>>91642790The look for the space stuff was inspired by things like 2001: A Space Odyssey (the style of of ship/station interior and the idea that space travel is normalized) and Star Wars (For the models and effects. Also Alien crew used the SW budget as the basis for their own requested one.)
The Xenomorph, its evolution, and the derelict ship, was pure Giger.
It's a fascinating movie to delve into the history of. How they built/rebuilt sets, the effects, all the models and costumes. Makes a good movie a whole level better to see the passion & skill.