The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by)
- Ronald Shusett(story by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by)
- Ronald Shusett(story by)
- Stars
- Won 1 Oscar
- 18 wins & 22 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon(screenplay by) (story by)
- Ronald Shusett(story by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt was conceptual artist Ron Cobb who came up with the idea that the Alien should bleed acid. This came about when Dan O'Bannon ran into a wall with the screenplay in how to handle the last half of the movie. He needed a good reason for why the crew members don't just shoot the thing and kill it but still not make it an indestructible monster that can't be killed. The acid blood was the idea that solved this problem.
- 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 creditsThe 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 versionsThe 2003 DVD release plasters the 1979 version of the 20th Century Fox logo with the 1980's version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
Featured review
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 !
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- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Alien: The Director's Cut
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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