Harry Stanton

Date of Birth

1926-07-14

Date of Death

2017-09-15

Place of Birth

West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

Known for

The Straight Story, Wild at Heart, The Green Mile, Escape from New York, Paris, Texas

Most Popular Stories

Christine: Bryan Fuller to give the Stephen King classic a tune-up

Posted 5 years ago

Stephen King is such a good writer that even novels that have already been brought to the silver screen are getting re-adapted. The latest remake of a King story will be Christine. While it may be tough to top John Carpenter's...

Alien & Bond actor Yaphet Kotto dies at 81

Posted 5 years ago

Sad news came in late last night that Alien and Bond star Yaphet Kotto died at the age of 81. His wife, Tessie Sinahon, shared a statement on his official Facebook page that confirmed the actor passed away Sunday night due to...

Alien producer David Giler had died at the age of 77

Posted 6 years ago

Sad news to report today as it has been announced that writer and producer David Giler, best known for his involvement in the Alien franchise, has died of cancer at the age of 77. His longtime friend and writing and...

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Sigourney Weaver surprises high school cast, crew of viral Alien: The Play

Posted 7 years ago

North Bergen High School in New Jersey made headlines recently when a stage play they did of the movie ALIEN made national headlines for looking so incredibly badass. Even the movie’s star Sigourney Weaver and director Ridley Scott thought so,...

Ridley Scott offers praise to students who adapted Alien to the small stage

Posted 7 years ago

For all of the times that students, parents, and faculty members were made to sit through torturous renditions of Broadway classics and indie gems while attending a high school play, it's comforting to know that the students of North Bergen High...

Celebrate Alien’s 40th anniversary with 6 new short films

Posted 7 years ago

Two weeks after unleashing a digital series based on the video game Alien: Isolation through IGN, 20th Century Fox has announced that, as a part of the ALIEN franchise's 40th anniversary, they've asked six visionary filmmakers to create ALIEN-inspired short...

FoxNext Games and D3 Go! reveal Alien: Blackout survival horror mobile game

Posted 8 years ago

While the ALIEN movie franchise doesn't exactly have the best track record when it comes to delivering quality video game experiences based on Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett's legendary sci-fi property, it's worth noting that Alien 3, the Aliens Extermination arcade...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Harry Dean Stanton

Posted 9 years ago

Chris Harry Dean Stanton Earlier this summer, I was delighted when the great Harry Dean Stanton turned up in “Twin Peaks: 25 Years Later”, recreating the part he played in TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME. A longtime favorite of...

I Want That: Punch fountain in the form of a Xenomorph

Posted 9 years ago

Do you really want to be the loser who doesn't have a punch fountain in the form of a Xenomorph at your next party? I know I don't, and thankfully the team over at NEATOCO have our backs. After sculpting...

The Kill Counter – The Alien Quadrilogy (video)

Posted 9 years ago

Ever wondered how many people lose their lives in any particular movie, be it action, horror, sci-fi, or even comedy? Well, we've got you covered with The Kill Counter, our new series takes out all the guesswork and counts down...

The UnPopular Opinion: The Green Mile

Posted 9 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: John Hurt

Posted 10 years ago

Chris John Hurt I was at Sundance when I heard that John Hurt had passed on. Being a long-time fan of one of Britain’s truly great actors, I was surprised that I’d never written him up for this column. Maybe...

Cool Videos: Kick off Alien Day with the classic trailer to the original

Posted 10 years ago

As you may have noticed, today is being dubbed "Alien Day" by 20th Century Fox and anyone else wanting to get in on the action. Why April 26th? Well, if you recall, LV-426 was the satellite on which the crashed...