I appreciate how much effort those sculptors/costumers/trainers put in, just for it to be scrapped because, no matter how much blood and Geiger you pile on a dog, it's just SO CUTE LOOK AT DA LITTLE TROTTING.

the idea was scrapped because whippets have "a uniquely cute walk" ahahaha

What an awesomely patient dog.

Whippets always have a very unsure expression on their face😂❤️

Weird, no matter how lovely that costume, as soon as it moves it’s still a whippet in a onesie.

That's ridiculously cute, the less threatening xenomorph ever

That's the most patient whippet. At least there were a lot of treats involved.

As comical as the end result was you have to respect the ingenuity of old school SFX houses in trying to come up with cost effect ways of pulling off creature effects. Sometimes the gamble did pay off....other times it just gave us fun BTS stories like this one.

Definitely worth a try, especially considering the nature of the xenomorph in the film. But it clearly wasn't comfortable for that lovely canine, and as many have said: the walk is far too cute.

1:55 *Sticks nose in headpiece* "Hey, what's in here? Something good?" *Guy starts sliding it over his head* "OH NO I REGRET THIS."

On paper: a creepy dog shaped monster Results: a good boy in a costume

The cutest abomination I have ever seen in my entire life

That was one patient doggo. If my dog was the actress to model for the suit, an entire family size jar of Jiff would’ve been wiped clean.

I hope the dog kept the costume and had the best halloween costume for the rest of its life

What an extremely good boy, putting up with all that nonsense.

Whose da cutest widdle Xeno? It's you! You are!

Too cute to be scary

Impressive, but way way too adorable. It feels like the alien should be closer to the ground and look like it should always be ready to pounce. The stance of the whippet is very much more "huh, what's happening?"

What a trooper that Whippet is!❤

the least menacing xenomorph of all time

I have a whippet, Luna, she’s my best friend and grew up watching & adoring the Alien Saga, so this is full circle for me xx

How much did the dog get paid in Scooby Snacks?

Its weird to think that dog is xenodoggo is dead now. Rest easy my dude.

look at him gettin all dressed up. Such a handsome boy

I like this more. There is something really creepily special when you mix cute things with threatening ones.

Perfect. Organism.

I know I’m late to this but I have a whippet and this video just sends me every time lol

It could have worked if they kept it solely for short running shots or close ups where it was staying relatively still with minor movements, but that head is just so unwieldly for the dog. That, and the cute walk.

The perfect organism...

Dog doesn’t look that thrilled about it but at least it wasn’t a cat! XD

I bet the dog was more well behaved then most human actors 😜

Lol the dog is like "dude wtf. wtf is going on"

hope poochie got a big steak dinner outta this lol

Lol this dog is like “WTF?” In every shot

Dressing the Whippet sounds like a euphemism for something else. 😏

What a horrific cuteness masterpiece

A very good boi 11/10 for effort

Thanks so much for posting this. This was always my favorite piece of behind-the-scenes footage from the various DVD/BluRay releases (I have all of them I think) and it's nice to see a little more of the footage and photos that didn't make it into the special features. The whippet-in-a-suit didn't really work, but it was a solid idea and you never know if something will work until you try it!

Cutest Xenomorph in existence

I see why this was scrapped, it's too cute

No matter how good the costume is the body language is still " thats a whippet!".

Bless the pooch even though it was scrapped it’s still good inspiration 🐾

I swear I can *hear* the :clickety-click!: of his little claws as he trots along.

You guys are amazing. You push practical effects to the next level and always thinking out of the box. It always brings me joy to see someone's imagination come to life then memorializing it in a movie. Simply put, Out of this world!!!

The newsletter is fantastic.

Welcome to the world of Practical Effects !

Maybe your best video yet!

I think this is the most hilarious momment and funny of studio adi failure

BRAVOOOOOO I BOW TO YOUR GENIUSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Want to see people when they meet Alien 3

Tons of new Xenodog footage! Awesome.

Dog alien confirmed lol

ngl, the footage at 3:24 of it running away from the camera is actually pretty cool

Here comes a special boyyyy!!

That is one calm and patient animal.

All I could think of was "poor wee thing". No wonder it got scrapped though, it just looked too cute.

Wow this is ART ,hard to believe how far we,ve come...think back on "Deadly Eye,s , or" Killer Shrews".....wow,

I admire its purity

He is the most cute Xenomorph in the universe.

Amazing!!

Very cute and patient dog.

That poor dog! She's earned all the treats she can eat for the rest of her life.

I saw this on the behind the scenes of the Alien Quadrilogy, I found it fascinating as an experiment with a costume on an animal performer but also unintentionally funny. Alien doggy style

Practical effects are best.

We have a whippet and this is my toddler's favorite video.

i’m here from a post on twitter and i was not disappointed

What a good little dog.

Alright, nice idea, but I had to laugh when he ran to his owner.....hihihihii xD

cute lil runner

Currently looking at my sixth month old whippet. She’s a bit of a handful now, but should mellow with age. Even young her speed is breathtaking.

Amalgamated Dynamics, the company that keeps bringing superb effects to bad movies since the early 90s.

Best actor my favorite!

That is one badass dog

Espectacular, que buen trabajo hacen!👍😀

Xenodoggo

He did his best

Well, that's the fault of the director. He should've told the dog he was supposed to act like an alien.

So cute 😄😄😄

Very cute

Alien 🖤

beautiful dog

A creative and elegantly simple idea that sadly just didn’t work. But definitely worth a try. Plus, you’d think it *would* work, seeing as humans in suits do a great job of playing human-born xenos…

It looks okay in slo-mo. Set KZfaq to 0.25x playback speed and watch thr run sequence.

I think it looks genuinely weird and unsettling. They should have used the footage

The goodest boy

What a beautiful and lovable doggie. I would also like to be a part of this project, maybe ultimately unused in the film but always some part of the realization. Alien, Alien 3 (Special Edition), Predator, greatest movie of all time.

Good idea but the final result was too cute and silly looking to be scary. The puppet in the movie looked great.

First trained xenomorph

My Whippet would HATE this.

めっちゃめっちゃ可愛い❤😊

What a good boy

Here from a what happened vid. Holy shit this is amazing

Finaly Alien was made on Silicon Graphics

Daaaaw. What a cutie! And I don't usually say that about a testicle with legs~

The poor dog missed his moment of fame. They replaced him with CGI.

This is awesome. I guess cgi was used in this scene in the director's cut then?

Oh so THIS is what the dog doin

Still scarier than the cgi in the final movie.

Good dog

I thought at first that the dog was scared stiff. His/her ears were back, tail between legs, etc. Then, when they got to the helmet, I saw how they stopped to not only let the dog sniff out the head piece, but stick it's own head in there. Then, a couple of clips later, he's walking happily back and forth all over the place. That dog seems to enjoy being in costume more than what's required to get there in the first place. Seems cruel at first, then it makes sense..... the dog doesn't know what's going on, then realizes it and likes it. More or less..... I've never had a dog that liked playing dress up.

What is the name of the dog???