Movie: Alien (1979)

“When a mining ship lands on a planet to investigate upon a suspected SOS, the entire crew are unaware of the terror which they would unleash upon their ship. When a alien life-form attach’s itself to the face of a crew member, the rest of the team act fast to try and separate the two organisms. Unbeknownst to everyone, this is the start of the terror which would affect every member of the seven person crew. Written by FilmFanUK”

  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Release Date: 25 May 1979 (USA)
  • Run Time: 117 min | USA:116 min (director’s cut)
  • Country: UK , USA
  • Genre: Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language. (director’s cut)

Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.

Trivia: During the opening sequence, as the camera wanders around the corridors of the Nostromo, we can clearly see a Krups coffee grinder mounted to a wall; this is the same model that became the “Mr. Fusion” in Back to the Future (1985).

Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: Just after the alien bursts from Kane’s chest, you can see 2 steel rods supporting either side of the head. They disappear into the neck when the body is raised high enough.

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