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Alien (1979) [R]

Release Date:
May 25, 1979

Original Title:
Alien

Alternate Titles:
Alien - O 8º Passageiro
Alien - O Oitavo Passageiro
Alien - den 8. passasjer
Alien - den åttonde passageraren
Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja
Alien 1
Alien 1 - Das Unheimliche Wesen Aus Einer Fremden Welt (1979)
Alien : Le 8e Passager
Alien I Directors Cut
Alien, el 8º pasajero
Alien, le 8ème passager
Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro
Alien: Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt
Alien: O 8º Passageiro
Alien: The Director's Cut
Nyolcadik utas: a Halál
Obcy
Obcy: 8 Pasażer Nostromo
Quái Vật Không Gian
Star Beast
Tulnukas
Yadplanetli
بیگانه ۱
エイリアン
エイリアン：1979
异形1
異形

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Brandywine Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 13|18  AU: M  BE: 16  BR: 14  CA: 18A  CZ: 15+  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 16  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 18|15  GR: K-16   HU: 18|16  IE: 18|15  IN: A  IS: 16  IT: T  JP: PG-12   KR: 15  MX: B  NL: 16|12  NO: 18|15  NZ: 16  PE: 14  PH: R-18  PL: 16  PT: M/16  RO: 18  RU: 18+|16+  SE: 15  SG: PG13|PG   SU: 16+  TH: 18 +   TR: 18+   US: R 

Runtime: 117

In space, no one can hear you scream.

Overview from TheMovieDB

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2001
#6 		100 Years: 100 THRILLS
100 Most Thrilling American Films
2003
#14 		100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Villains
“The Alien”
2008
#7 		Top 10: SCI-FI
10 Greatest SCI-FI Films of All Time

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Roger Christian
Leslie Dilley

Assistant Art Director:
Jonathan Amberston
Benjamín Fernández

Assistant Director:
Raymond Becket

Associate Producer:
Ivor Powell

Carpenter:
George Gunning

Casting:
Mary Goldberg
Mary Selway

Concept Artist:
Chris Foss
Ron Cobb

Conceptual Design:
Jean Giraud

Conductor:
Lionel Newman

Construction Manager:
Bill Welch

Continuity:
Kay Fenton

Costume Assistant:
Graham Churchyard

Costume Design:
John Mollo

Creature Design:
H. R. Giger

Dialogue Editor:
Bryan Tilling

Director:
Ridley Scott

Director of Photography:
Derek Vanlint

Dolby Consultant:
Max Bell

Editor:
Peter Weatherley
Terry Rawlings

Executive Producer:
Ronald Shusett

First Assistant Director:
Paul Ibbetson

Gaffer:
Ray Evans

Hairdresser:
Sarah Monzani

Key Grip:
Jimmy Walters

Makeup Artist:
Pat Hay

Makeup Supervisor:
Tommie Manderson

Modeling:
Eddie Butler
Patti Rodgers

Modelling Supervisor:
Peter Voysey

Music Editor:
Robert Hathaway

Original Music Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith

Producer:
Gordon Carroll
David Giler
Walter Hill

Production Accountant:
Bill Finch

Production Design:
Michael Seymour

Production Manager:
Garth Thomas

Production Sound Mixer:
Derrick Leather

Property Master:
Dave Jordan

Screenplay:
Dan O'Bannon

Set Decoration:
Ian Whittaker

Sound Designer:
Ben Burtt

Sound Editor:
Jim Shields

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Bill Rowe

Special Effects:
Brian Johnson
Bernard Lodge

Special Effects Supervisor:
Nick Allder
Brian Johnson

Special Effects Technician:
Dennis Lowe
Guy Hudson
David H. Watkins
Phil Knowles
Roger Nichols
Neil Swan

Still Photographer:
Bob Penn

Story:
Dan O'Bannon
Ronald Shusett

Stunt Coordinator:
Roy Scammell

Stunts:
Eddie Powell

Unit Publicist:
Brian Doyle

VFX Director of Photography:
Dennis Ayling

Visual Effects:
Carlo Rambaldi

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Tiny Nicholls

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