1979 · Horror / Science Fiction
Alien
In space no one can hear you scream.
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.
- 8.2/10 · 16,876 votes
- 1h 57m
- May 25, 1979
- English
Directed by Ridley Scott
About Alien
Alien is a 1979 horror and science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. It runs 1h 57m. It was released on May 25, 1979.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include English and Spanish. Production countries include United States of America and United Kingdom.
The average rating is 8.2 out of 10, based on 16,876 TMDB votes.
Alien Details
- Title
- Alien
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rating
- 8.2/10 from 16,876 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America and United Kingdom
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Box office
- $104,931,801
- Keywords
- android, spacecraft, space marine, biology, dystopia, countdown, space suit, beheading, space travel, cowardice, alien, space
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Alien was released on May 25, 1979. More 1979 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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