One of the greatest monster designs of all time was the original Alien, designed by H.R. Giger. I will never forget sitting in the theater in 1979 and seeing this film on opening weekend, and both the creature and movie will have a permanent place in my top ten lists.
We've gotten an awful lot of Alien toys over the years, although most of them have come in the last fifteen. Thirty years ago when the movie was released, there was no such thing as a 'collectible' market for toys (although there were collectors), and any toy that was made was assumed to be made only for children. Thus, when Kenner produced an 18" Alien based on the creature from the very R rated film, parents freaked (as they are often want to do) and the ensuing outrage eventually forced Kenner to pull the big guy, as well as cancel their plans for a 3 3/4" line.
In the early 90's, Kenner finally got the chance to produce Alien action figures, and it's been a hopping business ever since, with just about every toy company out there taking their shot at the franchise. Since then we've gotten all kinds of Aliens from every movie, but there's one Alien we've never seen again - the 18" action figure version from the original film. We've seen statues and maquettes in this size, but no action figures that I know of. Now NECA steps in with the release of the big bad, in all his full glory,
US$ 47.78
