While it might not seem a big deal today, in 1979 an R-rated, and quite gory, monster movie having a bunch of merchandise aimed at children caused quite a bit of controversy.
I recall a segment of Sneak Previews wherein Gene Siskel took a moment to hold up one of Kenner's 18" Alien figures and rant about how vile it was for a toy company to make and sell something so inappropriate for children. 12-year-old me thought he was an overreacting, stick-in-the-mud jerk-face. Because that toy was fucking awesome and I wanted it, bad.
And who got it for Christmas in 1979? My younger brother. I got the soundtrack, Heavy Metal's Alien: The Illustrated Story, and Richard J. Anobile's Alien: The Movie Novel. So it goes.
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