For the chestburster scene in Alien, Ridley Scott refused to tell the cast what was about to happen. When hidden hoses pumped real sheep entrails and animal blood out of John Hurt's animatronic torso, the actors' horror was genuine. Veronica Cartwright was hit in the face by a jet of blood and fainted. Yaphet Kotto went back to his room and refused to speak to his wife for hours. Sigourney Weaver later said her only thought during the take was, "John is dying."