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ALIEN
U.S., 1979
Directed by Ridley Scott
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
WINNER Academy Awards® – Best Visual Effects, 1980
Approx. 110 min. DCP.
The motley crew of a garbage scow-cum-space cruiser, out on yet another dirty mop-up mission, find themselves struggling with a lower life-form monster for bottom rung on the ladder. Sigourney Weaver stars as Ripley, veteran of more subtle battles.
Reviews
“The most influential of modern action pictures.”
– Roger Ebert
“Brings chills from the far galaxy.”
– Vincent Canby, The New York Times