Alien (1979)

"In space, no one can hear you scream."
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Alien
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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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 21st, 1979 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 6th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$11,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$104,931,801 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ronald Shusett
Production Companies:20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions

Alien Collection

A science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battle with an extraterrestrial life-form, commonly referred to as "the Alien". Produced by 20th Century Fox, the series started with the 1979 film Alien, then Aliens in 1986, Alien³ in 1992, and Alien: Resurrection in 1997.