Alien: Night Shift

Alien: Night Shift
Directed byAidan Brezonick
Written byAidan Brezonick
Based on
Alien
by
Produced by
  • C.M. Birkmeier
  • Andrew Cummings
  • Allison Duda
  • Quaid Kocur
Starring
CinematographyDustin Supencheck
Edited byNiles Howard
Music byFrançois Liétout
Production
companies
Distributed byIGN
20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) (IGN)
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (Fox)
  • November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (director's cut)
Running time
9 minutes
12 minutes (director's cut)
CountryUnited States
Budget$35,000

Alien: Night Shift is a short film based on the science fiction action media franchise Alien. Released via IGN on April 12, 2019 for the 40th anniversary of the franchise, the film was written and directed by Aidan Brezonick, through Tongal Studios and 20th Century Fox. Starring Amber Gaston, Terrance Keith Richardson, Christopher Murray, and Tanner Rittenhouse, the film follows the residents of the mining colony as they find themselves in the midst of a xenomorph outbreak. A director's cut was then released on November 24, 2020.

Alien: Night Shift received good reviews from its critics.

References

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  9. ↑ Pinsent, Ed (January 22, 2022). "Dealing with plot inconsistencies as well as pests in "Alien: Night Shift"". Under Southern Eyes. Nausika.
  10. ↑ TK Richardson (November 24, 2020). Alien: Night Shift (Extended Version) – via YouTube. If you've seen Alien: Night Shift then here's what happens years later.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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