- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
This revolutionary "haunted house in space" thrill-ride is the classic business, stunning you with shock after shock, even when the fascinating monster is exposed in all its hideous glory. The creature discomfort begins when the crew of an Earth-bound spacecraft answers a distress beacon coming from a barren planet and curious crewman John Hurt picks up an unwanted guest. The top-notch acting (super-astronaut Sigourney Weaver) and imaginative bio-mechanical production design (with the alien created by Swiss artist HR Giger) succeed in flattering a script culled from many cult sci-fi movies, including It! The Terror from beyond Space and Planet of the Vampires. There's also director Ridley Scott's eye for detail and brilliant way of alternating false scares with genuine jolts, which help to create a seamless blend of gothic horror and harrowing science fiction.
Plot Summary
Science-fiction horror thriller starring Sigourney Weaver. On its way back to Earth at the end of a routine voyage, a spacecraft picks up signals from a nearby planet. When three of the crew go to investigate, one of them is attacked by a mysterious creature that emerges from a repository of eggs.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Captain Dallas
- Tom Skerritt
- Ripley
- Sigourney Weaver
- Lambert
- Veronica Cartwright
- Brett
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Kane
- John Hurt
- Ash
- Ian Holm
- Parker
- Yaphet Kotto
- "Mother"
- Helen Horton
- The Alien
- Bolaji Badejo
Crew
- Director
- Ridley Scott
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