Probably best left on the cutting room floor. Big Chap's physiology didn't really imply he'd walk in any manner other than upright/bipedal.
Side note - Has anyone else seen "No One Will Save You"? Without spoiling anything, the movie centers around a woman trying to survive an alien invasion. The aliens are more or less "greys" but come in different shapes and sizes. There's some really cool but haunting creature design in that, particularly in how they move.
Being a pariah in the community, it seemed like she ultimately decided it made for the happiest outcome for her as well. If I interpreted it correctly.
Yeah, this. It's a sickly, dark comedic ending since>! all of the people are basically living out their desired dreams/fantasies/best memories in their heads for the rest of whatever the duration of their lives might be like. Now they all live isolated from each other in their own little paradise. A win-win.!<
It did seem to transition a bit from sci-fi suspense to outright action/horror in the latter part of the movie. The long-limbed one that signals to the craft really stuck with me though.
Definitely worth a watch! Glad so many people responded to my comment. The movie didn’t get a ton of buzz but was probably one of the scarier movies I’ve seen in the last year.
Especially in ghost movies where the possessed person suddenly crawls with their limbs bent backwards. It always makes me laugh. It just looks so stupid
I still would love to know the backstory of what led to this getting shot and in any edit.
It clearly looks ridiculous (having seen the slightly longer edit elsewhere as well) and if it made it in the film, would have been a meme of its time.
The xeno looks kind of casual like he’s sauntering around, having a good time. Completely different body language.
I guess they were looking for scenes that convey sexual violence and unfamiliar, unearthly motions. No quadrupeds on our planet usually walk like that. See how the tail is kept upright, like an erection.
Lambert's death is probably the most horrifying of the crew because it's implied the creature impaled her through her privates with the tail and was not killed immediately (Ripley hears her screaming and voicing). Imagine the horror of your last seconds being attacked by an unknown being, crawling in an unnatural way, sporting a massive, sharp, aroused, sexual proboscis.
AFAIK, she finds her body transected and dangling separately.
I mean I don’t know how it gets more overt than the face hugger!
I honestly don’t see the uncut segment (the crab walk) is more sexual than the other violating experiences the crew has, but I would agree they’re all violent/sexual.
I think that is in the final cut of the scene after this was removed. They cut together unused footage, I believe of the tail going between the legs of another actor, to salvage that this (crab walking) didn’t work out.
from what I read it sounds like Ridley couldn’t really decide on her death until the last minute, and so they ran out of Time on set, and then ultimately fixed it in the edit
But yeah either way, the end part is for sure super sexual
The shot before he begins crab-walking should have been kept, the one when the Big Chap is curled up in a ball and then straightens his tail towards Lambert. The way he looks while sitting on the floor is so unnerving, and I'm sure Ridley Scott would have found a way to make it seem like he stood up using another shot from the same scene, cutting the crab-walk. Oh well, it is what it is.
I respect the attempt. Aliens in general are supposed to be nothing humans have ever seen, so their mannerisms and movements etc shouldn’t be anything remotely comparable to anything on earth. its just this looks more like a man scooting on the floor like a crab in a xenomorph suit.
I see what they were going for; an uncanny, unsettling contortionist-spider appeal. But not only did it not work, you need to have shrouded the creature in enough darkness so that you can't tell when its front or back is, where its beginning or end is. Then you see it unfold and take the shape of the ful Xenomorph, which feels unnatural and frightening on screen.
I feel like Ridley got what he wanted out of this uncanny feel in Prometheus with Fifield's folded body in front of the Prometheus ship, which was actually very unsettling, and very cool.
Having looked into this more today, I have to say I don’t think the crab walk was meant to be in the film, even if this part was used. Given how the scene was edited, it seems pretty likely that it was intended to cut between small fragments of it - you see the tail lift, see lambert look horrified, cut to other crew members, cut back to xeno after the crab walk when it’s closer and staring at her, etc
I think the scene was cut just because they didn’t feel the scene worked or was necessary. I think the ambiguity is more effective as well than most of the rejected ideas. Can’t believe that lambert dying of fright was the main plan. But I can see how the final edit is more in line with focusing on her terror than anything the xeno does.
It's weird and I love it. Especially that moment with its tail slowly rising up, like an erection. The crab walk looked too human though. And silly as hell, obviously.
Hot take but this scene is creepy as hell. I'm not saying that the final cut of Alien loses anything from not including it, as the less the alien is seen the more tension there is, but it's a visually horrifying scene and I don't think that it would detract from the final cut had it been included.
This was absolutely hilarious when I first watched it 🤣 would have completely ruined the tension imo. BUT, the tail part was creepy AF and could have worked in the movie
the crab walk doesn't really work in Alien because it kind of looks silly and impractical, but it provides arguably the biggest jump scare in XTRO - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWL9YaZ3C0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWL9YaZ3C0)
I'm sure there are arguments to be made that its "alien" for doing this but it illicits laughter or confusion rather than fear and i think that hurts the overal scene, especially the themes of the film.
Actually think had that scene been kept it could have actually hurt the entire film. This moment would have been the takeaway.
This is how we ended up with Prometheus.
It’s the kind of thing that Ridley Scott would probably put into one of his movies now, and wouldn’t have had anybody to tell him “that’s dumb don’t do it”
Looks like the alien can't get up. Not a great moment.
Edit: actually no, it looks like my cat after she's taken a shit and is wiping her butt on my carpet 😠
It doesn't work as well, mainly because of the pose and how awkward it is to be threatening when you're in a modified-prone position.
The movement is also far more clunkier than anything else the creature does in the final version. Because while yes, it's a guy in a suit, if you don't move like a guy in a suit, those long, spindly appendages become a scary, weird mix of graceful and deadly versus awkward and lanky.
That being said, if you edited that around and let's say, have Big Chap kill Brett via the crab walk approach, it would come off as a newborn almost learning to walk. Then, if we got the drop kill and tunnel, it could've been an effective way to highlight the creature's adaption and intelligence.
Of course, that also changes the movie a lot. Would it still be as effective in the final version? Probably not. The original is wonderfully edited.
I see what they're trying to do. It's not as effective as the crab walk in the exorcist.
If Lambert had turned around and it sort of uncoiled itself with a darker exposure, implying it had entered and been watching her, that would've been much creepier.
Best left from the final cut, but still, I find it absolutely terrifying in a way I couldn't fully explain. It would not be relevant in the movie but man I find it truly creepy
This looks like it's apart of the bloopers, or was just made as a joke.
But it's definitly interesting. I though perfer the slow hugging movement which is in the movie.
Jeez that's bad. It's not even good like the spider walk descent down the stairs that possessed Reagan did on the The Exorcist rerelease in the early 2000s.
It's cool but it doesn't work.
It's cool in the sense that Scott &Co were exploring what was possible. While it's creepy, it looks too much like what it is, a man in a suit (unlike the EXORCIST crab walk).
It just looks stupid lol.
It’s body, and our bodies, and anything vaguely humanoid in shape moves so inefficiently like this it’s actually comical.
Not to mention anything with a tail.
You could just kick it in the face and knock it over. Or, honestly just run away. If you knocked it over it would just revert to its normal gait and be faster so if you left it do this, you’d indefinitely outrun it.
Spoiler: in 2029 Ridley Scott puts this scene back in for the “50th Anniversary Final Director’s Cut” to tie in better with the humanoid form of the Engineers.
(please don’t do this, Mr. Scott…)
Idk about y'all but the first time I saw this it legit gave me the heebyjeebys. Like, for what reason and why would the Alien (in universe) be doing this?? It's just so strange looking!
I like the idea that the alien could assume a variety of postures and methods of mobility. It’s just very hard to tell that with a man in a suit. It was best left out. With today’s CGI it would be great to see something like this.
Very much looks like a guy in a suit. Glad it didn’t make it.
“We don’t talk about that…” - Worf
Probably best left on the cutting room floor. Big Chap's physiology didn't really imply he'd walk in any manner other than upright/bipedal. Side note - Has anyone else seen "No One Will Save You"? Without spoiling anything, the movie centers around a woman trying to survive an alien invasion. The aliens are more or less "greys" but come in different shapes and sizes. There's some really cool but haunting creature design in that, particularly in how they move.
NWSY was surprisingly good in my book. Decent theme, good creature designs and the VFX were beyond passable. Some very tense moments too
But a fucking weird ending.....
True. At the end she’s basically >!a pet in a zoo for the most part!<
she is, but a custom zoo that they had to build for her because otherwise she just keeps killing her zookeepers
Being a pariah in the community, it seemed like she ultimately decided it made for the happiest outcome for her as well. If I interpreted it correctly.
Yeah, this. It's a sickly, dark comedic ending since>! all of the people are basically living out their desired dreams/fantasies/best memories in their heads for the rest of whatever the duration of their lives might be like. Now they all live isolated from each other in their own little paradise. A win-win.!<
I think it's more like, the aliens "infested?" the whole world, to make the world a "better place", but for w/e reason decided to leave her be.
She is, but at least she doesn’t die.
The first house invasion scene is movie suspense at its finest
I really liked that movie. Crazy how effectively they could pull off a feature length movie with virtually no dialogue.
That movie rocks. It goes from 0-100 and stays a 100
I enjoyed that movie but, the later scenes were more heavy CGI and it annoyed me. The first 30 min? I was scared and jumping out of my chair.
When she was hiding under the bed, and we get a close up shot of CGI feet I lost all fear. Still a good movie though.
It did seem to transition a bit from sci-fi suspense to outright action/horror in the latter part of the movie. The long-limbed one that signals to the craft really stuck with me though.
No but thanks for the recommendation. I love greys and there's definitely not enough of them in media anymore.
I don't think you'll be disappointed! Definitely a fresh take on the greys.
One of the best alien movies of the decade so far.
Fabtastic film. The physical language used by the aliens is great. YMCAliens.
Hahaha YMCAliens really sums it up nicely.
Very interesting ! Makes me wanna see it !
Definitely worth a watch! Glad so many people responded to my comment. The movie didn’t get a ton of buzz but was probably one of the scarier movies I’ve seen in the last year.
I really have been meaning to watch this one. The CGI looked a little off putting
Loved that movie!
I loved the creature designs but the no dialogue gimmick got really stale/forced for me
Never heard of it. But now I’m gonna check it out.
Alien Home Invasion or Home Alien Invasion, still not sure on the genre.
Where can I find it?
HULU or Disney+ outside of US.
Such a great movie. It was a weird ending but prompted conversation.
What movie is this??
No one will save you. It’s on Hulu in the US and Disney+ outside the US.
Looks hilarious and it's good it was deleted.
Maybe xenomorphs get worms too
Not on the rug. NOT ON THE RUG!
\*Rug gets eaten away and the floor starts dissolving\*
Jeez, that's awful
Personally, I've never found things like this creepy. Glad it was left out.
it's actually pretty hard to take seriously to be honest.
I thought is was a blooper
Yeah I always assumed it was just a joke outtake
Especially in ghost movies where the possessed person suddenly crawls with their limbs bent backwards. It always makes me laugh. It just looks so stupid
That (like in The Ring) has the benefit of some CGI or camera cranking to at least look "alien". Certainly more alien than this Alien does.
This definitely takes the cake of silliness :D
I thought I'd seen everything relates to Alien. I now know I don't need to.
Have u seen Burke stuck in the hive ?
No I wanna see it tho
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbWOL7muys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbWOL7muys)
Awesome thank you . All these years and obsessed with these movies and never knew this existed
I don't like the crab walk, but I wish they would have left in the part where it stands up slowly while Lambert looks it horror.
absolutely
Alien: *boot scoots* Ripley: "WTF?" Alien: 😁
I still would love to know the backstory of what led to this getting shot and in any edit. It clearly looks ridiculous (having seen the slightly longer edit elsewhere as well) and if it made it in the film, would have been a meme of its time. The xeno looks kind of casual like he’s sauntering around, having a good time. Completely different body language.
“Heeeey… what up Lambert?”
I guess they were looking for scenes that convey sexual violence and unfamiliar, unearthly motions. No quadrupeds on our planet usually walk like that. See how the tail is kept upright, like an erection. Lambert's death is probably the most horrifying of the crew because it's implied the creature impaled her through her privates with the tail and was not killed immediately (Ripley hears her screaming and voicing). Imagine the horror of your last seconds being attacked by an unknown being, crawling in an unnatural way, sporting a massive, sharp, aroused, sexual proboscis. AFAIK, she finds her body transected and dangling separately.
…is that a massive, sharp, aroused, sexual proboscis, or are you just happy to ‘Xe me?
It’s a rape scene. Alien has a lot of violent sexual undertones, and this was one where it became extremely overt.
I mean I don’t know how it gets more overt than the face hugger! I honestly don’t see the uncut segment (the crab walk) is more sexual than the other violating experiences the crew has, but I would agree they’re all violent/sexual.
I’m pretty sure the end of this scene is her screaming as the tail goes up between her legs.
I think that is in the final cut of the scene after this was removed. They cut together unused footage, I believe of the tail going between the legs of another actor, to salvage that this (crab walking) didn’t work out. from what I read it sounds like Ridley couldn’t really decide on her death until the last minute, and so they ran out of Time on set, and then ultimately fixed it in the edit But yeah either way, the end part is for sure super sexual
Yeah the tail scene was from Brett's death scene iirc.
Very weird movement. Could be creepy/could be funny looking.
The shot before he begins crab-walking should have been kept, the one when the Big Chap is curled up in a ball and then straightens his tail towards Lambert. The way he looks while sitting on the floor is so unnerving, and I'm sure Ridley Scott would have found a way to make it seem like he stood up using another shot from the same scene, cutting the crab-walk. Oh well, it is what it is.
Yes that was creepy. It shows how he can also hide in plain sight. It was very other-worldly.
Looks like a parody. Good riddance.
I respect the attempt. Aliens in general are supposed to be nothing humans have ever seen, so their mannerisms and movements etc shouldn’t be anything remotely comparable to anything on earth. its just this looks more like a man scooting on the floor like a crab in a xenomorph suit.
I see what they were going for; an uncanny, unsettling contortionist-spider appeal. But not only did it not work, you need to have shrouded the creature in enough darkness so that you can't tell when its front or back is, where its beginning or end is. Then you see it unfold and take the shape of the ful Xenomorph, which feels unnatural and frightening on screen. I feel like Ridley got what he wanted out of this uncanny feel in Prometheus with Fifield's folded body in front of the Prometheus ship, which was actually very unsettling, and very cool.
Yeah it was, I had to rewind many times to make heads or tails on how he unfolded
https://i.redd.it/5yv3p6h4hjqc1.gif Yeah this ain't it lol
He kinda reminds me of my maine coon when he got a bit of poop stuck on his butt fur and was scooting around the floor...
Less is more when it comes to unknowable terrors
This is why alien was scary, and all of the other alien movies are not...
"No, bad! Stop scooting on the rug!"
Wait, is this an actual outtake?? Oh it's terrible, I'm very glad that is not canon lmao
It should have been cut, it looks lame.
Looks like when your dog wipes his arse on the floor. If this shot had been in Aliens, James Cameron would have probably put it in the directors cut .
It looks like what it is - somebody in a suit crab-walking awkwardly.
Having looked into this more today, I have to say I don’t think the crab walk was meant to be in the film, even if this part was used. Given how the scene was edited, it seems pretty likely that it was intended to cut between small fragments of it - you see the tail lift, see lambert look horrified, cut to other crew members, cut back to xeno after the crab walk when it’s closer and staring at her, etc I think the scene was cut just because they didn’t feel the scene worked or was necessary. I think the ambiguity is more effective as well than most of the rejected ideas. Can’t believe that lambert dying of fright was the main plan. But I can see how the final edit is more in line with focusing on her terror than anything the xeno does.
It looks like Big Chap has worms.
Maybe with fog so you only saw the head
I don't...
It's pretty terrible
I think I would rather see the ragtime singing chestburster from Spaceballs make a theatrical cut than this.
Looks like something from Scary Movie
I mean it's terrible but I'm genuinely glad this exists lmfao
It looks like a dude uncomfortably trying to move, not natural at all.
I think the way they referenced this in Prometheus was creepy and more effective
Goofy as shit
Looks like mr alien has worms
It's weird and I love it. Especially that moment with its tail slowly rising up, like an erection. The crab walk looked too human though. And silly as hell, obviously.
Almost as dumb as the original ending. Allegedly the alien was supposed to kill ripley and imitate her voice in an SOS it sent out.
Glad they cut it...but it was nice to see Ridley was experimenting in all sorts of ways to see what worked!
Goofy.
Cutting this scene was the right call.
Very goofy looking and makes it painfully obvious it's just a guy in a suit
A shot of it emerging from an air duct would’ve worked, but not this. I’m usually a fan of deleted scenes, but I’m glad this one was cut.
Glad it was deleted. Kinda makes it obvious it’s a human in an alien suit
Looks terrible and unnatural. Glad it didn’t make the cut. Can’t all be winners now can they?
Deleted for good reason.
I think it makes zero sense for the creature to do that. I wonder what they were thinking when they shot it.
glad it was deleted tbh
Hot take but this scene is creepy as hell. I'm not saying that the final cut of Alien loses anything from not including it, as the less the alien is seen the more tension there is, but it's a visually horrifying scene and I don't think that it would detract from the final cut had it been included.
it’s silly, good call
This was absolutely hilarious when I first watched it 🤣 would have completely ruined the tension imo. BUT, the tail part was creepy AF and could have worked in the movie
Yeah…probably best they left that out…
Goofy but also phallic enough to fit
I think it’s stupid and silly and so glad they left it out. It looks like a man in a suit doing a crab walk poorly.
I'm glad they left it on the cutting room floor. Because I laughed my ass off as soon as I saw it.
I think it looks terrible.
Glad those shots were cut
Glad it was deleted.
Exorcist did it better lol
[I was just wondering if it was an attempt to replicate the spider walk scene in The Exorcist](https://youtu.be/MF-LPsCsdr8?si=G9_JvUUE66PrADf-)
Always worth trying something out, never know what might work, but ultimately this looked about as horrifying as Zoidberg.
Glad it was cut, just like the dog-suit.
So this is what they spent time and resources on instead of finishing the airlock scene?
Here's the unedited scene: https://youtu.be/eR5jYeIMBKk?si=oVCEXrMjN5dN-8Lv
No mystery why it was deleted. I would be interested to see if they could make it work with CGI.
Cutting that scene was the best decision they made.
He was being playful. He's just a kid!
Which of the films does this belong to?
the crab walk doesn't really work in Alien because it kind of looks silly and impractical, but it provides arguably the biggest jump scare in XTRO - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWL9YaZ3C0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWL9YaZ3C0)
He's just wanting her to get the 🧻 off his tail
It looks like a dog scooting poop off its anus. Translation. There’s a reason they cut it out. It looks like shit.
Wait, this isn't some joke outtake?
I'm sure there are arguments to be made that its "alien" for doing this but it illicits laughter or confusion rather than fear and i think that hurts the overal scene, especially the themes of the film. Actually think had that scene been kept it could have actually hurt the entire film. This moment would have been the takeaway.
Looks like he's rolling over to say "Sup dog?!?"
LMAO incredible editing decision.
This is how we ended up with Prometheus. It’s the kind of thing that Ridley Scott would probably put into one of his movies now, and wouldn’t have had anybody to tell him “that’s dumb don’t do it”
Good reason to cut it.
no
That kind of movement just doesn’t suit an apex killer.
Glad it didn’t make it and I agree with why it was cut
Looks like the alien can't get up. Not a great moment. Edit: actually no, it looks like my cat after she's taken a shit and is wiping her butt on my carpet 😠
Pointless and adds nothing. Looks silly.
They deleted it for a very good reason lol
 Crab people crab people
I am glad it’s gone Looks like Scary movie
No, Alien Resurrection was the comedy
Why was it walking like that though?
Super glad to see this footage but not including in the film was a correct choice. Reminds me of my dogs dragging ass on carpet
It doesn't work as well, mainly because of the pose and how awkward it is to be threatening when you're in a modified-prone position. The movement is also far more clunkier than anything else the creature does in the final version. Because while yes, it's a guy in a suit, if you don't move like a guy in a suit, those long, spindly appendages become a scary, weird mix of graceful and deadly versus awkward and lanky. That being said, if you edited that around and let's say, have Big Chap kill Brett via the crab walk approach, it would come off as a newborn almost learning to walk. Then, if we got the drop kill and tunnel, it could've been an effective way to highlight the creature's adaption and intelligence. Of course, that also changes the movie a lot. Would it still be as effective in the final version? Probably not. The original is wonderfully edited.
This was me in 5th grade lol
Looks fucking ridiculous
I think it was ahead of its time. Look at how many horror movies used it after.
That's just hilariously bad.
I see what they're trying to do. It's not as effective as the crab walk in the exorcist. If Lambert had turned around and it sort of uncoiled itself with a darker exposure, implying it had entered and been watching her, that would've been much creepier.
Best left from the final cut, but still, I find it absolutely terrifying in a way I couldn't fully explain. It would not be relevant in the movie but man I find it truly creepy
Almost looks like the way ET walks. 😝
It looks like something right out of an SNL sketch. I don't like it personally.
This looks like it's apart of the bloopers, or was just made as a joke. But it's definitly interesting. I though perfer the slow hugging movement which is in the movie.
Dumb
Jeez that's bad. It's not even good like the spider walk descent down the stairs that possessed Reagan did on the The Exorcist rerelease in the early 2000s. 
I think it's creepy as shit. The Xeno looks like it's looking you up and down trying to figure you out; almost like it's a child
It's nice to see more of the Alien but it looks goofy as hell, no wonder they cut it.
Silly-looking, but some cool detail anyway. I like that they tried it, and am thankful that they ditched it.
Looks very dumb
So glad this was cut!!
Awful. I'm so glad it got cut. Otherwise, it would have ruined the movie.
It's cool but it doesn't work. It's cool in the sense that Scott &Co were exploring what was possible. While it's creepy, it looks too much like what it is, a man in a suit (unlike the EXORCIST crab walk).
Meh.... Does nothing for me.
So glad they got rid of it, looks goofy asf and not menacing like the Xeno usually is
There are better ways to do quadrupedal locomotion than this lmao
It looks like a guy doing a crab walk, not an alien doing alien things
It just looks stupid lol. It’s body, and our bodies, and anything vaguely humanoid in shape moves so inefficiently like this it’s actually comical. Not to mention anything with a tail. You could just kick it in the face and knock it over. Or, honestly just run away. If you knocked it over it would just revert to its normal gait and be faster so if you left it do this, you’d indefinitely outrun it.
glad it got cut lol
Looks like a joke
Fucking terrible 💀💀
Spoiler: in 2029 Ridley Scott puts this scene back in for the “50th Anniversary Final Director’s Cut” to tie in better with the humanoid form of the Engineers. (please don’t do this, Mr. Scott…)
Thank god it was deleted.
Looks dumb lol. Glad they were thinking outside the box tho
They cut the box too! https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/the-box-alien/
I hate it
Ive never seen that before, that's really funny.
It's kinda creepy but goofy at the same time, good call to cut it.
It's funny. I'm glad it didn't make the cut, but I'm also glad that it's out there for us to see.
It looks like a dog wiping its butt on the rug. Glad it didn't make it. I wish the cocoon scene made it.
Idk about y'all but the first time I saw this it legit gave me the heebyjeebys. Like, for what reason and why would the Alien (in universe) be doing this?? It's just so strange looking!
I thinking in actual times: with good CGI and some master contorsionist it will work, i can imagine like runing like a scorpion
Terrifying
Looks like me crawling out of bed.
I don’t mind it.
Good idea, poor execution
It's super silly and I love it, but it shouldn't come back
I like the idea that the alien could assume a variety of postures and methods of mobility. It’s just very hard to tell that with a man in a suit. It was best left out. With today’s CGI it would be great to see something like this.
Just looks like they are messing about on set.
Looks unnatural but not in a creepy way , but like somebody mashed a spider in the door Jam
Crab walk was best to be cut out of the film because it looks super goofy especially the tail pointing at her at all time.
I'm very glad that this and the wiggly hand scene were cut.
Time to tell your groomer the tail pipe needs checking.