Alien (1979)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers (WGA):

Dan O'Bannon (story) and
Ronald Shusett (story) ...

Release Date:

25 mayo 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Frase comercial:

In space no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.

Plot Keywords:

Visceral | Hibernation | Disturbing | Burial In Space | Vomit

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

My favourite tagline for a movie

Cast

Tom Skerritt	...	Dallas
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ripley
Veronica Cartwright	...	Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brett
John Hurt	...	Kane
Ian Holm	...	Ash
Yaphet Kotto	...	Parker
Bolaji Badejo	...	Alien
Helen Horton	...	Mother (voice)

También conocida como:

Alien: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Star Beast (USA) (working title)
Alien - El octavo pasajero (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Alien, el octavo pasajero: El montaje del director (Spain) (director's cut) [es]
Octavo pasajero, El (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language. (director's cut)

Duración:

117 min | USA:116 min (director's cut)

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 (re-rating) (2003) | New Zealand:M (re-release) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (director's cut) (2003) | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) (director's cut) (2003) | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (director's cut) (2003) | New Zealand:R16 (original rating) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | West Germany:16 (f) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (director's cut) (2003) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (director's cut) (2003) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (director's cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #25541)

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Brandywine Productions

Trivialidades:

Ridley Scott was keen to take on the project as the one that he had been previously working on at Paramount, Tristan + Isolde (2006), was stuck in development hell.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the conversation about Brett being a parrot, the length of his cigarette constantly changes.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Brett: This is the worst shit I've ever seen, man.
Parker: What you say? You got any biscuits over there?
Ripley: Here's some cornbread.
Parker: Cornbread. Yeah.
Lambert: I am cold.
Parker: Still with us, Brett?
Brett: Right.
Kane: Oh, I feel dead.
Parker: Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Excerpts from 'Symphony no. 2 (Romantic)'

My favourite tagline for a movie

"In space, no one can hear you scream." This remains my favourite tagline ever for a movie. When 'Alien' was released in 1979, it caused almost as much talk as 'Star Wars' did when released two years earlier. The science fiction genre was being revolutionized at this time and 'Alien' had a horror characteristic to it which was psychological, visually striking and compelling with the type of strength in silence not seen since '2001: A Space Odyssey' in 1968. Definitely a big influence in blockbuster film making, 'Alien' has spawned three sequels so far and is a great horror/science-fiction classic not to be missed. It is director Ridley Scott's best effort on the big screen for making fear the best character in the film.