Alien 3 (1992) - David Fincher | Houselights #2

Houselights: A Film Director Podcast · Jul 9, 2020 · 1h 22m

After years in the music video industry, David Fincher was handed the

break of a lifetime to the direct the third installment in the

landmark Alien franchise. The first two defined genre filmmaking and

Fincher found himself challenged by second-guessing executives, an

Oscar-nominated star, and numerous production challenges. The film was

not received warmly by critics or fans. We discuss the merits of this

maligned sequel, and whether the “workprint version” released in 2003

as a direct-to-disc special edition is more worthy of recognition as

the work of David Fincher.