Alien (Film)
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Alien is a 1979 science fiction–horror film directed by Ridley Scott. It is called a science fiction movie because the story takes place in outer space, and there are alien creatures. It is also a horror movie, because there are scary images and creatures. The film's title refers to a highly aggressive (angry) and intelligent extraterrestrial (alien creature) that attacks and hurts the crew of the spaceship Nostromo. The film stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, Tom Skerritt as Captain Dallas, and Ian Holm as Ash.
Alien was a box office success (it made a lot of money). It led to a successful Hollywood franchise of books, video games, merchandise, and three official sequels. Along with launching the career of actress Sigourney Weaver, the film is credited as being the first to have a strong female heroine.
There were three other movies that came after this movie (these are called "sequels"): Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), and a cross-over: Alien vs. Predator (2004).
The famous tagline (slogan) for the film was: In space no one can hear you scream.
[edit] External links
- Alien at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Executive producer Ron Shusett on making Alien - video interviews and transcript
