Prop egg from <i>Alien 3</i> trailer
date: label: Date made
content: 1985
notes: label: Description
content: Prop egg used in the marketing of the 1992 film <i>Alien 3</i>, including use in the movie's promotional trailers. The egg is a version of the one depicted on the poster for the original 1979 Ridley Scott film <i>Alien</i>. That iconic poster, designed by Philip Gips, is remembered for its stark minimalist design and tagline "In space no one can hear you scream".
label: Description
content: The egg is made from a blend of wax and latex attached to a plaster and wire mesh form. The coating is pitted and cratered, designed to look organic and otherworldly. The egg glows green from an uneven crack in the center, a glow effect achieved with a piece of green mylar covering the inside of the egg and a light shining through. The egg is attached to a tall, metal, "L-shaped" frame. The back half of the egg opens up to reveal a small fluorescent tube and the green mylar.
topic: label: Subject
content: Movie
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: See more items in
content: Popular Entertainment
label: See more items in
content: Movie Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Twentieth Century Fox Studio
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0347.01
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0347.01
label: accession number
content: 2003.0347
objectType: label: Object Name
content: egg prop
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wax/latex (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plaster (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 153 cm x 65 cm x 65 cm; 60 1/4 in x 25 9/16 in x 25 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 1/2 in x 26 in x 26 3/4 in; 153.67 cm x 66.04 cm x 67.945 cm