6. The Cocoon Cave - Alien (1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MCoefVgW9w One thing we never learn about the creature in Ridley Scott's seminal space horror is the specifics of its reproductive cycle; we only understand that they come from eggs, attach to their victims and implant something through the face that causes the animal to grow and pop out. In a deleted scene, the film gives further insight to the creature's reproductive cycle with the usage of human hosts. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) climbs down to a lower level of the ship trying to escape the alien where one question is answered - what happened to Brett and Dallas? We see them get captured, but theres no sign of death. The scene gives a glimpse into the reproductive life cycle of the Xenomorph where Dallas and Brett, barely alive, are glued into eggs as hosts. While the scene was added back to the Director's Cut of the movie, the sequence was edited considerably from its original length. The Director's Cut version is missing all of Ripley's dialogue - in the full version, she tearfully promises Dallas she will save him, but when he renounces the idea she asks him what she should do, before setting the room ablaze. On the plus side, omitting this scene left James Cameron ample means of interpretation for the sequel. Speaking of which
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