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Alien(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-05-25
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15877 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
In space no one can hear you scream.
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America,
United Kingdom
Budget: $11,000,000.00
Revenue: $104,931,801.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
Ronald Shusett Productions
Movie: Alien
Top 9 Billed Cast
Tom Skerritt
Dallas
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Veronica Cartwright
Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton
Brett
John Hurt
Kane
Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto
Parker
Bolaji Badejo
Alien
Helen Horton
Mother (voice)
Video Trailer Alien
Video: #TBT Trailer
#TBT Trailer
2024 Modern Trailer
Modern Trailer
Throwback Trailer
"Alien" winning the Oscar® for Visual Effects
"Dallas Dies" Full Scene
40th Anniversary Spot
5 Things You Might Have Missed in Alien (1979) | Alien Anthology
ALIEN (1979) | From Storyboard to Screen | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
Back In Theaters April 26
All 34 videos
#TBT Trailer - Trailer
2024 Modern Trailer - Trailer
Modern Trailer - Trailer
Throwback Trailer - Trailer
"Alien" winning the Oscar® for Visual Effects - Featurette
"Dallas Dies" Full Scene - Clip
40th Anniversary Spot - Teaser
5 Things You Might Have Missed in Alien (1979) | Alien Anthology - Featurette
ALIEN (1979) | From Storyboard to Screen | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Back In Theaters April 26 - Featurette
Back In Theaters April 26 - Teaser
How Ridley Scott's ALIEN empowered Ellen Ripley and Parker as told by Yaphet Kotto - Featurette
Iconic Chestburster Scene - Clip
Landing - Clip
Parker and Lambert's Demise - Clip
Ridley Scott & Yaphet Kotto on ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (2003) | TIFF REWIND - Featurette
RIDLEY SCOTT on ALIEN | Little Beast | TIFF - Featurette
Ridley Scott On Creating A Convincing Universe - Featurette
Ridley Scott on Designing the Alien | Film4 Interview Special - Featurette
Ridley Scott on directing Alien | Film4 Interview Special - Featurette
Ridley Scott On Sigourney Weaver's Portrayal of Ripley In ALIEN - Featurette
Ridley Scott On The Elements Of ALIEN - Featurette
Ridley Scott On The Three Stages Of The ALIEN Creature - Featurette
Ripley Remembers Episode #1 I ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Ripley Remembers Episode #2 | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Ripley Remembers Episode #3 I ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Ripley Remembers Episode #4 I ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Ripley Remembers Episode #5 | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Sigourney Weaver Gives An Overview Of ALIEN - Featurette
Sigourney Weaver On Ellen Ripley From The ALIEN Films - Featurette
Sigourney Weaver On Ridley Scott's Vision For ALIEN - Featurette
The First Chestburster | Alien Day Returns | ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - Featurette
Tom Skerritt on the Ripley character in ALIEN - Featurette
YAPHET KOTTO on ALIEN | Opening Doors | TIFF - Featurette
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