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| 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) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eddie Powell | ... | Alien (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ridley Scott | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Dan O'Bannon | (story) and | |
| Ronald Shusett | (story) | |
| Dan O'Bannon | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Gordon Carroll | .... | producer | |
| David Giler | .... | producer | |
| Walter Hill | .... | producer | |
| Ivor Powell | .... | associate producer | |
| Ronald Shusett | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jerry Goldsmith | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Derek Vanlint | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Crowther | (director's cut) | ||
| Terry Rawlings | |||
| Peter Weatherley | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Michael Seymour | |||
| Roger Christian | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Roger Christian | |||
| Leslie Dilley | (as Les Dilley) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ian Whittaker | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| John Mollo | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Pat Hay | .... | makeup artist | |
| Tommie Manderson | .... | makeup designer (as Tommy Manderson) | |
| Sarah Monzani | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Garth Thomas | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Raymond Becket | .... | assistant director | |
| Steve Harding | .... | assistant director | |
| Paul Ibbetson | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bob Jordan | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| José María Alarcón | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Jonathan Amberston | .... | assistant art director | |
| Ron Cobb | .... | concept artist | |
| John Davey | .... | head painter | |
| Benjamín Fernández | .... | assistant art director | |
| Chris Foss | .... | concept artist | |
| Jean Giraud | .... | concept artist (as Jean 'Moebius' Giraud) | |
| George Gunning | .... | head carpenter | |
| Dave Jordan | .... | property master | |
| Dan O'Bannon | .... | visual design consultant | |
| Jill Quertier | .... | production buyer | |
| Bert Rodwell | .... | head plasterer | |
| Bill Welch | .... | construction manager | |
| Gari Bacon | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| John Chisholm | .... | prop man (uncredited) | |
| Paul James | .... | plasterer (uncredited) | |
| Stuart Rose | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Keith Short | .... | sculptor (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Max Bell | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Andrew I. King | .... | sound re-recording mixer: director's cut | |
| Derrick Leather | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Ray Merrin | .... | sound re-recording assistant | |
| Bill Rowe | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jim Shields | .... | sound editor | |
| Bryan Tilling | .... | dialogue editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Nick Allder | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Alan Bryce | .... | floor effects supervisor (as Allan Bryce) | |
| Clinton Cavers | .... | alien effects coordinator | |
| Carlo De Marchis | .... | additional alien mechanics | |
| Roger Dicken | .... | small alien forms co-designer and maker | |
| Guy Hudson | .... | special effects technician | |
| Brian Johnson | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Phil Knowles | .... | special effects technician | |
| Dennis Lowe | .... | special effects technician | |
| Roger Nichols | .... | special effects technician | |
| Carlo Rambaldi | .... | alien head effects | |
| Neil Swan | .... | special effects technician | |
| David H. Watkins | .... | special effects technician (as David Watkins) | |
| Dr. David Watling | .... | additional alien mechanics | |
| Anton Furst | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Philip Sharpe | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Denys Ayling | .... | director of photography: miniature effects | |
| Martin Bower | .... | supervising model maker: miniature effects | |
| Eddie Butler | .... | modeller | |
| Ray Caple | .... | matte artist | |
| Shirley Denny | .... | modeller | |
| Dick Hewitt | .... | electronics and video coordinator | |
| David Litchfield | .... | operator: miniature effects | |
| Bernard Lodge | .... | special graphic effects | |
| Terry Pearce | .... | focus: miniature effects | |
| Bill Pearson | .... | supervising model maker: miniature effects | |
| Patti Rodgers | .... | modeller | |
| Peter Voysey | .... | supervising modeller | |
| Peter Woods | .... | key grip: miniature effects | |
| Alan Buchan | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Rick Cortes | .... | Inferno artist (2003 director's cut re-release) (uncredited) | |
| Bob Keen | .... | modeller (uncredited) | |
| Jon Sorensen | .... | visual effects miniatures (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Eddie Powell | .... | stunts | |
| Roy Scammell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Monty Jordan | .... | assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Adrian Biddle | .... | camera focus | |
| Colin Davidson | .... | camera focus | |
| Ray Evans | .... | gaffer | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer | |
| Jimmy Walters | .... | key grip | |
| Wick Finch | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| David Johnson | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Micky Wilson | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Mary Goldberg | .... | casting: USA | |
| Mary Selway | .... | casting: UK | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Tiny Nicholls | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Robert Hathaway | .... | music editor (as Bob Hathaway) | |
| Lionel Newman | .... | conductor | |
| Percy Edwards | .... | alien vocalizator (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Stanley Bielecki | .... | advertising and publicity consultant | |
| Lori Covel | .... | assistant to producers | |
| Valerie Craig | .... | production assistant | |
| Brian Doyle | .... | unit publicist | |
| Kay Fenton | .... | continuity | |
| Bill Finch | .... | production accountant | |
| H.R. Giger | .... | alien designer | |
| Mark Haggard | .... | production executive | |
| Alice Harmon | .... | assistant to producers | |
| Charles Lippincott | .... | advertising and publicity consultant | |
| Sandy Molloy | .... | assistant to director | |
| Saul Bass | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
| Robert H. Lemer | .... | associate to producer (uncredited) | |
| Jake Scott | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
Alien: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Star Beast (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language. (director's cut)
117 min | USA:116 min (director's cut)
2.20 : 1 more
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | New Zealand:M (re-release) | New Zealand:R16 (original rating) | Italy:T | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (re-rating) (2003) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | West Germany:16 (f) | Israel:16 | India:A | Czech Republic:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (director's cut) (2003) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (director's cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #25541)
Many of the non-English versions of the film's title translate as something similar to "Alien: The 8th Passenger". more
Revealing mistakes: Several shots early in the movie where the crew are at their stations the monitor images are projected onto their faces. This is impossible - they would have to look into projectors instead of monitors, so this effect just doesn't make sense. more
[first lines]
Brett:
This is the worst shit I've ever seen, man.
Parker:
What you say? You got any biscuits over there?
Ripley:
Here's some cornbread.
Parker:
Cornbread. Yeah.
Lambert:
I am cold.
Parker:
Still with us, Brett?
Brett:
Right.
Kane:
Oh, I feel dead.
Parker:
Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man?
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Referenced in Halálos halál (2004) more
Excerpts from 'Symphony no. 2 (Romantic)' more
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Three words perfectly describe ALIEN: Long, dark and ominous.
You know you're in for a good time when even the opening title gives you a shiver. The music plays perfectly as the word 'ALIEN' slowly appears, line by line. Then there are the establishing shots of the ship; poorly maintained, claustrophobic.
And then there's basically forty minutes of people in a ship pondering and eating and getting along (or not). The film has one little thing that allows it to draw you along so slowly - a promise. A promise made by the advertisements and hype that this was going to kick your ass. You just had to wait.
But when it happens, it happens. Though the film doesn't speed up per se, there's a lot more happening in front of the screen to make it at least look like stuff's going on. The first half crawls almost depressingly, but the second half catches your eye and refuses to let go.
I suggest everyone sees this film. Even if you skip through the beginning, you need to see this. It defined sci-fi and horror all in one.
It's perfect.