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Alien (1979)

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Starring (View all)
Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt
Dallas
John Hurt John Hurt
Kane
Ian Holm Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto
Parker


Written by
Dan O Dan O'Bannon
(story) and
Ronald Shusett Ronald Shusett
(story)


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The Original Alien.

15 years, 4 months ago at Nov 20 22:32
6 votes
Ash: Ripley, for God's sake, this is the first time that we've encountered a species like this. It has to go back. All sorts of tests have to be made.
Ripley: Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid. Who knows what it's gonna do when it's dead?
Ash: I think it's safe to assume it isn't a zombie.

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Utterly hair-raising horror film

11 years, 9 months ago at Jun 17 10:37
4 votes
"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility." A benchmark in the science fiction genre, 1979's Alien is a simple "Jaws in Space" idea that comes to life through the phenomenal filmmaking prowess of legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott. Alien arrived two years after the first Star Wars, serving as a hard-hit... read more

Review

11 years, 3 months ago at Nov 23 17:30
1 vote
I believe that when discussing the awesomeness of Ridley Scott, the argument always, and I mean always, comes down to just two films: Alien and Blade Runner. Both masterpieces in their genre (both are sci-fi) and both are some of the greatest films ever made. I seen and heard of this conversation so many times that there should be a Team Alien and Team Blade Runner now, so that fans can finally st... read more
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After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Release date: 22 June 1979
UPC: 086162104398
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