tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post6668813244058853350..comments2024-03-28T16:33:47.864+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: A L I E N and the Action BirdieWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-22820750875886670152021-10-26T09:41:39.258+01:002021-10-26T09:41:39.258+01:00Interesting. Good name!Interesting. Good name!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-49089807916105050692021-10-24T22:56:42.568+01:002021-10-24T22:56:42.568+01:00They were sold in Pennsylvania as Bobbie Birds. They were sold in Pennsylvania as Bobbie Birds. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432644052441555460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-38527873128800369942018-06-18T20:07:31.701+01:002018-06-18T20:07:31.701+01:00
Action birdie appears in Alien as several crew me...<br />Action birdie appears in Alien as several crew members struggle with the robot guy, just outside if Mother. I still have my orange action birdie from the ‘70’s!oeurve sans moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304852002633455586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-3537377490366053952018-06-18T20:05:37.753+01:002018-06-18T20:05:37.753+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.oeurve sans moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304852002633455586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-60504362840897513162018-03-17T08:46:14.429+00:002018-03-17T08:46:14.429+00:00Thanks so much William. It means a lot that you li...Thanks so much William. It means a lot that you like Moonbase. Thanks too for pinpointing the action birdie scene in ALIEN and the Darkman link. If I remember rightly its a Sam Raimi film. I think his brother stars in it too - the famous head through the manhole on a freeway scene!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-10857542949107481902018-03-16T22:38:46.970+00:002018-03-16T22:38:46.970+00:00Thanks, I absolutely love this blog, it never ceas...Thanks, I absolutely love this blog, it never ceases to delight me, and I really appreciate all your efforts. The 'Alien' scene featuring the Drinking Birdie is on the Blu Ray set, I think - in the Nostromo destruction sequence, there are shots of the crew quarters and a brief cut to the Birdie as the countdown reaches zero. Very effective, but works better in Darkman, wherein, as I'm sure you are aware, the Birdie's beak actually triggers the explosion. Thanks once again and best wishes.William Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435364794793413168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-78425331391329748832018-03-16T07:46:30.329+00:002018-03-16T07:46:30.329+00:00Thanks William. Yes, it was an iconic object in an...Thanks William. Yes, it was an iconic object in an iconic movie. It did addd to the derangement I agree with you. I knew the Drinking Bird was in Darkman but I didn't know it was cut from ALIEN! Thanks for that, I shall look into that for the blog. Superb and thanks.WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-33574286398092512472018-03-16T03:46:36.672+00:002018-03-16T03:46:36.672+00:00As Bill Bulloch correctly points out, Drinking Bir...As Bill Bulloch correctly points out, Drinking Birdie features prominently in Alien and Aliens (cut scene from Alien later reused in Darkman), however - I think Action Birdie can be glimpsed (briefly) in the scene where Ash attacks Ripley in the crew's quarters adjacent to the mess. An object suspended from the ceiling (that I always thought looked like a bee) swirls around Ian Holm's head, adding to the general unsettling feeling of derangement. It now occurs to me that this may be the auspicious screen debut of none other than Action Birdie, symbolising the unhinged urges of an insane robot.William Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435364794793413168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-67734553759120250232018-02-27T08:00:38.853+00:002018-02-27T08:00:38.853+00:00Youre welcome Lance. They seem really familiar to ...Youre welcome Lance. They seem really familiar to me as well!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-66467162528536535402018-02-26T18:33:15.210+00:002018-02-26T18:33:15.210+00:00I had one of these back in the 70's. Mine was ...I had one of these back in the 70's. Mine was yellow. I'm not sure how I got it, perhaps a birthday gift. Thanks for bringing back a faded memory.Lancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-91427133734006956062018-02-26T09:50:07.600+00:002018-02-26T09:50:07.600+00:00Must admit that I missed the birdies in the film a...Must admit that I missed the birdies in the film altogether... will check again.Artonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-13991825531343213122018-02-26T07:50:24.062+00:002018-02-26T07:50:24.062+00:00Superb Arto! I love those Hoptimists! Even the ori...Superb Arto! I love those Hoptimists! Even the originals look Scandinavian with their Very sleek designs. I wonder why they chose Action Birdies to go in the Nostromo?WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-82273056714984062172018-02-26T07:06:11.318+00:002018-02-26T07:06:11.318+00:00As for the Hoptimists, it all started in the state...As for the Hoptimists, it all started in the state of Denmark<br /><br />https://hoptimist.com/history/hans-gustav-ehrenreich/Artonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-64786367585260617642018-02-26T01:07:46.248+00:002018-02-26T01:07:46.248+00:00Aye, soft cover, blue and gold illustration on the...Aye, soft cover, blue and gold illustration on the front! - Mark JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-82558631225402490842018-02-25T23:19:25.159+00:002018-02-25T23:19:25.159+00:00Is that the softback book with the Nostromo on the...Is that the softback book with the Nostromo on the cover Mark? I bought one for a mate years ago at the NEC. It did look good.WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-38113878368469012752018-02-25T23:16:14.515+00:002018-02-25T23:16:14.515+00:00Yeah, I think it maybe near the beginning Bill. I&...Yeah, I think it maybe near the beginning Bill. I'll have to see if I have ALIEN on VHS and photograph the TV svcreen!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-73277305836709544552018-02-25T23:14:55.100+00:002018-02-25T23:14:55.100+00:00Yeah, I love the start of the film with the drinki...Yeah, I love the start of the film with the drinking birdie. It features in an old Liam Neeson horror as well, Dark Man. Iconic kitsch!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-52791819792253358002018-02-25T19:57:02.562+00:002018-02-25T19:57:02.562+00:00I'm told the Alien illustrated story contains ...I'm told the Alien illustrated story contains lots of stuff that didn't make it to the theatrical release or the directors cut, I've got one hopefully still tucked away in my parents loft! I'm still searching for it, it should be a first printing too, we've got Walt Simonson coming to a comic con in Porstmouth in may, hoping for an autograph!!- Mark JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-81044650656283750862018-02-25T19:10:35.734+00:002018-02-25T19:10:35.734+00:00ive checked the Alien Movie Novel which has some l...ive checked the Alien Movie Novel which has some lovely stills and I cant see it. There is one of those spring bodied things on the pic above, which can be seen at the beginning as Mother wakes the Nostromo.WOTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284353991724011392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-78949678294820964902018-02-25T19:01:52.471+00:002018-02-25T19:01:52.471+00:00Action Birdies contemporary Drinking Bird definite...Action Birdies contemporary Drinking Bird definitely is. Although im almost sure that AB may be too. Im not sure he turns up in 2001, as they only really appeared in the early seventies.WOTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284353991724011392noreply@blogger.com