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Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja

Original title: Alien
  • 19791979
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 57min
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
829K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
208
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  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Alien (1979)
A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
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After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely ... Read allAfter a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

IMDb RATING
8.4/10
829K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
208
32
  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by)
    • Ronald Shusett(story by)
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Tom Skerritt
    • John Hurt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by)
    • Ronald Shusett(story by)
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Tom Skerritt
    • John Hurt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 316Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #52
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 22 nominations total

    Videos9

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:05
    Theatrical Version
    Alien
    Trailer 1:06
    Alien
    A Guide to the Films of Ridley Scott
    Clip 1:40
    A Guide to the Films of Ridley Scott
    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
    Clip 4:04
    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    Clip 3:47
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    Alien | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:17
    Alien | Anniversary Mashup
    How 'Alien' Inspired Ridley Scott on "Raised by Wolves"
    Interview 3:19
    How 'Alien' Inspired Ridley Scott on "Raised by Wolves"
    "Counterpart" Executive Producer Jordan Horowitz on the Art of Espionage
    Video 1:56
    "Counterpart" Executive Producer Jordan Horowitz on the Art of Espionage
    The Watchlist With 'La La Land' Producer Jordan Horowitz
    Video 1:23
    The Watchlist With 'La La Land' Producer Jordan Horowitz

    Photos328

    Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979)
    John Hurt in Alien (1979)
    Sigourney Weaver and Bolaji Badejo in Alien (1979)
    Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979)
    Alien (1979)
    Bolaji Badejo in Alien (1979)
    John Hurt and Ridley Scott in Alien (1979)
    Sigourney Weaver, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto, and Harry Dean Stanton in Alien (1979)
    John Hurt and Percy Edwards in Alien (1979)
    Harry Dean Stanton and Bolaji Badejo in Alien (1979)
    Veronica Cartwright and Bolaji Badejo in Alien (1979)
    John Hurt in Alien (1979)

    Top cast

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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Ripleyas Ripley
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Dallasas Dallas
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Kaneas Kane
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    • Lambertas Lambert
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Brettas Brett
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Ashas Ash
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • Parkeras Parker
    Bolaji Badejo
    Bolaji Badejo
    • Alienas Alien
    Helen Horton
    Helen Horton
    • Motheras Mother
    • (voice)
    Eddie Powell
    Eddie Powell
    • Alienas Alien
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Ronald Shusett(story by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    In the distant future, the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo are on their way home when they pick up a distress call from a distant moon. The crew are under obligation to investigate and the spaceship descends on the moon afterwards. After a rough landing, three crew members leave the spaceship to explore the area on the moon. At the same time as they discover a hive colony of some unknown creature, the ship's computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a distress call. When one of the eggs is disturbed, the crew realizes that they are not alone on the spaceship and they must deal with the consequences. —blazesnakes9
    alienspaceshipouter spacecreaturefemale protagonist201 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • In space no one can hear you scream.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • K-16
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The blue laser lights that were used in the alien ship's egg chamber were borrowed from The Who. The band was testing out the lasers for their stage show in the soundstage next door.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 35 mins) A crewman with a black panel of some kind is visible through the smoke as Ripley runs through the corridors at the end of the film.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Ripley: Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew - Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash, and Captain Dallas - are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.

      [to Jonesy the cat]

      Ripley: Come on, cat.

    • Crazy credits
      The title of the movie is slowly created one line at a time at the top of the screen during the opening credits, starting out with the I, then the slash in A and the backslash in N, and then the vertical lines in L and E (so it looks like / I I I \). After that, the ensuing lines of each letter are added slowly one at a time until the title is fully visible.
    • Alternate versions
      In April of 2019 Ridley Scott re-released Alien in 4K HDR for both the Theatrical version and the Director's Cut. The biggest changes to the film made were to the Director's Cut. The Cocoon scene with Dallas was omitted, along with various cuts and additional scenes added in for pacing purposes. For example, the new Directors cut includes the Dallas with Mother scene in which Dallas is informed of his fate which was not in the original 2003 Director's Cut.. Since the re-release of Alien in 4K it has been unclear why Scott continued to market this cut as the "2003" version when in fact it should be labeled on the cover as the "2019" Directors Cut considering the gross amount of previous scenes omitted from the '03 version and the changes made in the new cut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Incidental music from 'Symphony No. 2 ('Romantic')'
      by Howard Hanson

      [Played over end credits]

    User reviews1.6K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Milestone
    The beginning of one of the greatest series of all time. This film will always remain a classic. It's scary, influential and insanely entertaining. Not just that but Ridley Scott actually has a great sense of style and mood and he plays with that a lot, to make us shiver. There's also an interesting mystery surrounding the Alien which we know practically nothing about. Sigourney Weaver is just as powerful as usual and really brings strength to the film; they make one. Last but not least, the musical score. Wow! It's fantastic. I think the Alien series is known for that aspect as well. Let's hope they'll continue the series and dang we need it all on DVD !
    helpful•196
    70
    • Pluto-3
    • Aug 14, 1998

    FAQ28

    • Where is the planetoid the Nostromo visits, and does it have a name?
    • How does the spaceship create gravity? The spaceship does not seem to be rotating, although rotation is necessary to create gravity in the space.
    • Why can the alien be alive in the atmosphere in the spaceship, which contains much more oxygen, which should be toxic to the alien, than in the planet the alien resides?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1979 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Disney+ Hotstar (id)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alien - den 8. passageraren
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Brandywine Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,900,459
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,527,881
      • May 28, 1979
    • Gross worldwide
      • $106,285,522
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 57min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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