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Alien

“In space no one can hear you scream.”

★ 8.2 / 10 (17,082 votes)May 25, 1979117 minEN
HorrorScience Fiction

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateMay 25, 1979
StatusReleased
Runtime117 min
Rating★ 8.2 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish, Spanish
CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$104,931,801
ProductionBrandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions
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Crew

Director

Ridley Scott

Writers

Dan O'Bannon, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

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Cast

Tom SkerrittTom SkerrittDallas
Sigourney WeaverSigourney WeaverRipley
Veronica CartwrightVeronica CartwrightLambert
Harry Dean StantonHarry Dean StantonBrett
John HurtJohn HurtKane
Ian HolmIan HolmAsh
Yaphet KottoYaphet KottoParker
Bolaji BadejoBolaji BadejoAlien
Helen HortonHelen HortonMother (voice)
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