Alien

(1979)

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Synopsis

A mysterious transmission from a distant moon is picked up by a commercial spaceship. Investigating the call, the crew discovers a strange nest of eggs and, when one egg is disturbed, an alien form attaches itself to a crew member and makes for an unsettling journey home.

Directors

Ridley Scott

Production year

1979

Rating

R

Studio

Twentieth Century Fox

Runtime

116 minutes

Directors

Ridley Scott, Lionel Newman, David Giler, Walter Hill, Jerry Goldsmith, Terry Rawlings, Roger Christian, Ian Whittaker, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Bill Rowe, Mary Goldberg, Mary Selway, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Leslie Dilley

Production year

1979

Rating

R

Studio

Twentieth Century Fox

Runtime

116 minutes

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt