Alien (1979)

Alien

1979 ‧ Horror/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 57m

MOVIE INFO

In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.

• Rating: R

• Genre: Sci-fi, Horror

• Original Language: English

• Director: Ridley Scott

• Producer: David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill

• Writer: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

• Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1979  Wide

• Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2003

• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2014

• Box Office (Gross USA): $81.1M

• Runtime: 1h 57m

• Distributor: 20th Century Fox

• Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions

• Sound Mix: Surround, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo

• Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1), 70mm

• View the collection: Alien

CAST & CREW

Tom Skerritt

Captain A.J. Dallas

Sigourney Weaver

Warrant Officer Lt. Ellen L. Ripley

John Hurt

Engineer G.W. Kane

Veronica Cartwright

Navigator J.M. Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton

Engineering Technician S.E. Brett

Ian Holm

Science Officer Ash

Yaphet Kotto

Chief Engineer J.T. Parker

Helen Horton

Mother

Ridley Scott

Director

Dan O'Bannon

Writer

Ronald Shusett

Writer

David Giler

Producer

Gordon Carroll

Producer

Ivor Powell

Associate Producer

Ronald Shusett

Executive Producer

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music

Derek Vanlint

Cinematographer

Terry Rawlings

Film Editing

Peter Weatherley

Film Editing

Michael Seymour

Production Design

Roger Christian

Art Director

Leslie Dilley

Art Director

Ian Whittaker

Set Decoration

John Mollo

Costume Design

Pay Hay

Makeup Artist

Tommy Manderson

Makeup Designer

Sarah Monzani

Hair Stylist

Walter Hill

Producer