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    • Horror
    • Science Fiction

    Alien

    8.2(15399)
    1h 57m
    1979-05-25
    EN

    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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    Cast

    Tom Skerritt  image
    DallasTom Skerritt
    Sigourney Weaver  image
    RipleySigourney Weaver
    Veronica Cartwright  image
    LambertVeronica Cartwright
    Harry Dean Stanton  image
    BrettHarry Dean Stanton
    John Hurt  image
    KaneJohn Hurt
    Ian Holm  image
    AshIan Holm
    Yaphet Kotto  image
    ParkerYaphet Kotto
    Bolaji Badejo  image
    AlienBolaji Badejo
    Helen Horton  image
    Mother (voice)Helen Horton

    Details

    Status
    Released
    Budget
    $11,000,000
    Revenue
    $104,931,801
    Production Companies
    20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
    Tagline
    "In space, no one can hear you scream."