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Alien

1979-05-25 · 117 min · ★ 8.2

Horror · Science 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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Directors
Ridley Scott
Production companies
Brandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 11,000,000
Revenue
USD 104,931,801

Top 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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