Alien
“In space no one can hear you scream.”
8.2/ 10IMDb8.416.7K
19791h 57mR
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.
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Crew
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
- Producers
- Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ronald Shusett
- Production
- Brandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions
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Frequently asked questions
What is Alien rated?
Alien has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 16.7K votes.
Who directed Alien?
Alien was directed by Ridley Scott.
When was Alien released?
Alien was released in 1979.