31 Behind-The-Scenes Shots Of Alien Movies You Need To See

19. Guns Don't Kill People, Aliens Do

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It's a shot from a deleted scene, so the appearance of guns can hardly be considered canon in the storyline of Alien, but the crew did originally brandish them as they entered the domain of the deceased Space Jockey.

Many fans have pointed out the presence of firearms in several scenes filmed aboard the Nostromo, but their non-use has attributed to the fact that firing a gun aboard a ship in the vacuum of space generally isn't a good idea.

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