Alien

Name: Alien
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1979-05-25
Duration: 117 min

In space no one can hear you scream.

19791h 57mcritics 8.2/10

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.

starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton

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Metacritic1 read

“Ridley Scott's Alien, the first entry in the franchise, is a cinematic masterpiece. Scott's approach to filmmaking, with a focus on realism and a "less is more" attitude, has helped the film retain its impact even as technology has advanced. The Xenomorph, the film's iconic alien creature, is only present for four minutes, but its presence is felt throughout the film through its use of shadows and off-screen scares. The film began as a graduate student's project, but quickly gained traction and ”
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“isn't as eventful, and as such as entertaining, as I had anticipated, though it is still an enjoyable near two hours”
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“Ridley Scott allows the tension to rise gently and violently, by degree”
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“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!) The claustrophobic feel of the "Nostromo" is due to "filming inside of a tube" location shooting next seen in "Das Boot." A band of "space truckers" are awakened from hibernation, and are shocke”
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“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 Cartwright, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm and Harry Dean Stanton. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Derek Vanlint. The space merchant vessel Nostromo receives an unknown transmission as ”
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