Alien
"In space no one can hear you scream."
HorrorScience Fiction
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
🎬 DirectorRidley Scott
📅 Release1979-05-25
🌍 CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom
🗣 LanguageEnglish, Spanish
🏢 StudioBrandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions
🗳 Votes16,354
🔥 Popularity25
💰 Budget$11,000,000
💵 Revenue$104,931,801
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🎭 Cast
Tom Skerritt
Dallas
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Veronica Cartwright
Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton
Brett
John Hurt
Kane
Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto
Parker
Bolaji Badejo
Alien
Helen Horton
Mother (voice)
🎥 Crew
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Gordon Carroll
Producer
David Giler
Producer
Walter Hill
Executive Producer
Ronald Shusett
Original Music Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Derek Vanlint
Editor
Terry Rawlings
Editor
Peter Weatherley
Production Design
Michael Seymour
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
androidspacecraftspace marinebiologydystopiacountdownspace suitbeheadingspace travelcowardicealienspace
💬 Reviews
Described by Roger Ebert as a "trapped in a haunted house" movie, this movie set the bar for Horror in the Summer. The "Nostromo," like "Star Wars" spacecraft, looks worn and in use, compared to the "just out of the box" look of "Star Trek" spacecraft. (And I'm a fan of the "Star Trek" universe!) The claustrophobic feel of the "Nostromo" is due to "filming inside of a tube" location shooting n…
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated... Alien is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon. It stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm and Harry Dean Stanton. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinemat…
The standard bearer of horror in space, Ridley Scott's masterpiece still thrills new generations of fans. The Giger-inspired alien induces a claustrophobic nightmare that still carries on in sequels and prequels.…
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