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Alien

Alien

In space no one can hear you scream.

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#2of 1979
1979 1h 57mHorrorScience 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.

4.1/5

TMDB score· 16,571 votes

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Synopsis

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.

The vibe

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Behind it

Ridley ScottRidley ScottDirectorDan O'BannonDan O'BannonStoryRonald ShusettRonald ShusettStoryJerry GoldsmithJerry GoldsmithComposerDerek VanlintDerek VanlintCinematography

Cast

Tom SkerrittTom SkerrittDallasSigourney WeaverSigourney WeaverRipleyVeronica CartwrightVeronica CartwrightLambertHarry Dean StantonHarry Dean StantonBrettJohn HurtJohn HurtKaneIan HolmIan HolmAshYaphet KottoYaphet KottoParkerBolaji BadejoBolaji BadejoAlienHelen HortonHelen HortonMother (voice)

Director

Ridley Scott

Writers

Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Release date

25 May 1979

Runtime

1h 57m

Budget

$11.0M

Box office

$105M · 9.5× its budget

Studio

Brandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions

Language

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America,United Kingdom

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Alien Collection

A science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battle with an extraterrestrial life-form, commonly referred to as "the Alien". Produced by 20th Century Fox, the series started with the 1979 film Alien, then Aliens in 1986, Alien³ in 1992, and Alien: Resurrection in 1997.

Alien

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.

4.1

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