in space no one can hear you steal
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that ripped off the Alien
franchise before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list will be ranking
the films which for better or worse drew
inspiration from lean heavily on or
straight-up ripped off alien for the
record we’re not saying that these films
are necessarily bad in fact many of them
are quite enjoyable but if any film made
the cut you can be sure that it is
indebted to the Alien franchise one way
or another Oh feels so good number 10
species SoCo please few sci-fi films or
franchises can both innovative creature
designs like those found in alien which
were co-created by HR Giger this wasn’t
the only property to feature the work of
this noted Swiss surrealist however as
the influential painter went on to
create concept art for the alien in the
1995 feature species the antagonist in
the film may have been portrayed in
human form by natasha Henstridge but
there’s no denying the similarities
between Henstridge is true form sil and
the terror of beggar’s xenomorph
whether it’s still cold elegance her
pronounced features or her tendency to
invade host bodies for propagation the
connection between species and alien is
quite strong number nine creature
speaking of special effects the design
team for our next film actually
collaborated on James Cameron’s aliens
only a year after working on this less
than inspired knockoff
Robert and Dennis Skotak designed the
parasitic alien species here in creature
who inspect and pick off members of a
space crew responding to a distress
signal
if this plot device sounds familiar
that’s because it’s not so subtly nicked
from screenwriter Dan O’Bannon a lien
script it’s unlike any radio signal I’ve
heard nevertheless creature or as it’s
called in its original uncut version
Titan signed is an action-packed space
romp that was actually nominated for two
Saturn Awards the year it was released
that tora film and best special effect
on my line not my guys died kids by
something number eight shocking dark the
situation in venice is now critical a
giant cockpit cloud had settled over the
city and is slowly destroying every form
of life
shocking dark is our first italian film
but rest assured it will not be the last
back in the day the country’s movie
industry was notorious for producing
shameless knockoffs of films from a
variety of popular genres also known as
Terminator 2 this 1989 flick was
blatantly marketed as a sequel to James
Cameron’s terminator despite a complete
lack of affiliation in actuality
shocking dark or alienate errs as it’s
also known is more accurately a rip-off
of Cameron’s aliens in that it features
a group of ragtag soldiers engaging in
battle with vicious otherworldly
creatures
[Applause]
director bruno Mattei and screenwriter
Claudia legato of troll 2 Fame did make
sure to include an unstoppable cyborg
but make no mistake
Schwarzenegger this definitely is not so
that’s where you’re wrong for number 7
pitchblack
there’s jobs what’s that subterranean
photo phobic aliens that serve as the
main threat in this surprise science
fiction hits work is the main somatic
link between director David to ease
pitch black and the Alien franchise this
is due primarily to the feelings of
fright and tension to which to each
characters are subjected as they’re
waylaid on an unfamiliar planet together
a small group force to square off
against an alien threat I think we
should go now let’s get drawn up there
the big difference the escaped convict
Riddick played with charismatic cool by
Vin Diesel but still wasn’t exactly
embraced by critics upon its initial
release but pitch black was enough of a
success with fans that it spawned not
one but two sequels now sergeant
I like to be a man of my word number six
contamination here’s a 5k we return to
Italy once again this time with director
Luigi Cozzi a man only too familiar with
stealing ideas having Helms V Star Wars
ripoff star crash in 1979 the plot of
contamination also known as toxic spawn
or alien contamination centers around
humanity’s battle against the giant
alien Cyclops and it’s legions of
explosive contaminated eggs the results
of this battle are gooey and splatter
happy of the victims bodies through RuPt
in a manner not entirely dissimilar to
the effect of xenomorph chefs bursters
in the Alien franchise copy made no
efforts to hide his inspiration either
his contamination was reportedly written
shortly after his producer sought
scott’s
original in the theater number 5 alien 2
on earth yet another Italian production
alien 2 on earth was released less than
a year after the original alien and was
falsely marketed as a direct sequel
although alternate titles like strangers
and alien terror were also used in the
film directed by Giotto Eppolito a group
of people including a young psychic
explores a mysterious underground cave
for signs of extraterrestrial life
[Music]
of course they end up finding it in the
form of a parasitic alien species that
seems to enjoy bursting out of its
victims faces alien 2 may suffer from a
slow pace and minimalist special effects
plus the sheer audacity of the film’s
title alone makes it worth watching
[Music]
number 4 galaxy of Terror collecting
American producer extraordinaire Roger
Corman released his fair share of alien
ripoffs during a career with this 1981
feature serving as one of the more
infamous galaxy of Terror follows a
small space crew that’s investigating
the downing of a similar vessel on a
mysterious planet they’re eliminated one
by one by an unseen alien force which
takes the form of their worst fears in
one particular scene actress Tapio
Connell character is raped and killed by
a phallic space worm a distasteful
moment that earned galaxy of Terror an X
rating before it was edited fun fact
James Cameron worked as production
designer and second unit director on the
film five years before directing aliens
in 1986
number three see a bit hi hi Rajjo
we may be mentioning James Cameron a lot
but he simply done a ton of work in the
science fiction genre from early art
direction on the Korman production
battle beyond the stars to directing
hits like Terminator 2 Judgment Day the
man has serious sci-fi pedigree the
abyss saw the director collaborating
once again with aliens actor Michael
Biehn and he explores the conflict
between a seal crew and an unknown
underwater wait for it
alien force are you guys doing it
Cameron manages to develop themes of
estranged love and political tension
amid frantic human versus alien conflict
creating a compelling and satisfying
sci-fi thriller that’s at once clearly
indebted to the Alien franchise and also
an entirely different sort of film I’m
coming daddy penny over number two
forbidden world
[Music]
have you ever wondered what a lien might
look like with gratuitous nudity cheaper
special effects in a funkier since
soundtrack no well here’s forbidden
world anyway another roger corman
production that shared set and footage
with two of the producers a per
mentioned Syfy productions galaxy of
terror and battle beyond the stars
[Music]
the film which also goes by the title
mutant follows a scientific crew that’s
attacked by an experimental life-form
referred to as subject 20 honestly it
just looks like an insectoid cousin of
the venom or forbidden world is messy
violent fun with a superbly bouncy
soundtrack from susan justin that demand
some beer a pizza and good friends for
prime movie night enjoyment see how my
wobbly mute a little before we name our
final alien ripoff here are a few guilty
as charged honorable mentions
now time to go back I know the hell
number one in Seminole also known as
horror planet does it Arthur he did
media injection didn’t you take a group
of scientists investigating a
mysteriously ruined civilization that in
an alien hell-bent on propagating its
race at all costs and what do you get
one of the most talked-about alien
ripoffs in B movie history
actually both twentieth Century Fox and
in seminary Norman J Warren have refuted
claims that this British sci-fi horror
film was influenced by aliens but
critics and fans have said differently
calling the similarities blatant while
in seminole have been harshly criticized
over the years for its take on feminine
sexuality and gender roles its
exploration of quote masculine anxiety
regarding female reproductive capacity
has been the subject of academic study
cheap ripoff or not we’re still talking
about it
decades later what happened out there
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that ripped off the Alien
franchise before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list will be ranking
the films which for better or worse drew
inspiration from lean heavily on or
straight-up ripped off alien for the
record we’re not saying that these films
are necessarily bad in fact many of them
are quite enjoyable but if any film made
the cut you can be sure that it is
indebted to the Alien franchise one way
or another Oh feels so good number 10
species SoCo please few sci-fi films or
franchises can both innovative creature
designs like those found in alien which
were co-created by HR Giger this wasn’t
the only property to feature the work of
this noted Swiss surrealist however as
the influential painter went on to
create concept art for the alien in the
1995 feature species the antagonist in
the film may have been portrayed in
human form by natasha Henstridge but
there’s no denying the similarities
between Henstridge is true form sil and
the terror of beggar’s xenomorph
whether it’s still cold elegance her
pronounced features or her tendency to
invade host bodies for propagation the
connection between species and alien is
quite strong number nine creature
speaking of special effects the design
team for our next film actually
collaborated on James Cameron’s aliens
only a year after working on this less
than inspired knockoff
Robert and Dennis Skotak designed the
parasitic alien species here in creature
who inspect and pick off members of a
space crew responding to a distress
signal
if this plot device sounds familiar
that’s because it’s not so subtly nicked
from screenwriter Dan O’Bannon a lien
script it’s unlike any radio signal I’ve
heard nevertheless creature or as it’s
called in its original uncut version
Titan signed is an action-packed space
romp that was actually nominated for two
Saturn Awards the year it was released
that tora film and best special effect
on my line not my guys died kids by
something number eight shocking dark the
situation in venice is now critical a
giant cockpit cloud had settled over the
city and is slowly destroying every form
of life
shocking dark is our first italian film
but rest assured it will not be the last
back in the day the country’s movie
industry was notorious for producing
shameless knockoffs of films from a
variety of popular genres also known as
Terminator 2 this 1989 flick was
blatantly marketed as a sequel to James
Cameron’s terminator despite a complete
lack of affiliation in actuality
shocking dark or alienate errs as it’s
also known is more accurately a rip-off
of Cameron’s aliens in that it features
a group of ragtag soldiers engaging in
battle with vicious otherworldly
creatures
[Applause]
director bruno Mattei and screenwriter
Claudia legato of troll 2 Fame did make
sure to include an unstoppable cyborg
but make no mistake
Schwarzenegger this definitely is not so
that’s where you’re wrong for number 7
pitchblack
there’s jobs what’s that subterranean
photo phobic aliens that serve as the
main threat in this surprise science
fiction hits work is the main somatic
link between director David to ease
pitch black and the Alien franchise this
is due primarily to the feelings of
fright and tension to which to each
characters are subjected as they’re
waylaid on an unfamiliar planet together
a small group force to square off
against an alien threat I think we
should go now let’s get drawn up there
the big difference the escaped convict
Riddick played with charismatic cool by
Vin Diesel but still wasn’t exactly
embraced by critics upon its initial
release but pitch black was enough of a
success with fans that it spawned not
one but two sequels now sergeant
I like to be a man of my word number six
contamination here’s a 5k we return to
Italy once again this time with director
Luigi Cozzi a man only too familiar with
stealing ideas having Helms V Star Wars
ripoff star crash in 1979 the plot of
contamination also known as toxic spawn
or alien contamination centers around
humanity’s battle against the giant
alien Cyclops and it’s legions of
explosive contaminated eggs the results
of this battle are gooey and splatter
happy of the victims bodies through RuPt
in a manner not entirely dissimilar to
the effect of xenomorph chefs bursters
in the Alien franchise copy made no
efforts to hide his inspiration either
his contamination was reportedly written
shortly after his producer sought
scott’s
original in the theater number 5 alien 2
on earth yet another Italian production
alien 2 on earth was released less than
a year after the original alien and was
falsely marketed as a direct sequel
although alternate titles like strangers
and alien terror were also used in the
film directed by Giotto Eppolito a group
of people including a young psychic
explores a mysterious underground cave
for signs of extraterrestrial life
[Music]
of course they end up finding it in the
form of a parasitic alien species that
seems to enjoy bursting out of its
victims faces alien 2 may suffer from a
slow pace and minimalist special effects
plus the sheer audacity of the film’s
title alone makes it worth watching
[Music]
number 4 galaxy of Terror collecting
American producer extraordinaire Roger
Corman released his fair share of alien
ripoffs during a career with this 1981
feature serving as one of the more
infamous galaxy of Terror follows a
small space crew that’s investigating
the downing of a similar vessel on a
mysterious planet they’re eliminated one
by one by an unseen alien force which
takes the form of their worst fears in
one particular scene actress Tapio
Connell character is raped and killed by
a phallic space worm a distasteful
moment that earned galaxy of Terror an X
rating before it was edited fun fact
James Cameron worked as production
designer and second unit director on the
film five years before directing aliens
in 1986
number three see a bit hi hi Rajjo
we may be mentioning James Cameron a lot
but he simply done a ton of work in the
science fiction genre from early art
direction on the Korman production
battle beyond the stars to directing
hits like Terminator 2 Judgment Day the
man has serious sci-fi pedigree the
abyss saw the director collaborating
once again with aliens actor Michael
Biehn and he explores the conflict
between a seal crew and an unknown
underwater wait for it
alien force are you guys doing it
Cameron manages to develop themes of
estranged love and political tension
amid frantic human versus alien conflict
creating a compelling and satisfying
sci-fi thriller that’s at once clearly
indebted to the Alien franchise and also
an entirely different sort of film I’m
coming daddy penny over number two
forbidden world
[Music]
have you ever wondered what a lien might
look like with gratuitous nudity cheaper
special effects in a funkier since
soundtrack no well here’s forbidden
world anyway another roger corman
production that shared set and footage
with two of the producers a per
mentioned Syfy productions galaxy of
terror and battle beyond the stars
[Music]
the film which also goes by the title
mutant follows a scientific crew that’s
attacked by an experimental life-form
referred to as subject 20 honestly it
just looks like an insectoid cousin of
the venom or forbidden world is messy
violent fun with a superbly bouncy
soundtrack from susan justin that demand
some beer a pizza and good friends for
prime movie night enjoyment see how my
wobbly mute a little before we name our
final alien ripoff here are a few guilty
as charged honorable mentions
now time to go back I know the hell
number one in Seminole also known as
horror planet does it Arthur he did
media injection didn’t you take a group
of scientists investigating a
mysteriously ruined civilization that in
an alien hell-bent on propagating its
race at all costs and what do you get
one of the most talked-about alien
ripoffs in B movie history
actually both twentieth Century Fox and
in seminary Norman J Warren have refuted
claims that this British sci-fi horror
film was influenced by aliens but
critics and fans have said differently
calling the similarities blatant while
in seminole have been harshly criticized
over the years for its take on feminine
sexuality and gender roles its
exploration of quote masculine anxiety
regarding female reproductive capacity
has been the subject of academic study
cheap ripoff or not we’re still talking
about it
decades later what happened out there
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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