Alien poster

Alien

May 25, 1979 · 117 min · 8.164/10 · Horror, Science 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.

Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Cast

Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Dallas
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Brett
John Hurt
John Hurt
Kane
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto
Parker
Bolaji Badejo
Bolaji Badejo
Alien
Helen Horton
Helen Horton
Mother (voice)

Crew

  • Producer: Gordon Carroll
  • Casting: Mary Goldberg
  • Editor: Peter Weatherley
  • Art Direction: Roger Christian
  • Editor: Terry Rawlings
  • Special Effects: Brian Johnson
  • Executive Producer: Ronald Shusett
  • Art Direction: Leslie Dilley
  • Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
  • Casting: Mary Selway
  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Producer: David Giler

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.