Alien (film) caused an usher to faint. In the following scene, Ash's head is placed on a table and re-activated; for portions of this scene, an animatronic head was made using a face cast of the actor, Ian Holm. However, the latex of the head shrank while curing and the result was not entirely convincing. For the bulk of the scene, Holm knelt under the table with his head coming up through a hole. Milk, caviar, pasta, fiber optics, and glass marbles were combined to form the android's innards. Giger made several conceptual paintings of the adult Alien before settling on the
Gloup Holm Gloup Holm Gloup Holm is an islet in the Shetland Islands, lying to the north of Yell. Gloup Holm is near to the part of Yell called North Neaps, near Gloup. It has an area of 30.4 acres or 12.3 hectares. Rocks to the north include the Clapper and to the south-east is Eagle Stack. To the south west is Bagi Stack and to the west Whilkie Stack. The island is owned by Robert Henderson, of neighbouring Cullivoe. Gloup Holm derives its name from the village of Gloup and Gloup Voe on the "mainland" of Yell. These names derive from