February 15, 2025 11:09 am

'Alien' Star Reveals Just How Real Their Reactions Were to the Chestburster Scene
'Alien' Star Reveals Just How Real Their Reactions Were to the Chestburster Scene

‘Alien’ Star Reveals Just How Real Their Reactions Were to the Chestburster Scene

The following article contains spoilers for 1979’s Alien.Veronica Cartwright, the actor known for her role as Lambert in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic Alien, has confirmed something about the chestburster scene that has always been discussed by those who participated in the film: the shock by the actors during the scene was very authentic, because they did not know firsthand how everything would happen.

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​One of the most iconic scenes in Hollywood history is the chestburster scene from Alien, and Veronica Cartwright remembers it. Read More