Director: Ridley Scott
Writer(s): Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton, Eddie Powell
Synopsis: After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Release Date: June 22, 1979 (USA) | Length: 117 min | Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi | MPAA Rating: Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language. Note(s): This film is being re-released in theatres for the 45th Anniversary (Alien Day) on April 26, 2024, ahead of the Alien: Romulus premiere.