10 Secrets Behind Alien's Nostromo Ship You Didn't Know
2. It Was Originally YELLOW
As much as the Nostromo's washed-out, grey colour scheme absolutely accentuates that whole space trucker vibe, the original model for the Nostromo was actually painted bright yellow.
Hell, the production crew had even spent a few months filming the model in this quasi-neon shade, before Scott returned from principal photography and gave the order to both repaint the ship and reshoot all the model footage.
One of the film's special effects technicians, Dennis Lowe, described the crew's mixed feelings at Scott's decision:
"A lot of people on the crew saw this as more money in the bank including overtime (which was always well paid in those days), but I was a bit depressed having to do the whole thing over again. This soon passed as I realised that Ridley's vision was more exciting as he kind of made it up as he went along, which gave the whole shooting experience an organic feel."