Alien
Alien

Movie·1979·1h 57m

Alien

In space no one can hear you scream.

Directed By

Ridley Scott

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Ronald Shusett, Walter Hill

Cinematography

Derek Vanlint

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Editor

Terry Rawlings

Themes

androidspacecraftspace marinebiologydystopiacountdownspace suitbeheadingspace travelcowardicealienspace

Production House

Brandywine Productions
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
Ronald Shusett Productions

Audience Score

82%

16,275 votes

Skip5%
Timepass13%
Go for it36%
Perfection46%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

John Hurt

John Hurt

Kane

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Ash

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Bolaji Badejo

Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Helen Horton

Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

// crew

Crew

Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

Executive Producer, Story

Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

Editor

Peter Weatherley

Editor

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Walter Hill

Walter Hill

Producer

Gordon Carroll

Gordon Carroll

Producer

Derek Vanlint

Derek Vanlint

Director of Photography

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Director

David Giler

David Giler

Producer

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon

Story, Screenplay

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