Company Credits
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.)
- 20th Century Fox (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Brazil (1979) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox of Germany (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Fox (1979) (Cyprus) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Fox (1980) (Greece) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Film de Mexico (2003) (Mexico) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Abril VĂdeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Alien - O Oitavo Passageiro")
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1984) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- CBS / Fox Video (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (New Zealand) (VHS) (original video release)
- CBS/Fox (Argentina) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (USA) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- City Video International (CVI) (Netherlands) (video) (Betamax)
- Fox Video (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
- Fox Video (USA) (VHS)
- Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Odeon (2004) (Greece) (DVD) (director's cut)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (director's cut)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Alien Anthology)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution boxset)
Special Effects
- Filmfex Animation Services (special optical effects by) (as Filmfex Animation Services Ltd.)
Other Companies
- Steve Frankfurt Communications (title design)
- R/Greenberg Associates (title design) (as R. Greenberg Associates)
- Tony Silver Films (title design)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production) (uncredited) (as Dolby Stereo)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints by) (as DeLuxe)
- Sony U.K. Ltd. (video equipment by)
- Anvil Studios (music recorded at) (as Anvil Recording Studios, Denham England)
- E.M.I. Elstree Studios (post-production) (as E.M.I. Elstree Studios, England)
- Anvil Recording Studios (music recorded at) (as Anvil Recording Studios, Denham, England)
- Intrada (soundtrack) (complete score) (uncredited)
- Lee Electrics (lighting by)