Film
Alien (1979)
In space no one can hear you scream.
Horror, Science Fiction· Directed by Ridley Scott· 117 min
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.
5 more lines
- Sometimes the scariest things come from within
- It's Alien, the 8th passenger.
- A word of warning...
- The Scariest Movie Ever Made. Experience it only on the big screen
promotional line · USA 2003 re-release
- The scariest movie ever made... just got scarier.
promotional line · UK 2003 re-release
Connections
Alien
- Alien (1979) — this film
- Aliens (1986)
This time it's war.
- Alien³ (1992)
3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
It's already too late.
Top billing
- Tom Skerritt as Dallas
- Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
- Veronica Cartwright as Lambert
- Harry Dean Stanton as Brett
- John Hurt as Kane