Alien (1979)

Movie Details

Original Title Alien

Original Language EN

Budget $11,000,000

Revenue $104,931,801

Status Released

Popularity 12.8

Cast

Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Popularity: 2.3

Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Popularity: 7.4

Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Popularity: 2.1

Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

Popularity: 2.0

John Hurt

Kane

Popularity: 10.9

Ian Holm

Ash

Popularity: 2.3

Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Popularity: 1.1

Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Popularity: 1.1

Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

Popularity: 3.7

Key Crew

Producer Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill

Editor Peter Weatherley, Terry Rawlings

Executive Producer Ronald Shusett

Director Ridley Scott

Screenplay Dan O'Bannon

Production

20th Century Fox

Brandywine Productions

Videos & Trailers

Ridley Scott & Yaphet Kotto on ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (2003) | TIFF REWIND

Featurette

Back In Theaters April 26

Featurette

Back In Theaters April 26

Teaser

"Dallas Dies" Full Scene

Clip

Modern Trailer

Trailer

Tom Skerritt on the Ripley character in ALIEN

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

Patrick E. Abe 8/10

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! ... Read more

John Chard 10/10

May 12, 2019

There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated... Alien is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon. It stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwrigh ... Read more

Repo Jack 10/10

Oct 28, 2020

The standard bearer of horror in space, Ridley Scott's masterpiece still thrills new generations of fans. The Giger-inspired alien induces a claustrophobic nightmare that still carries on in sequels and prequels.