Alien (1979)
Movie
1979
R
1 HOUR 57 MINS
Science fiction
Horror
A commercial spaceship crew encounters a deadly extraterrestrial organism that systematically hunts them after they investigate a distress call on a moon.
Cast & Crew
Tom Skerritt Captain A.J. Dallas
Sigourney Weaver Warrant Officer Lt. Ellen L. Ripley
John Hurt Engineer G.W. Kane
Veronica Cartwright Navigator J.M. Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton Engineering Technician S.E. Brett
Ian Holm Science Officer Ash
Yaphet Kotto Chief Engineer J.T. Parker
Helen Horton Mother
Ridley Scott Director
Dan O'Bannon Writer (Story)
Ronald Shusett Writer (Story)
David Giler Producer
Gordon Carroll Producer
Ivor Powell Associate Producer
Ronald Shusett Executive Producer
Jerry Goldsmith Original Music
Derek Vanlint Cinematography
Terry Rawlings Film Editing
Peter Weatherley Film Editing
Michael Seymour Production Designer
Roger Christian Art Direction
Leslie Dilley Art Direction
Ian Whittaker Set Decoration
John Mollo Costume Design
Pay Hay Makeup Artist
Tommy Manderson Makeup Designer
Sarah Monzani Hair Stylist
Walter Hill Producer
Dan O'Bannon Screenwriter
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Wednesday, August 20
A merciless horror stalks the crew (Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver) of a deep-space freighter.
Saturday, August 23
A merciless horror stalks the crew (Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver) of a deep-space freighter.
Sunday, August 24
A merciless horror stalks the crew (Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver) of a deep-space freighter.
Tuesday, September 2
A merciless horror stalks the crew (Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver) of a deep-space freighter.
Wednesday, September 3
A merciless horror stalks the crew (Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver) of a deep-space freighter.
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