Alien 3 (1992) - Trading Card #4

Datalog: Approx. 0:700 Hours, Day 1

The EEV crashed on the planet Fiorina 161, a class C prison facility. I was unconscious when Medical Officer Clemens rescued me from the wreckage. He told me the others didn't make it. Hicks and Newt died in the crash. Bishop was damaged beyond repair.

It has been so very long since I have watched Alien 3 from start to finish, that I do not remember if this shot/plot point made it into the theatrical release version. Ripley's rescue and recovery were streamlined for pacing reasons, I think.

This card also reveals the film's biggest creative swing... in that the fan favorite characters of Hicks and Newt had died in the crash. Bishop, although described as being damaged beyond repair, would be given a more tactile death scene. Because Lance Henriksen was the only Aliens cast member allowed, or sweet-talked into, an onscreen appearance in the film.

I do think this could have worked, if the script had been tightened and the film allowed more focus on Ripley's grief and trauma.