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.| Status: | Released (1979-05-25) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 22 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $84,206,106 |
| Screen: | Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 4139: Tom Skerritt - Dallas
- 10205: Sigourney Weaver - Ripley
- 5047: Veronica Cartwright - Lambert
- 5048: Harry Dean Stanton - Brett
- 5049: John Hurt - Kane
- 65: Ian Holm - Ash
- 5050: Yaphet Kotto - Parker
Crews
- 4616: Michael Seymour - Production Design - Art
- 5058: Roger Christian - Art Direction - Art
- 5046: Ronald Shusett - Executive Producer - Production
- 9402: Brian Johnson - Special Effects - Crew
- 23349: Mary Goldberg - Casting - Production
- 121680: Ian Whittaker - Set Decoration - Art
- 5056: Terry Rawlings - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Patrick E. Abe
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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 ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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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, Ve ....
Continue reading ->Repo Jack
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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.
Continue reading ->r96sk
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<em>'Alien'</em> isn't as eventful, and as such as entertaining, as I had anticipated, though it is still an enjoyable near two hours. It's a strong cast, with newbie Sigourney Weaver putting in a great performance. Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto and John Hurt are ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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Horror in Space, that's what this is. It's a space monster movie, and the thing is, if you see Aliens, or most of the other Alien related films BEFORE you see this one, you're going to be expecting something completely different. But what you have is a horror movie set on a space ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**One of the great founders of modern sci-fi.** Anyone who knows me already knows that I don't really like alien-themed movies, because I don't strictly believe in intelligent life outside our planet. However, the theme has already yielded many quality horror or thriller films. “A ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Back in the day before Sir John Hurt took to being little more than a highly paid cameo-man, he was a great actor and here is a prime example. His merchant ship is travelling through space when it receives a distress call. They stop to help and one of their number becomes infected wi ....
Continue reading ->HappyPagan
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This is a classic for a reason. It's one of those movies where technical flaws are completely overshadowed by the story and the atmosphere.
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