene during a news report, just after kid’s programmes – Credit: Fox ...

The broadcaster is being probed in the wake of the controversial screening of a clip from the 1979 sci-fi film PARENTS have been left outraged after ITV screened a “gruesome” movie clip just minutes ...

14:22, Thu, May 1, 2025 Updated: 14:31, Thu, May 1, 2025 Fans of the iconic sci-fi horror film Alien have unearthed an unnerving truth about one of its most famous scenes. Director Ridley Scott’s epic ...

But back in the 1970s, this was anything but a sure thing. Nobody knew whether HR Giger's horrific alien creature would hit big with audiences and it's fair to say that very few would have pegged this ...

A scene showing an alien bursting out of John Hurt was apparently shown on ITV’s morning news (Picture: 20th Century Fox) ITV have reportedly come under fire for showing a horrifying clip from Alien ...

They are one of the most terrifying monsters in cinema history. Cinema-goers shrieked with fright in 1979 when, out of nowhere, an alien burst out of John Hurt's chest, beginning the start of one of ...

The actress Sigourney Weaver remembers the famous scene in Alien in which a little creature jumps out of Sir John Hurt's chest. The Bafta-winning actor has died aged 77. Weaver on Sir John's famous ...

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In the scene Sir John Hurt’s character is being held down by colleagues as an alien explodes from his chest. Dan Spong‏ wrote on Twitter: “How on earth do you justify showing the scene from Alien on ...

The actress Sigourney Weaver remembers the famous scene in Alien in which a little creature jumps out of Sir John Hurt's chest. The Bafta-winning actor has died aged 77.