Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)

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Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)

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Nov 28, 2021

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146 - We don't get to this the 70's very often, so when we do, you know it's a special one. So get in your escape pods and put on your ear huggers because we are breaking down ALIEN!

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Nov 28, 2021

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Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)

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