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Alien (1979)

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R | 1 hr 57 mins | Action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Horror, Technology | Released: 1/1/1979 |Box Office Total: $1.9M

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In deep space, the crew of the commercial ship Nostromo--comprised of five men and two women--is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules, halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The tale unfolds as they further look into the S.O.S. distress call from that battered commercial space vessel--only to discover that it's a warning call, rather than a call for help. However, it is too late to turn back as three members of the crew have already left to investigate the derelict ship. Far away in space and time, all five encounter an awesome galactic horror, that begins to kill the crew members one by one.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1979

Studio	Credit
Fox Films, Ltd.	Studio
Director	Credit
Ridley Scott	Director
Cast	Credit
Tom Skerritt	Captain Dallas
Sigourney Weaver	Ripley
Veronica Cartwright	Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton	Brett
John Hurt	Kane
Ian Holm	Ash
Yaphet Kotto	Parker
Helen Horton	Mother Voice
Bolaji Badejo	Alien
Production Credits	Credit
Gordon Carroll	Producer
Ivor Powell	Associate Producer
Ronald Shusett	Executive Producer
David Giler	Producer
Walter Hill	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Brandywine Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
CBS/Fox Video International	Domestic Video Distributor
20th Century Fox Studios	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Dan O'Bannon	From Story
Ronald Shusett	Story By
Dan O'Bannon	Screenplay
Ronald Shusett	From Story
David Giler	Screenplay
Walter Hill	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Bill Finch	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Jonathan Amberston	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Ron Cobb	Art Department - concept artist
Leslie Dilley	Art Director - art direction
Ian Whittaker	Set Decorator
Michael Seymour	Production Designer
Moebius	Art Department - concept artist
Benjamin Fernandez	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Roger Christian	Art Director - art direction
Chris Foss	Art Department - concept artist
Casting	Credit
Mary Goldberg	Casting
Mary Selway	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Derek Vanlint	Director of Photography
Denys Ayling	Photography - miniature photography
Adrian Biddle	Camera - camera focus
David Litchfield	Camera Operator
Dick Hewitt	Video - video coordinator
Ray Evans	Lighting - lighting gaffer
Colin Davidson	Camera - camera focus
Bob Penn	Photography - stills
Music	Credit
Jerry Goldsmith	Music
Hanson Howard	Music - music "Symphony No 2"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Lionel Newman	Music - music director
Physical Effects	Credit
Eddie Powell	Stunts
Roy Scammell	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Garth Thomas	Production Manager
Kay Fenton	Continuity
Paul Ibbetson	Assistant Director
Raymond Becket	Assistant Director
Steven Harding	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Brian Doyle	Unit Publicist
Stanley Bielecki	Publicity - publicity consultant
Charles Lippincott	Publicity - publicity consultant
Sound	Credit
Derrick Leather	Sound Mixer
Jim Shields	Sound Editor
Bill Rowe	Sound - sound rerecording
Bob Hathaway	Sound Editor
Ray Merrin	Sound - sound rerecording assistant
Bryan Tilling	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Brian Johnson	Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Allder	Special Effects
Allan Bryce	Effects Supervisor - floor effects supervisor
Eddie Bulter	Visual Effects - models
Ray Caple	Matte Painter - matte artist
Clinton Cavers	Effects Coordinator
Bernard Lodge	Graphics - special graphics effects
Carlo DeMarchis	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical effects
Shirley Denny	Visual Effects - models
Nick Allder	Special Effects Supervisor
David Watkins Sr	Special Effects - special effects technician
Dr David Watling	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical effects
Patti Rodgers	Visual Effects - models
Philip Knowles	Special Effects - special effects technician
Roger Nichols	Special Effects - special effects technician
Dennis Lowe	Special Effects - special effects technician
Guy Hudson	Special Effects - special effects technician
Neil Swan	Special Effects - special effects technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Patricia Hay	Makeup
John Mollo	Costumes
Sarah Monzani	Hair - hairstyles
Tommy Manderson	Makeup Supervisor
Tiny Nicholls	Wardrobe Supervisor

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