Cult Classics Presents: Classic Alien Action Figure

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Product Features

• Cult Classics Presents Classic Allien 7" Action Figure

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 2.9 x 6.1 inches ; 10.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0016NA9YM
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,703 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Product Description

Finally, the classic Alien that spawned the popular series comes in a highly-detailed 7" scale figure. This detailed and movie-accurate piece is certain to become a fan favorite for this classic 1979 science fiction film. Articulation includes a hinged jaw, bendable elbows, knees, tail, and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful sculpture, some articulation problems, December 20, 2008

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artlmntl (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cult Classics Presents: Classic Alien Action Figure (Toy)

I found this figure at a store for $10. As others have pointed out, the figure is beautiful. The detail in the body and head are excellent. The tubes coming off the jaw, the action of the jaw, the body tubing and surface details are all lovingly crafted. The detail under the cranial bubble could be a lot better. It's too smooth and it looks like some of the detail was drawn in with a pen, but this is a minor quibble. In dim light, it looks fine.

As others have pointed out, the figure's "20 points of articulation" do not work exactly as advertised, but I was able to fix mine. When I opened my package, only a few of the joints worked. Since I'd read other reviews here, I was careful about not breaking anything. I used a little vegetable oil to lubricate everything. This helped, but the head still did not turn, the feet did not move, and the shoulders did not work through their entire range of motion.

Then, I tried Evan Michael Sizemore's idea. I heated some water in the microwave and soaked the stubborn joints. After a brief soak and some careful fiddling, all the joints loosened enough to move them. I injected more vegetable oil. More fiddling, and I now have a fully articulated Alien with no broken parts.

In the end, this is not a toy. It's a collectible, and it must be treated that way. It looks great, but it's still sort of fragile and it took a lot of work to make the thing pose properly. That coupled with the pen job on top of the head means I can only give three stars. If you can get it for a good price and you have the patience to sort out the joints, it's a worthy addition to any collection.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Mighty Alien is Weak, October 31, 2008

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Evan Michael Sizemore (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cult Classics Presents: Classic Alien Action Figure (Toy)

This is a fantastic figure. Hands down the BEST looking sculpt for the original H.R. Giger design to grace a toy. It is simply too beautiful to describe--it's almost satisfying enough to just look at it. For this reason alone I highly recommend it to any Alien fan.

But then why the mediocre rating, you might ask? Because this figure is simply WAY too fragile! If you look at it the wrong way it'll break. Here's the deal: I got the figure today in the mail (while in the middle of watching ALIEN, nonetheless) and within 20 minutes of getting him out of his box, the toy broke. Now, I was expecting this because I too read the reviews, but still... The right arm broke at the shoulder and elbow, as well as the right foot. I managed to glue them together again but... let's just say this particular figure no longer has "20 points of articulation". Currently he's standing atop my Hi-Fi stereo and, judging by today's events, he won't be doing much less.

Here is my WARNING to you all: If you have ANY intention of "articulating" Alien's "articulation", you MUST (1. run the needed body part under steaming hot water for a good minute or more, or (2. warm up and soften needed body part via hair dryer. Even when he feels all nice and soft (because he is BRICK SOLID right out of the box) don't trust him! USE CAUTION AND CARE--DO NOT FORCE anything to move, otherwise it will promptly rebel by ending its own existence. Once properly heated, however, he should "articulate" just fine... well, mostly. But he'll harden up real fast again--so don't plan on striking him in a brand new pose every 3 minutes.

Oh, and the inner jaw must be pulled out by hand (assuming you can fit even the tinniest of fingers into his puny mouth--I couldn't, but did anyway). The mouth snaps shout unless the inner jaw is extended, in which case he bites down on it.

Case in point--beautiful figure, a real treat for the eyes, but in all honestly, after you've painstakingly fixed your personal Alien toy into a pose that tickles your fancy, you likely will not find yourself doing much else with it unless you like playing with a really stiff toy. All in all, I rate this guy's "fun factor" by his durability factor in this case.

If only you could pose him with ease and without the risk of ending up with half a figure we'd have ourselves the perfect toy. Oh well.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Breakable, Covered with Tears, August 10, 2010

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TastyBabySyndrome "Matthew Lewis, author of M... ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cult Classics Presents: Classic Alien Action Figure (Toy)

God, this thing is beautiful. When you sit in a room and have tea with it, you notice all the little things it can do. It has the 20 places that move - as promised - and it has an ocean of little things that make you think "really sexy." The mouth and its motion, the body and its motion; everything is wonderful in the wide world of Alien movement.

Of course there has to be a problem.

When having your tea party you might notice these as well; you have the mouth that can fall off and you have the body that does not want to work correctly. You also have little pieces that want to crack and shatter and give way as the Alien falters, mouthlessly cries "Daddy" to me, and makes me feel terrible. It is a doom unto itself, making me feel like I am watching something I always wanted fall away and disappear much like the dinsaur.

It would be like waking up Cthulhu only to find him hung over and wanting to go back to sleep.

This little beastie hurt me.

And the price that is attach to it makes you think that you are really not in the best place in the world when it comes to having something fabulous. And, as I said before, its - it really does - because the little man with the double mouth is just a daydream in some regard.