Alien (1979)
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Director:Ridley Scott
Studio:20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Producer:Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ivor Powell, Ronald Shusett
Writer:Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Rating:7
Rated:R
Date Added:2013-07-12
UPC:024543711193
Price:$34.98
Awards:Won Oscar, Another 12 wins & 18 nominations
Genre:Action & Adventure
Release:2011-05-10
IMDb:0078748
Duration:117
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:AC-3
Languages:English, Spanish, French
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Audiokommentar, Entfallene Szenen, Kapitelauswahl, Making-of
Box Set:[Alien Anthology]
Ridley Scott  ...  (Director)
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett  ...  (Writer)
 
Sigourney Weaver  ...  Ripley
Tom Skerritt  ...  Dallas
John Hurt  ...  Kane
Veronica Cartwright  ...  Lambert
Dan O’Bannon  ...  Screenplay
H.R. Giger  ...  Alien design
Harry Dean Stanton  ...  Brett
Derek Vanlint  ...  Cinematographer
David Crowther  ...  Editor
Ian Holm  ...  Ash
Yaphet Kotto  ...  Parker
Bolaji Badejo  ...  Alien
Helen Horton  ...  Mother
Eddie Powell  ...  Alien
Jerry Goldsmith  ...  Composer
Terry Rawlings  ...  Editor
Peter Weatherley  ...  Editor
Michael Seymour  ...  Production Designer
Roger Christian  ...  Production Designer
Leslie Dilley  ...  Art Director
Ian Whittaker  ...  Set Decorator
John Mollo  ...  Custome Designer
Pat Hay  ...  Makeup Artist
Tommie Manderson  ...  makeup designer (as Tommy Manderson)
Sarah Monzani  ...  hair stylist
Garth Thomas  ...  Production Manager
Raymond Becket  ...  Assistant Director
Steve Harding  ...  Assistant Director
Paul Ibbetson  ...  first assistant director
Bob Jordan  ...  trainee assistant director
José María Alarcón  ...  assistant set decorator
Jonathan Amberston  ...  assistant art director
Eddie Butler  ...  modeller
Ron Cobb  ...  concept artist
John Davey  ...  head painter
Shirley Denny  ...  modeller
Benjamín Fernández  ...  assistant art director
Chris Foss  ...  concept artist
Jean Giraud  ...  concept artist (as Jean 'Moebius' Giraud)
George Gunning  ...  head carpenter
Dave Jordan  ...  property master
Dan O'Bannon  ...  visual design consultant
Jill Quertier  ...  production buyer
Patti Rodgers  ...  modeller
Bert Rodwell  ...  head plasterer
Peter Voysey  ...  supervising modeller
Bill Welch  ...  construction manager
Gari Bacon  ...  props
Max Bell  ...  stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Andrew I. King  ...  sound re-recording mixer: director's cut
Derrick Leather  ...  production sound mixer
Ray Merrin  ...  sound re-recording assistant
Bill Rowe  ...  Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Shields  ...  Sound Editor
Bryan Tilling  ...  dialogue editor
Nick Allder  ...  special effects supervisor
Alan Bryce  ...  floor effects supervisor (as Allan Bryce)
Clinton Cavers  ...  alien effects coordinator
Carlo De Marchis  ...  additional alien mechanics
Roger Dicken  ...  small alien forms co-designer and maker
Guy Hudson  ...  special effects technician
Brian Johnson  ...  special effects supervisor
Phil Knowles  ...  special effects technician
Dennis Lowe  ...  special effects technician
Roger Nichols  ...  special effects technician
Carlo Rambaldi  ...  alien head effects
Neil Swan  ...  special effects technician
David H. Watkins  ...  special effects technician
David Watling  ...  additional alien mechanics (as Dr. David Watling)
Anton Furst  ...  Special Effects
Philip Sharpe  ...  special effects technician
Denys Ayling  ...  director of photography: miniature effects
Martin Bower  ...  supervising model maker: miniature effects
Ray Caple  ...  matte artist
Dick Hewitt  ...  electronics and video coordinator
David Litchfield  ...  operator: miniature effects
Bernard Lodge  ...  special graphic effects
Terry Pearce  ...  focus: miniature effects
Bill Pearson  ...  supervising model maker: miniature effects
Peter Woods  ...  key grip: miniature effects
Alan Buchan  ...  Visual Effects
Roy Scammell  ...  Stunt Coordinator
Adrian Biddle  ...  camera focus
Colin Davidson  ...  camera focus
Ray Evans  ...  Gaffer
Bob Penn  ...  Still Photographer
Jimmy Walters  ...  key grip
Wick Finch  ...  Electrician
David Johnson  ...  second assistant camera
Micky Wilson  ...  Electrician
Summary: A landmark of science fiction and horror, "Alien" arrived in 1979 between "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back" as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas's space fantasy. Partially inspired by 1958's "It! The Terror from Beyond Space", this instant classic set a tone of its own, offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter "Nostromo", who fall prey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) that had gestated "inside" one of the ill-fated crew members. In a star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley, becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie franchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall the many images that have been burned into our collective psyche, including the "facehugger," the "chestburster," and Ripley's climactic encounter with the full-grown monster. Impeccably directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien" is one of the cinema's most unforgettable nightmares.