AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Whoever wins...we lose.
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Production
Genre
Budget
$60 000 000
Box office
$172 544 654
Director
Actors
Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Ian Whyte, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan, Joseph Rye, Agathe de La Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
David Giler, Walter Hill, John Davis, Gordon Carroll, Wyck Godfrey, Mike Richardson, Thomas M. Hammel
Camera operator
Composer
Harald Kloser
Artist
Richard Bridgland, Gabriele Zucchelli, Ferran Domenech
Audition
Editing
Alexander Berner, Brian Donovan
Whole Team (203)
Whole Team (203)
Short description
When scientists discover something in the Arctic that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they know that they are about to step into a hunting ground where Aliens are grown as sport for the Predator race.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on a series of comic books of the same name, which are still being published in the United States. In addition, a line of toys, numerous video games, soundtracks (for video games), and even collectible card sets, beloved by Americans, were released.
- The role of Max Stafford was specifically written for Colin Salmon.
- Shane Salerno worked on the screenplay for the film for fifteen months (during pre-production, filming and post-production), however, his name is absent from the credits.
- Alien vs. Predator was the first film in the series about Aliens and Predators to receive a PG-13 rating. All other films were released with an R rating.
- Alien vs. Predator was the first film in the Predator series to feature a left-handed Predator.
- Originally, the scene in which Wayland's team discovers the sacrificial chamber inside the pyramid was much longer: Sebastian found a petrified facehugger, after which Lex and Sebastian offered their theories about what kind of creature it was.
- The black and white film visible on the screen of one of the televisions at the beginning of the film is 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man' (1943).
- The words 'alien' and 'predator' are never spoken during the course of the film.
- Gary Busey could have played the role of John Yutani.
- The Morse code detected by the satellite at the beginning of the film translates to "Whoever wins, we lose," which exactly repeats the film's slogan.
- According to Paul W.S. Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to appear in the film's ending as Dutch Schaefer (a character from "Predator" (1987)), but only if he lost the California gubernatorial election.
- The full version of the film has a runtime of 108 minutes.
- The director's chair was offered to Guillermo del Toro, but he declined in favor of "Hellboy" (2004).
- By starring in this film, Lance Henriksen repeated Bill Paxton's achievement: the characters he played died at the hands of iconic movie villains – the Terminator, the Alien, and the Predator.
- Screenwriter Peter Briggs developed the plot back in 1991 after the release of "Predator 2".
- Paul W.S. Anderson turned down directing "Mortal Kombat 3" and "Resident Evil 2" in favor of this film, though he remained as producer on the aforementioned films.
- Rumor has it that the film had been in development since 1990, after the skull of the Alien was shown in 'Predator 2' (1990).
- With the exception of scenes where we see three Predators at once, Ian Whyte played all the Predators.
- The film's trailer contains excerpts from the musical theme of the 'Alien' (1979) trailer, as well as Brett's (Harry Dean Stanton) scream.
- A title card appearing at the beginning of the film states that the icebreaker is named 'The Piper Maru.' The same ship name appeared in the fifteenth episode of the third season of 'The X-Files' (1993). In turn, the episode received its name after the daughter of Gillian Anderson.
- In 2004, of all major studio Hollywood projects, Paul W.S. Anderson’s film had the shortest shooting period (two and a half months) and the shortest post-production period (four months).
- Lance Henriksen played Charles Bishop Weyland, a co-founder of the Weyland Yutani Corporation. This is the very company mentioned in all the Alien films. Lance also played the android Bishop in 'Aliens' (1986) and Bishop II in 'Alien 3' (1992).
- When Charles Bishop Weyland sits in his office, we can notice that he plays with a ballpoint pen in a manner quite similar to how the android Bishop played with a knife in 'Aliens' (1986).
- At one stage of production, it was planned that Peter Weller would play John Yutani, the second co-founder of the Weyland-Yutani company, mentioned in every Alien film.
- The character of Tommy Flanegan (Verheiden) was named in honor of the comic book author of 'Alien vs. Predator,' Mark Verheiden. Contrary to popular rumors that the confrontation between the two aliens originated with the Alien skull in 'Predator 2' (1990), it was Mark who first brought representatives of the two races together.
- The special effects creators for the film, Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, played the people who discovered the pyramid.
- The film contains references and allusions to previous films about Aliens and Predator. For example, the first shot of the film – the silhouette of the Alien Queen from 'Aliens' (1986) – slowly transforms into a Weyland Corporation satellite.
- The altars in the sacrificial chamber are arranged in exactly the same order as the cryogenic sleep installations in 'Alien' (1979).
- The main character calls the Alien “ugly mother…”. This is a reference to previous Predator films, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover called the Predator the same way.
- AVP was the first Alien film not to feature Sigourney Weaver.
- The shot of people entering the pyramid is a nod to a scene from 'Alien' (1979), where the crew of the 'Nostromo' entered the abandoned spaceship in a very similar manner.
- The pattern on the floor in the sacrificial chamber almost exactly replicates the poster for “Alien 3” (1992).
- Paul W.S. Anderson once stated that the film was originally intended to have an R rating, but three weeks before the film's release, the studio decided to re-edit it for a PG-13 rating. It later turned out that this was just an internet rumor: according to Paul Anderson, viewers saw exactly the version of the film he wanted to shoot.
- In the film’s trailer, you can spot the prison planet “Fury 161” from “Alien 3” (1992).
- Screenwriter Peter Briggs developed the plot back in 1991, following the release of the film "Predator 2".
- The events of the film are based on a series of comic books of the same name, which are still being published in the United States. In addition, a toy line, numerous video games, soundtracks (for the video games), and even the collectible card sets so beloved by Americans were released for sale.
- Paul W.S. Anderson declined to direct "Mortal Kombat 3" and "Resident Evil 2" in favor of this film, although he remained the producer of the aforementioned films.
- Rumor has it that the film had been in development since 1990, after an Alien skull was shown in Predator 2 (1990).
- With the exception of scenes where three Predators are seen simultaneously, Ian White played all the Predators.
- The film's promotional trailer contains excerpts from the musical theme of the Alien (1979) trailer, as well as Brett's (Harry Dean Stanton) scream.
- A title card appearing at the beginning of the film states that the icebreaker's name is 'The Piper Maru'. The exact same ship name appeared in the fifteenth episode of the third season of The X-Files (1993). In turn, the episode was named after Gillian Anderson's daughter.
- In 2004, among all major Hollywood studio projects, Paul W.S. Anderson's film had the shortest shooting period (two and a half months) and the shortest post-production period (four months).
- Lance Henrikson played Charles Bishop Weyland, co-founder of the Weyland Yutani Corporation. This is the same company mentioned in all the Alien films. Lance also played the android Bishop in Aliens (1986) and Bishop II in Alien 3 (1992).
- When Charles Bishop Weyland is sitting in his office, we can notice that he toys with a ballpoint pen in a manner quite similar to how the android Bishop toyed with a knife in Aliens (1986).
- The role of Max Stafford was written specifically for Colin Salmon.
- Shane Salerno worked on the film's screenplay for fifteen months (during the pre-production, filming, and post-production stages), however, his name does not appear in the credits.
- At one stage of production, it was planned that Peter Weller would play John Yutani, the second co-founder of the Weyland-Yutani company mentioned in every Alien film.
- AvP became the first film in the Alien and Predator series to receive a PG-13 rating. All other films were released with an R rating.
- Tommy Flanagan's character (Verhoeven) was named after Mark Verhoeven, the author of the 'Alien vs. Predator' comics. Contrary to popular rumors that the confrontation between the two aliens originated from the Alien skull in 'Predator 2' (1990), it was Mark who first brought representatives of the two races together.
- AvP was the first film in the Predator series to feature a left-handed Predator.
- Originally, the scene in which Weyland's team discovers the sacrificial chamber inside the pyramid was much longer: Sebastian found a fossilized facehugger, after which Lex and Sebastian proposed their theories about what the creature was.
- The film's special effects creators, Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, played the people who discovered the pyramid.
- The film contains references and nods to previous Alien and Predator movies. For example, the opening shot of the film is a silhouette of the Alien Queen from 'Aliens' (1986), which slowly transforms into a Weyland Corporation satellite.
- The altars in the sacrifice room are arranged in the exact same order as the cryogenic sleep pods in 'Alien' (1979).
- The black-and-white movie visible on one of the television screens at the beginning of the film is 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man' (1943).
- The main character refers to the Alien as an 'ugly mother…'. This is a reference to previous Predator films, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover referred to the Predator in the same way.
- AVP became the first Alien film that did not star Sigourney Weaver.
- The shot of people entering the pyramid is a nod to a scene from 'Alien' (1979), where the crew of the Nostromo entered an abandoned spacecraft in a very similar manner.
- The drawing on the floor in the center of the sacrificial room almost exactly replicates the poster for 'Alien 3' (1992).
- The words 'alien' and 'predator' are never spoken throughout the course of the film.
- At one time, Paul W.S. Anderson claimed that the film was originally intended to have an R rating, but three weeks before its release, the studio decided to re-edit it for a PG-13 rating. It later turned out that these were merely internet rumors; according to Paul Anderson, the audience saw exactly the version of the film he wanted to make.
- Gary Busey was considered for the role of John Utani.
- The movie trailer features a glimpse of the prison planet Fiorina 161 from Alien 3 (1992).
- The Morse code detected by the satellite at the beginning of the film translates to "No matter who wins, we lose," which exactly mirrors the movie's tagline.
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