Alien (1979 film)

E98149

film science fiction horror film

Alien (1979 film) is a landmark science fiction horror movie directed by Ridley Scott, renowned for its suspenseful storytelling, groundbreaking creature design, and lasting influence on both genres.

Aliases (2)

Alien ×8
Kane in Alien ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → science fiction horror film →
artDirector	H. R. Giger →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Visual Effects → Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film →
basedOn	Star Beast (story) →
boxOfficeGrossUSD	over 100000000 →
castMember	Harry Dean Stanton → Ian Holm → John Hurt NERFINISHED → Sigourney Weaver → Tom Skerritt → Veronica Cartwright → Yaphet Kotto NERFINISHED →
character	Ash → Brett → Dallas NERFINISHED → Ellen Ripley → Kane → Lambert → Parker → Xenomorph →
cinematographer	Derek Vanlint →
costumeDesigner	John Mollo →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creatureDesigner	H. R. Giger →
director	Ridley Scott →
distributedBy	20th Century Fox NERFINISHED →
distributorRegion	international →
editor	Peter Weatherley → Terry Rawlings →
filmingLocation	Shepperton Studios →
followedBy	Aliens (1986 film) →
genre	horror → science fiction → thriller →
hasSequel	Aliens (1986 film) →
includedIn	National Film Registry →
influenced	horror cinema → science fiction cinema →
mainCharacter	Ellen Ripley →
mpaaRating	R →
musicBy	Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED →
nominatedFor	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score →
notableFor	groundbreaking creature design → strong female protagonist → suspenseful storytelling →
originalLanguage	English →
partOfSeries	Alien (franchise) →
producer	David Giler NERFINISHED → Gordon Carroll NERFINISHED → Walter Hill →
productionCompany	Brandywine Productions →
ratingSystem	MPAA →
registrySelectionYear	2002 →
releaseCountry	United States NERFINISHED →
releaseDate	1979-05-25 →
runtimeMinutes	117 →
screenwriter	Dan O'Bannon →
setIn	outer space →
setOn	spaceship Nostromo →
storyBy	Dan O'Bannon →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
20th Century Fox → Carlo Rambaldi ("Alien") → Ian Holm ("Alien") → Ridley Scott ("Alien") → Sigourney Weaver ("Alien") →	notableWork
John Hurt ("Kane in Alien") →	characterPortrayed
Ridley Scott ("Alien") →	directed
John Hurt ("Alien") →	knownFor
Prometheus ("Alien") →	prequelTo
Carlo Rambaldi ("Alien") →	workedOn