Simpsons' Alien Parody Proves the Film's Rejected Ending Would Have Worked
The Alienfranchise has succeeded in striking fear into the hearts of fans since the release of the first film, but a Simpsons Alienparody proves that a scrapped alternate ending to the original sci-fi/horror movie wouldn't have ruined it like some fans assume. The Simpsons has a long tradition of comics based on its Halloween Special ‘Treehouse of Horror’ episodes. In one issue, the Xenomorphs cross over into the comedy genre and prove that a cut ending to the original Alienfilm could have worked.
In Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror#7's 'In Springfield No-one Can Hear You Scream' — from Garth Ennis, John McCrea, Dave Stewart, and Karen Bates - Bart is watching an Itchy & Scratchyepisode that parodies Alien. The episode scares him and sinks itself into his subconscious. That night, Bart dreams that his whole family, along with a few other Springfield regulars, have been captured and impregnated by Xenomorphs. When the aliens finally burst from their chests, they demonstrate a Xenomorph ability originally intended for the movie.
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The Xenomorphs in Bart’s dream look like the normal depictions of the alien creature, except each one has the same face and voice as the person they burst from. While this version of the Xenomorph is a parody, it is eerily close to the version that was cut from the final film. Ridley Scott originally pitched a version of Alienin which Ripley fails to shoots the Xenomorph out into space and is subsequently killed. The Xenomorph would then turn to the ship's control and mimic Dallas' voice, saying, «I'm signing off.» In this version, the Xenomorph had the ability to perfectly mimic the voices of humans, adding a new
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