Prop egg from Alien 3 trailer

Description:

Prop egg used in the marketing of the 1992 film Alien 3, including use in the movie's promotional trailers. The egg is a version of the one depicted on the poster for the original 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien. That iconic poster, designed by Philip Gips, is remembered for its stark minimalist design and tagline "In space no one can hear you scream".

The egg is made from a blend of wax and latex attached to a plaster and wire mesh form. The coating is pitted and cratered, designed to look organic and otherworldly. The egg glows green from an uneven crack in the center, a glow effect achieved with a piece of green mylar covering the inside of the egg and a light shining through. The egg is attached to a tall, metal, "L-shaped" frame. The back half of the egg opens up to reveal a small fluorescent tube and the green mylar.

Date Made: 1985

Subject: Movie

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Movie Collection

Exhibition: Entertainment Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Twentieth Century Fox Studio

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2003.0347.01Catalog Number: 2003.0347.01Accession Number: 2003.0347

Object Name: egg prop

Physical Description: wax/latex (overall material)metal (overall material)plaster (overall material)Measurements: overall: 153 cm x 65 cm x 65 cm; 60 1/4 in x 25 9/16 in x 25 9/16 inoverall: 60 1/2 in x 26 in x 26 3/4 in; 153.67 cm x 66.04 cm x 67.945 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-4971-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1253155

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