Alien (1979 film)

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Alien 41
Alien (1979 film) canonical 4
Alien (1979) 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 ⓘ
Sigourney Weaver ⓘ
Tom Skerritt ⓘ
Veronica Cartwright ⓘ
Yaphet Kotto ⓘ
character Ash ⓘ
Brett ⓘ
Dallas ⓘ
Ellen Ripley ⓘ
Kane ⓘ
Lambert ⓘ
Parker ⓘ
Xenomorph ⓘ
cinematographer Derek Vanlint ⓘ
costumeDesigner John Mollo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creatureDesigner H. R. Giger ⓘ
director Ridley Scott ⓘ
distributedBy 20th Century Fox ⓘ
distributorRegion international ⓘ
editor Peter Weatherley ⓘ
Terry Rawlings ⓘ
filmingLocation Shepperton Studios ⓘ
followedBy Aliens ⓘ
surface form: Aliens (1986 film)
genre horror ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasSequel Aliens ⓘ
surface form: Aliens (1986 film)
includedIn National Film Registry ⓘ
influenced horror cinema ⓘ
science fiction cinema ⓘ
mainCharacter Ellen Ripley ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
notableFor groundbreaking creature design ⓘ
strong female protagonist ⓘ
suspenseful storytelling ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfSeries Alien franchise ⓘ
surface form: Alien (franchise)
producer David Giler ⓘ
Gordon Carroll ⓘ
Walter Hill ⓘ
productionCompany Brandywine Productions ⓘ
ratingSystem MPAA film rating system ⓘ
surface form: MPAA
registrySelectionYear 2002 ⓘ
releaseCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
releaseDate 1979-05-25 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 117 ⓘ
screenwriter Dan O'Bannon ⓘ
setIn outer space ⓘ
setOn spaceship Nostromo ⓘ
storyBy Dan O'Bannon ⓘ

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20th Century Fox → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
Prometheus → prequelTo → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ridley Scott → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ridley Scott → directed → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ian Holm → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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John Hurt → knownFor → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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John Hurt → characterPortrayed → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Sigourney Weaver → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Carlo Rambaldi → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Yaphet Kotto → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Alien (1979 film score) → forWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Harry Dean Stanton → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Harry Dean Stanton → appearedIn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Terry Rawlings → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Terry Rawlings → edited → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ridley → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
subject surface form: Ridley Scott
this entity surface form: Alien
Walter Hill → produced → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
Brandywine Productions → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
Brandywine Productions → hasFranchise → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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John Mollo → workedOn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Aliens → follows → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Jerrald King Goldsmith → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
David Giler → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
David Giler → workedOn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Tom Skerritt → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Gordon Carroll → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Alien: Covenant → prequelTo → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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First Two Pages of Frankenstein → track → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ash → appearsIn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ash → appearsInFilm → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Alan Ladd Jr. → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ivor Powell → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
Ivor Powell → workedOn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Alien franchise → hasFilm → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Ellen Ripley → appearsIn → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
General Perez → franchise → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Xenomorph → firstAppearance → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
The Great Movie Ride → featuresSceneFrom → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
Atlanta Rhythm Section → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
John Hurt (voice, audio dramas) → hasPartInFilmography → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
subject surface form: John Hurt
this entity surface form: Alien
Veronica Cartwright → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
Susan → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
subject surface form: Susan Alexandra Weaver
this entity surface form: Alien
Susan Alexandra Weaver → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alien
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills → includesFilm → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
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Rambaldi → notableWork → Alien (1979 film) ⓘ
subject surface form: Carlo Rambaldi
this entity surface form: Alien