Sulaco (fictional spacecraft) akin to the hardened Marines the "Sulaco" already carries. The opening shot of the ship travelling through space has also been called "fetishistic" and "shark-like", "an image of brutal strength and ingenious efficiency"—while the rigid, mechanic, militarized interior of the "Sulaco" (designed by Ron Cobb) is contrasted to the somewhat more organic and friendly interior of the "Nostromo" in the first movie (also designed by Ron Cobb). Other sources have also noted the homage the initial scenes pay to the opening tour through the "Nostromo" in "Alien". Mead has denied rumors in the fan community that actual scientific research had
Any Which Way You Can a beer at a bar. "Any Which Way You Can" started filming in summer 1980. The film was filmed in the California communities of Sun Valley, North Hollywood, and Bakersfield, and in Jackson, Wyoming. Glen Campbell performed the "Any Which Way You Can" title song track in the final scene of the movie, and the song was a Top-10 hit on the country music charts. The orangutan that portrayed Beddoe's sidekick, Clyde, was beaten to death with an ax handle by its trainer for stealing doughnuts from the set. Buddha the orangutan died of a cerebral hemorrhage. "Any Which Way