Alien (1979 film)

Directed by	Ridley Scott
Written by	Dan O'Bannon / Dan O'Bannon / Ronald Shusett
Produced by	Gordon Carroll / David Giler / Walter Hill
Starring	Tom Skerritt / Sigourney Weaver / Veronica Cartwright / Harry Dean Stanton / John Hurt / Ian Holm / Yaphet Kotto / Bolaji Badejo
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Derek Vanlint
Edited by	Peter Weatherley / Terry Rawlings
Studio	Brandywine Productions / Twentieth Century-Fox Productions / Ronald Shusett Productions
Release date	1979-05-25
Runtime	117 minutes
Country	United States of America / United Kingdom
Language	English / Spanish
Budget	$11,000,000
Box office	$104,931,801

Alien (1979) is a horror / science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

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

Reception

The film holds a rating of 8.166/10 on TMDB based on 16,042 votes.

Technical Details

TMDB ID: 348
IMDb ID: tt0078748
Poster: View on TMDB
Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.