Posted on 03/24/2019 3:07:19 PM PDT by SMGFan
A few nights after North Bergen High School premiered its stage version of the 1979 horror film “Alien," the internet is begging for an encore.
After Twitter user Paul Owens posted a few shots of the space-themed set from Friday night's production, many were quick to praise the creative and hard-working students and faculty involved in pulling it off.
Drama teacher Perfecto Cuervo said art teacher Steven Defendini was the mastermind behind the set design of "Aliens the Play," which premiered March 19 and had another show Friday evening.
The crew has been working since September to bring the creepy space-scape to life, he said.
Senior Justin Pierson, who worked on the sound crew for the play, said the set was made largely of recycled materials.
“This is going to sound really funny but (the set crew used) garbage essentially. Just anything that was lying around like cardboard and metal," Pierson said after the school rapidly gained attention for the production.
(Excerpt) Read more at expo.nj.com ...
A High School Play Based On “Alien” Featured Incredible, Homemade Costumes And Sets
ROFL!!!!
That movie was GREAT.
“What’s the matter Colonel Sanders, Chicken??”
kids did a great job on a budget
H.R. Giger is impressed
Check, please!!!
I watched that movie so many times I could recite the whole script from memory. I saw it when it first came out in the theaters in 1979, I was with my mother and she actually broke her big toe from that one scene when Dallas is going through the vents with the flamethrower and he turns around and there is the Alien with that loud SCREEEE sound. It gave her such a jolt she kicked the metal part of the seat in front of her and broke her toe and we didn’t know till later on she broke it, it was such an intense immersive movie. Back then seeing it for the first time, nobody saw anything like that, just one of those rare times where you just utterly forget everything else, even who you are. Now all we get are superhero movies.
Wow that is pretty amazing, I grew up in New York city and recognized those buildings right away. Never saw that movie. I love seeing those old flicks because you can see what’s changed or is still around.
Great reaction when the Alien showed up. Looking forward to seeing a copy of the whole thing.
N.J. So I guess we can expect mass suspensions from school over the use of an offensive and racist title...
but that is North Bergen :) similar to West New York, Union City , Weehawken
Yes, and like those other municipalities, it’s in Hudson County rather than Bergen County (in spite of its name).
They did a great job with that video, too.
The music and all - very 1980’s. lol Sigh... I miss the ‘80’s.
You should definitely see it. An American classic winning 10 Oscars in 1961.
TEN??? holy cow! Yes definitely I will look it up, thanks!
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