H.R. Geiger, the artist and designer of the iconic ALIEN from Ridley’s Scott’s original 1970s movie has died. He ws 74. The legendary artist reportedly died after falling down the stairs at his home in Zurich.
Giger’s Necronom IV artwork inspired the ‘Xenomorph’ alien design in Scott’s 1979 masterpiece, a film that he recieved an Academy Award for visual effects the following year.
As well as working on the film, his style continued on through the subsequent sequels, and the designer came back to work on the third film in the franchise under the direction of David Fincher.
Giger also worked on the films POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE, an unproduced DUNE movie from director Alejandro Jodorowsky, and SPECIES, designing the famous ‘Sil’ character. He also worked on Joel Schumacher’s BATMAN FOREVER, designing a new version of the Batmobile, which did not make it into the final movie.
Giger also designed Debbie Harry’s Koo Koo album cover, and a poster insert for the Dead Kennedys’ Frankenchrist, which led to an obscenity trial.
In 2013, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013, along with David Bowie and J.R.R. Tolkein.
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