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Alien (1979)

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.
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Ridley Scott

Director

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Dan O'Bannon

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Skerritt profile
Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Sigourney Weaver profile
Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Veronica Cartwright profile
Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton profile
Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

John Hurt profile
John Hurt

Kane

Ian Holm profile
Ian Holm

Ash

Yaphet Kotto profile
Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Bolaji Badejo profile
Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Helen Horton profile
Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

Tom Skerritt profile
Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Sigourney Weaver profile
Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Veronica Cartwright profile
Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton profile
Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

John Hurt profile
John Hurt

Kane

Ian Holm profile
Ian Holm

Ash

Yaphet Kotto profile
Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Bolaji Badejo profile
Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Helen Horton profile
Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

Extra

Release Date

May 25, 1979

Original Language

English, Spanish

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Production Company

20th Century Fox logoBrandywine Productions logo

Available On

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Modern Trailer
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Tom Skerritt on the Ripley character in ALIEN
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40th Anniversary Spot
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