Bet You Didn’t Know These Facts About The “Alien” Films

That Basketball Shot Was Real

That iconic behind-the-back shot that Ripley sank was real. Weaver practiced with a basketball coach and insisted she be allowed to try and make the shot for real during filming rather than have FX fake the shot. To everyone’s shock, she made it on the first try and broke character afterward with an exclamation of “Oh my god!” That take was left in.

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