Celebrate Alien Day with this retrospective on our favorite pieces of merchandise from the enduring film franchise.
Happy Alien Day everybody!
Back then, the thought of toys based on an R-rated film was unheard of.
These were the first wave of products, but hardly the last.
Insert joke about it not harming your record player so much as eroding your bank account here.
Eh, probably not.
It still gives me chills.
Just when all hope seemed lost came word that Reebok will bereissuing them today.
Again, good luck.
It has been re-released several times over the years, most recently from Titan Books.
Meaning that used copies are cheap and abundant.
Who was leading product development at Ben Cooper that year?
Toy designer Brian Flynn spoke with Den about the creation of the figureshere.
Alien Movie Viewer
No batteries needed.
Therapy for any child who watched this however, is a must.
Another triumph for Alien?
More like another pair of soiled underwear.
Alien Board Games
Spoiler alert: The last two items on this list are games based on theAlienfilms.
However, they are as far removed from each other as Zack Snyder is from understanding Superman.
The above 1979 Kenner release was billed as an exciting game of elimination and escape.
Always with theSettlers of Cataan.
Man, the Company really are bastards.
Happy Alien Day everyone!
(Ailianshockpictures courtesy ofBenLikesRetro).
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He met Lance Henriksen once, who was super nice.
