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Alien
Ridley Scott
(1979)
116min
bbfc_rating|ages_18_and_over Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Alan Jones
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.
Summary
Crew members of a cargo spacecraft answer a distress call from a derelict alien vessel. However, their mission of mercy has fatal repercussions when a deadly, seemingly indestructible monster gets on board their ship and starts killing them one by one. Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm and John Hurt.
Cast & Crew
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
Director
Ridley Scott
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Park Circus
Guidance:
Violence, swearing.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
1 Mar 2019
Drama
Full Episode Guide
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