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Alien( 1979)

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In space, no one can hear you scream.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Skerritt

      Dallas

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      Sigourney Weaver

      Ripley

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      Veronica Cartwright

      Lambert

    4. cast image

      Harry Dean Stanton

      Brett

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      John Hurt

      Kane

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      Ian Holm

      Ash

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      Yaphet Kotto

      Parker

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      Bolaji Badejo

      Alien

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      Helen Horton

      Mother (voice)

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    A review by Patrick E. Abe

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    Written by Patrick E. Abe on Wed Sep 21 2016
    Described by Roger Ebert as a "trapped in a haunted house" movie, this movie set the bar for Horror in the Summer. The "Nostromo," like "Star Wars" spacecraft, looks worn and in use, compared to the "just out of the box" look of "Star Trek" spacecraft. (And I'm a fan of the "Star Trek" universe!) The claustrophobic feel of the "Nostromo" is due to "filming inside of a tube" location shooting next seen in "Das Boot." A band of "space truckers" are awakened from hibernation, and are shocked to find that they are only half way home. The Company orders them to investigate an Alien transmiss...

    Media

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    11000000.00

    Revenue

    104931801.00

    Keywords

    • android
    • spacecraft
    • space marine
    • biology
    • dystopia
    • countdown
    • space suit
    • beheading
    • space travel
    • cowardice
    • alien
    • space
    • female protagonist
    • parasite
    • space opera
    • cosmos
    • xenomorph