When Ridley Scott’s “Alien” premiered in 1979, it changed the game for sci-fi horror. The extraterrestrial-themed movie, written by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett, transformed aliens into nightmares ...
Some of the Duffer brothers' nods to Alien were subtle, like David O'Bannon, the cop who found Will's fake body. He was named after Dan O'Bannon, the screenwriter for Alien. The Demogorgon in Season 1 ...