Ellen Ripley

A scene from the original Alien shows Ripley holding a basketball, demonstrating how to write a strong female character without relying on gender-swapped roles. She set the standard decades ago.

Dan O'Bannon originally wrote the character of Ellen Ripley as a man for *Alien* (1979), but he intentionally designed every role so that it could be played by either gender. Because the script was never rewritten to… Mostrar más

Sigourney Weaver has spoken about the backlash she received for the underwear scene in Alien. People told her, 'How could you demean yourself by doing this?' She responded by asking, 'Are you kidding? After five days of… Mostrar más