Alien: Specimen | Directed by Kelsey Taylor | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
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- It’s the night shift in a colony greenhouse, and Julie, a botanist, does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have triggered her sensitive lab dog. Despite her best efforts the lab unexpectedly goes into full shutdown and she is trapped inside. Little does she know, an alien specimen has escaped the mysterious cargo, and a game of cat and mouse ensues as the creature searches for a host.
Starring: Jolene Anderson, Aubrey Wakeling, Goose
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Alien: Specimen | Directed by Kelsey Taylor | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
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“You did good.” Nice homage to Aliens (1986); what Ripley said to Bishop right after they got back to base. Love it.
She did the smart and sensible thing by finishing the facehugger off instead of getting too close to it. You don't see a lot of that in horror films lol.
+tk m
But you forgot that the facehugger is supposed to have corrosive acid blood, so why is the flooring and spade not affected ?
@@88feji Good point. Though normally the aliens seem able to tell a human from an android - yet this hugger didn't know the dog was android... So does that make the dog a different type of android (so the aliens do not know they're not biological?), or is the face hugger a different type (and so may not have the ability to sense the differences?)
@@ryogahibiki2384 it may be more the dog than the hugger, it was doing it’s job being a threat to the hugger so the hugger had to avoid it, but failed to do so because the dog was good at it’s job.
@@88feji cuz the blood isnt splied when she slaps the hugger with the shovel, also its not much blood it gets, its potent acid but not so potent it turns a shovel into dust in an instant.
No you don't see alot of sensible actions in horror movies.
Lesson learned... 1) always build in multiple safe rooms when you are colonizing another world. 2) have a loyal pet.
*Engineers designing the greenhouse*
“The minute we lose power these sprinklers need to start firing off at random ass times”
I took the scene to be a setup to them infecting her lol but she smacked it/killed it first.
This one is definitely my favourite short film. Finally an alien film where not everyone is like „oh no. It’s alien. Let’s protect it.“ And I love the womans pragmatism at the end. Just give it another hit with the shovel to make sure that what should be dead, stays dead. 👍
Of course, someone had to put the egg in that barrel. So there's still some "Let's breed us some monsters" shenanigans going on somewhere. Just not from any of the characters in the film.
I never knew this mini movies of Alien existed. I feel like I've relived Alien tonight.
You guys are spectacular. Thank you 😊
What a great weekend Discovery. Thanks again for all the good stuff And again 🤓👍
I felt more of a connection with Julie than I did with _any_ of the Covenant crew.
Good to know
Cause your in love
I can barely remember anyone who was in that movie except fassbender
And Mcbride 🤣
Except David :))
This needs to be an HBO series ASAP! I would watch the hell out of it!
Me 2
What if netflix
Just make sure the final episode is completely dark and the ancient god alien is killed by a random transgender tourist walking by.
God. If we could have actual movies like this then the Alien Series would still be strong asf
Feminazis spoil everything
We?
Lol this sucked
@@ilyakovalenko1988 Yes a cheap scare for 10 year olds.
@@britishpatriot7386 --- as opposed to the #NaziDeplorables we have today, which are a bunch of pussies, like 6 yo school girls 🤣
I personally really liked it. I especially like the big reveal of how Maggie (Goose, who did great job too) was actually an canine android assistant. It’s interesting and I’m not sure if they exist in the official franchise so I really enjoyed the personal touches.
I know this is an old comment, but they do! Synthetic pets are mentioned in the Alien RPG rulebook and the book only has canon material
Oh thats why the Dog looked like it did after the attack. It was a cyborg dog. Lol. If that the case, fat dude shouldn't be asking what happened, should of already known.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ripley's cat Jones was a synthetic.
@@NoOne-yh4cldamn. Never thought of that.
Lol thank u!! I was wondering why the dog was covered in that white liquid and twitching. I thought maybe it was the acid from the facehugger and it was causing her to die a painful death. 😳😳😳
Beside Ripley, she is the first character ever to deflect the damn thing when it jumped at her. I didn't know you could do that
it was wounded, though....
Exactly, I used to think, they are masters at hugging the human face.
Just gotta be fast enough to react and have something to bat it away with. Being a creepy crawly with eight legs better to have a shovel like she did for a larger bapping surface!
A Predator (or maybe a different character) sliced one in two with a sword while it jumped at him. Pretty cool. I hate those things.
@@ronjon7942 AVP with his shuriken. th-cam.com/video/oAK2obqGoSQ/w-d-xo.html
Jolene is extremely convincing!! 10/10 superb execution overall
As a huge aliens fan, this was 10/10. Acting was great, the drama was great, ambience, the music, tension and the suprise near the end. Amazing work, please take on the next Aliens film !
They must do it. It's so good film
Same here, look at my profile picture
I agree! Alien and Aliens are classics!! I have been unimpressed since. This was impressive!!
I just wish that when she dispatched the face hugger with the shovel, the shovel blade would have started smoking and melting immediately.
This film goes out of its way to establish that xeno acid: bad and then she straight up bisects the dang thing and wow the shovel is fine.
That's my only gripe.
@@NAWWMANNN Lambert, quit griping!
The dog android twist was outstanding.
"Here at Weyland-Yutani, we believe our pets are family, too." Carter Burke - Spokesman
Weyland-Yutani: Building Better Pets
Ah yeah, white blood means android. That didn't sink in for me. I thought maybe that was a depiction of acid.
Poor robo pup :c
Damn spoiler alert
Anyone who downvotes Dakota Carlysle comment can deepthroat a chainsaw so they can shut the fuck up
@@chinashorts1491 Yeah they weren't clear on the android twist. I thought that was acid melting him.
Thank god Maggie was an Android, if not there would be another “dragon”
omg was it? amazing android woww
It wasn't me it was the dragon
What about the poor android dog who sacrificed her life to safe her owner!
You mean a quadrapedle alien, aka runner aka dragon
Spoiler Alert! Dick move Squidward
R.I.P MAGGIE WHO DID HER JOB .. LEAVE A LIKE FOR MAGGIE😥
Maggie was an android. If it was a real dog it'd be sad.
Its her job to do this
R.I.P best Doggo
I absolutely LOVE Dobies! My mom was gifted a Dobie pup (later named Samantha, "Sam") and she was THE best dog we've ever been owned by! Don't laugh, but one thing that made her so great was the fact that she was raised by our CATS! She was even seen out crouching and hunting a bird just like the cats, with the cats!! I haven't had one in YEARS, and can't wait til I have room enough to have another "Sam"!
@@polaroidsofpolarbears365 I think it is sad. Maggie is a sympathetic character on the same level as R2D2, C3PO, or K2SO from the Star Wars universe.
When a short is directed better and more suspenseful then a high budget movie. Bring Alien back to this level and the original Alien and Alien Isolation. Aliens is good, but I love when the Xenomorph is portrayed as a almost unkillable Apex predator and not a mindless drone.
Well that's just the thing the xenomorph who I'll just call alien for simplicity are based of termites and the operates like em if you go watch aliens they send 1 to scout out an area to feed then the army comes and kills everyone like termites but here's the kicker when termites are alone they actually act like in alien were it's sneaky and targets people it KNOWS it can KILL and kills them
It's not better directed you jackass, it's just jumpscares all over the place...
Could you imagine eighty or ninety minutes of venting pipes (in a greenhouse? ) flickering lights and off-camera dog whimpers?
This excellent short shows that true horror is more about what you don't see than what you do. Hollywood doesn't understand that the reason the original alien is as good today as it was when it was made was because of the tension and anticipation built up during the movie rather than reliance on huge and expensive special effects. We don't need to see anything. Remember how much scarier Jaws was before you actually saw the shark ? It's is the actors who can make us feel as if we are there that make or break the realism we feel or not.
@@adambridge8920 sadly the first Alien is quite boring, the Crown jewel of the Alien franchise is the second Movie Third is decent, way better then first, the fourth however is quite shite
I was so relieved to see that the female wasn't no slouch, wailing and screaming all dumb. Good job.
@@BEASTNYC is this based on your extensive experience observing different genders under alien attack?
When she smacked that hugger. Yeah, woman strike 1. Great scene! Check out the movie "Life" if you want a few good scares. Great ending too!!
I don’t understand the surprise. Both the horror and sci-fi genre have always had strong female characters. This has never been more true than in the Alien franchise.
Yeah thats the best part is the short film wasnt stereotypical like the friday the thirteenth.
It's always refreshing to see a strong female character. Even if we have not have anything but strong female characters for the last 50 years or so.
Maggie was an Android ?
Brilliant twist.
Biggest twist Maggie wanted her to die that's why she damaged the container.
Excellent work, Kelsey. You found an original angle in an already established (and sometimes jaded) storyline. This is not an easy task. Even though I am already familiar with the alien universe, you still expertly crafted a slow burn that kept me dialed in. I saw the original Alien when it opened in theaters. Honestly, your short is at the level of that film’s suspense; as when Brett goes searching for the missing cat. Your cinematographer also did an outstanding job. Thanks for posting.
In just 10 mins it felt like I was watching a full length movie...it was really good 👏
Same thing I said
Except it's nothing like that. Nothing good is EVER as good when something good lasts a long time.
She was a tough than all the stupid scientist in last two movies.
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YASSSS.... ME TOOO
See, this is why I always only have one ear covered when using headphones... You never know when an alien will get loose...
Lol
Lol
Hahaha, same...
In any situations i always put 1earphone.imma paranoid after coffeetime
I don't think even Jerry Garcia can save you this time....
The Dog 🐕 was a Android Wow!! completely turned my brain all the way around wasn’t expecting that at all
At first I thought maggie gonna give birth to a xeno from facehugger .
@@thecancer4 yea i thought it was gonna be surviving a runner alien or smth
Maggie protecc
Maggie attacc
But most importantly, Maggie save hoomin from Nickelodeon face gack
NO, SHE WANTS HER HEAD BACK
This was excellent. I genuine convinced myself at the end as she killed the facehugger, that it was going to cheap out and ...oh look another one you didn't see behind you.
Thank you for not doing that... but damn, the dog was an Android! Knowing how that was not going to be good for the dog once it started chewing away on it. I was expecting to see a molten bloodied mess. 10/10.
SPOILER ALERT! Hello!
@@Erin-Thor You read the comments BEFORE watching! Hello! LOL!
@@Erin-ThorIdiot
Lesson learned: Don't use headphones when there's a dangerous alien species within the vicinity.
As if you'd have any chance 😉
@@sarmadusmani4792 we don't know that. Maybe tomorrow there's an alien invasion that's going to happen. Lol
@@allenamores04 Maybe they're already here... waiting...
Just don't use headphones at all PERIOD 😂
Lesson learned: install visual cues alongside your audible cues.
Acid effects on the dog could have been better, but overall, this blows the latest movie out of the airlock. Pretty solid. Would love to see something like this as a full length film. The lead was fantastic. She is what the fans of this franchise deserve as a main hero.
It’s not acid, the dog was a dogoïd (need word XD). Hints are the white liquid, the « did a good job », and the fact that she’s not emotive about the dog. (my view)
Fan-made in association with 20th Century FOX & Tongal celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Alien'. There are 6-shorts... Alien: Containment, Alien: Specimen, Alien: Nightshift, Alien: Ore, Alien: Harvest and Alien: Alone. Each were created by the winners of a competition run by Tongal to select the 6-best fan pitches for the project.
Specimen can be the prequel between Covenant and original Alien. Everything else will be a lucas film deathgrabbing a series losing money
Thanks this was great, gotta check out the rest now.
Dog : woop woop (i can’t lie to you about your chances, but you have my sympathies...)
Lmao😂
FINALLY! They can't all be losing scenarios... and for once... the robot didn't side with the company. I loved it!
This is exactly why I hate headphones in movies.
Yup and pretty sure OSHA has rules regarding loud music. Loud noise can create physical and psychological stress, reduce productivity, interfere with communication and concentration, and contribute to workplace accidents and injuries by making it difficult to hear warning signals.
Oh no she can't hear us she has headphones in
lmao yes
If it weren't for Ridley Scott, we've wouldn't have this amazing short Sci-Fi masterpiece made by Kelsey Taylor.
Why, oh why did the algorhithm recommend these to me only NOW?! These are great!!
Yesterday was alien day so people aew revisiting these short films, the collection of shorts were all posted during last year's alien day as well.
Gotta give the dog some credit ‼️‼️
You guys do a better job then the crew on the 2 newest alien installments! Excellent work 👏
This exactly
And it was sadly also around 1 hour and 50 minutes shorter.
One mistake....the facehugger acid didnt burn thru the floor. But overall, this was good. Loved how she instinctively batted 1000 when it jumped at her😂
Yes this scene totally break the lore .
It did in the original Alien
Glass coated floor
That was great, I'd like to see the Alien cinematic universe expand with full length films of this quality.
That was terrific, had me on the edge of my seat with adrenaline going. These short films are the creepiest I've seen since Alien back in 1979. That's my all-time favourite movie so I'm not saying that lightly. :)
Yes! So glad you loved this short.
That was actually really good! They did a great job of building tension.
This is phenomenal. This can't be fan based!!!
Jolene should be casted in the next alien installment!!. She was great
Cinematography, check. Sound, check. Visuals, check. Plot, check. I say drain the Hollywood swamp and let the real talent in. Great job.
Couldn't have said it better myself😤👌
Love the twist at the end, really though we were getting a runner
The synth dog was actually a really cool twist I’m surprised hasn’t been used more often outside the comics. Pretty sure though that all synths, human, animal whatever are supposed to have Lance Henrikssens face.
I wish they would make more of these shorts.
Specimen is the best short so far. Really well put together and executed - tension and mystery was spot on. Loved the greenhouse/ hydroponics setting and lead actress. Gardening implements used with deadly force! Great stuff. Thanks.
Great review, David. Thanks!
@@AlienAnthology That's fine, it's more my opinion than review, but I do think it's by far the best short from this Anthology project. The editing, camera set-ups, lighting, hair + make-up and effects created a high quality feel, worthy of a theatrical screening.
I really liked the work day/ music sequence, it grounded the character in reality and made her "one of us". We've all played our iPod's too loudly and missed the phone ringing or the postman knocking on the door.The director has a very good eye for pacing and aesthetics. If I were at Fox, I'd hire her in a second (for a feature project).
Is this just for a short film or a preview for a film? Id love another straight alien movie!!
The quality of these shorts is impressive!
Its not, check in ur home cinema or hesdphones HIFI ones. If you knows about sound and cinema ofc.
The ones I've seen on here have been great.
@@--ODiN--
Oh shut your pie hole you idiot and wise up. What a dumbass was comment.
These are fan made on pretty much zero budget.
Ever heard of a red camera son ?
@@velociraptorwolf447 Exactly😂😂😂😂But I guess you have to find something to Complain about. Can't just Simply ENJOY and Say THANKS for SHARING.
This short film was better than all of Alien: Covenant. Loved it!
Facts !
This was one of the most edge-of-my-seat alien based fan movies i've seen so far (although i haven't seen many), really enjoyed it
10 minutes better than whole covenant movie
You are right
I thought ridley Scott dont pretty well tbf
He is but prometheus and covenant werent good much
Yeah but they deff better than resurrection 😂
Omg I was yelling "Not the dog" but a major relief when it turns out to be robot phew!
Still a doggo but she can probably upload it somewhere else
This was amazing!! Everything was perfect! The timing was good and it was nice to see the true roots of what Alien was for fans when it originally came out. I loved it very much.
Good production, excellent acting and set, this is the sort of suspense needed to take the alien franchise forward, without
being overly complicated
7:28 Maggie quiet...
Great twist . Got me wanting to see more...
Feeling like I am watching thi a for the first time. Was scared and yelling at the screen. THANK YOU .!!!And keep they coming.
I'm so ready for more, i need a new full length Alien movie soon!
Danny van Veldhoven
I’d rather no one tamper with anything right now. Cause from what I suspect we are looking at a possible reboot copy like that they did with Terminator: Dark Fate.
Just pretend 2,3 & 4 didn’t exist and make it worse
These shorts are better than the last few movies. Maybe learn something 20th Century Fox!!!
The lead is so good!
Way more believable as all those watered down hollywood heroes.
I want more of her. I would totally watch a full lenght movie with that setup
after all this time, they still manage to make me jump out of the chair...again :)
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Absolutely fantastic! The synthetic doberman was a great twist! Still had me sad that she "died".
Excellent work, the score, the acting, even the dog did a great job..... Bravo!
Sad but true. 🤓 LMFAO 🤣😅😂
That's why you shouldn't use headphones and listening the music at work. Especially on a planet which name begins with LV... Good luck...
Gotta love her 200 year old Koss headphones.
You know what? Of all those Anthology shorts, this was by far the best because this was a new idea, nothing that was already there. You actually added something to the franchise that wasn't there before instead of recycling something into something "new". Also: poor but brave dog, hopefully the dog will get a correct repair.
somebody download the memory of that "dog" to a new body....
Didn't expect the ending, nice twist
Okay I'm ready for more. Great job...when's the rest coming out.
You know the headphones are good ones when they still keep using the same ones 150 years from now.
Excellent 👏🏻 As a huge fan of the original films, this fits with them very well, thank you for this brilliant short 👍🏻
Only ten minuts?? It was really good. I love to see a whole movie with her....
Story setting was better than most of the shorts so far. The actress was competent and believable.
Absolute genius. The fact that Maggie was actually a synthetic, bravo.
It never ceases to amaze me how amazing fan films can be, even better than their source material!!
She kinda looks like Clea Duvall!
This was so well done... kicking the facehugger while he is jumping was something that we haven't seen before and yet we were expecting a character to do so.
The tension is well built, the atmosphere is perfect!
I Absolutely LOVE Aliens through and through.....i just think that they need to get back to the true horror of it.
Agreed.
All Alien movies after Aliens had any horror, suspense or tension to them.
@@velociraptorwolf447 so true. Alien is something nightmares are made of...Giger and his art creations, Alien is pure Horror, they need to bring it back
Mmm, agreed but also humour - Alien had the " us and them " (officers vs flunkies) different worlds of the crew joking with each other - the repairmen claiming not to be able to solve ship issues to Ripley without getting what they deserve...when she walks off, the dinner table talk, etc. With Aliens there was deadpan Bishop lines (not limited to: "I may be synthetic but i'm not stupid"), the macho bravado among the marines (" Have you ever been mistaken for a man? ", the knife fillet trick, Hudson in most scenes etc). With Covenant I only laughed at the points when the characters were behaving stupidly which I don't think was the intention, but with the humour from Alien and Aliens I think the audience was meant to appreciate the humour. The unintended covenant humour peaked at the shotgun woman blowing up their own landing ship, but there were other examples - being an exploratory group, yet having no environmental protection or prior assessments (that obviously led to the infections in Covenant), the hapless "I don't trust you, but i'll follow you blindly down into the dark depths to my (facehugger unduced) death" etc.
When the girl called the dog Doberman, she reminded me of Alien the Eighth passenger, where the actor, Harry Dean Stanton goes to look for the Cat, kitty kitty kitty ..! and he stops in the boiler, takes off his Cap, and wets his head with the water that fell from above, seconds later, to Harry Dean Stanton, the Alien Kills him. greetings from Argentina.
This was amazing. Need to see a full length from this director.
It is impossible for robot doggo to harm or by omission of action allow to be harmed, a human being . . .
From iRobot yea?
cornbread?
Need a sequel to this . Alien was d best and I've seen them all
This was AWESOME... everything was done just right in 10 minutes
Well done. Original, excellent sound prod., great cinematography, acting (lead) spot on, and who doesn't love a hero dog.....even if it is a synthetic?
Liked how relatable Julie is in this one as you get a glimpse of her personality and job in the build up.
How are the shorts better than the latest movies? Just shows we COULD still be getting good Alien spinoffs....why why why why why.....Hollywood you incompetent schmucks.
Hollywood is more focused on pushing out PC propaganda than putting out a good story. Liberals is like aids anything they touch end up suffering a slow and horrible death.
I was just going to say the same thing lol.
it not so easy ... star actors ... star director ... beat CGI effects ... movie budget in lvl of small country GDP how could Hollywood even function in such dreadful condition :)
Yeah especially that crap Ridley Scott has put out, fucking up alien
On top of the agenda-driven politics, Hollywood is also risk averse and won't go out on a limb to create something new. They depend on rehashing old material that is familiar to attract audiences but often at the expense of creativity. I think there is also something to be said about how low budget films must rely on a good story to compensate for low budget special effects where as the default Hollywood big-budget film relies on good special effects in lieu of good story/characters because it is easier to throw money at the digital effects department than it is to write a competent script.
What a great actress! She deserves to be in the Alien movies!
That rocked!!! Love these Alien shorts! Definitely done well and is a satisfying way to keep the Alien- jones at bay till the next (hopefully) movie
Will you guys enable community subtitles for these shorts? I'd be willing to translate it.
A MUCHAS GRACIAS SI SUBTITULOS EN ESPAÑOL !!!!!!!!!
OJALA PUEDAS !!!!!!!
@@tarunkumar6459 You're an idiot. :)
@@tarunkumar6459 You really said that
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Terrific film!!!! The lead actress was phenomenal!!! Great cinematography and the direction and sound was on point! Great job!!! Sad that the theatrical films are trash now. These fan made short films are so much better.
it was quite unrealistic though , no person would call their dog just twice and then stay silent for the sake of the movie ... and no robot dog would disobey and behave like a real animal
Amazing job! How is this not a full movie? Everything from acting to music was on point! Make more!!!!
Whom ever is behind this Alien short, I'm gonna need them to do the next one. This was good as hell.
Really enjoyed the cinematography, aesthetic and performances in this. Of the shorts, its one of the more original and professional (it barely looks like a fan film). I do think there's a pacing issue, whilst Alien is all about suspense, the first 6 minutes start to really drag (and I say that as a fan of Alien 3 lol). Overall, I love the idea of the facehugger alone being a threat. And with the isolation, this feels like what ORE tried to achieve but failed at.
Kudos to all artists involved. This was certainly unique, and I loved it! Well done!
I just bumped into this. Very, very well done! I kept wondering why the dog had not been attacked by the facehugger. That was some nice twist. Oh, and Julie not only has great reflexes, she is smart! I've saved the rest of these short movies to watch them all. :)
What the hell is this:
Alien: Ore (2019)
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Alien: Specimen (2019)
Did the alien franchise become free all of the sudden ? and everyone started to make indie movies out of it ?
andyITA That’s pretty much what happened
There's a bunch of Alien franchise/Ridley Scott haters out there ... always ready to strike if the great director makes a new sequel ... so sad , Prometheus and Alien Covenant are great sci fi movies trampled by these gangs of immature people ...
@@88feji These have nothing to do with the Ridley Scott hate. These were made by fans and produced by 20th Century Fox for the 40th anniversary of Alien. Just sit back and enjoy it.
@@88feji 20TH CENTURY FOX.
buildin better world for fanz.
😨😨😨😨😨😨
Well done! Hopefully Fox takes you on for pushing the franchise further.
Like.... Good woman, she stopped her poor dog's suffering.
As a huge alien fan I have to say that this 10 minute fan film has more about it than all the multi million pound alien films since alien 3 have put together. Not since Alien 3 have I felt that sense of claustrophobia, entrapment, suspense and actual fear. Well done to whoever made and directed this absolutely top marks. Well done to the actors as well for conveying the suspense.
That dog is a good actor.
I did not see that coming with the dog at the end brilliant
You should create some mini series about the "chupacabra"
Nicely done. She didn't feel the need to further inspect the facehugger... just killed it. A rare choice in story telling.
Amazing one. I almost felt bad for the facehugger because of how it was harrassed by the synth dog 😂