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Alien: Specimen (2019)

Alien: Specimen poster
Directed by
Kelsey Taylor
Genre
science fiction horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
10 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A botanist and her dog are trapped in a facility with a xenomorph facehugger. They try to escape the creature. The short film is set in the Alien franchise universe.

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What happens

Alien: Specimen, originally Alien: The Greenhouse Effect, is a short film based on the science fiction action media franchise Alien. Released via IGN on April 5, 2019 for the 40th anniversary of the franchise, the film was written by Federico Fracchia and directed by Kelsey Taylor, through Tongal Studios and 20th Century Fox. Starring Jolene Andersen, Goose, and Aubrey Wakeling, the film follows botanist Julie and her dog Maggie as they attempt to escape a xenomorph facehugger. Alien: Specimen received generally good reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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