Alien

Alien (1979)

R 117 min - Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 25 May 1979

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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.

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Ronald Shusett

Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton, Eddie Powell

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Storyline

Collections: Ridley Scott, Alien

Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.

Genres: Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Details

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Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Language: English, Spanish

Release Date: 25 May 1979

Box Office

Budget: $11,000,000

Revenue: $104,931,801

Company Credits

Production Companies: Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Brandywine Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

The commercial vessel Nostromo receives a distress call from an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew heads home only to realize that a deadly bioform has joined them.