sabresfaninthesouth
Lifelong Cynic
I'd also argue Alien isn't an action movie, but maybe that's just me.I recently spoke to a guy who worked with one of the producers on Alien, and would be regaled by tales on set while they were working together
Sigourney Weaver was not supposed to be the lead as written, Veronica Cartwright was.
She was the bigger star at the time.
Weaver, just kind of stole the show in her scenes and led to on the go re-writes.
Led to some palpable tension on set as Veronica's lines kept disappearing.
Aliens on the other hand...