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Alien

Alien

In space no one can hear you scream.

19798.21h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ridley Scott
Written by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $104.9M

Top 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)

Themes & Keywords

androidspacecraftspace marinebiologydystopiacountdownspace suitbeheadingspace travelcowardicealienspacefemale protagonistparasitespace operacosmos

About Alien

Alien is a horror, science fiction film released in 1979 exploring themes of android, spacecraft, space marine, biology, dystopia, countdown. Directed by Ridley Scott, it stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright. 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.

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