Alien (1979 film)

Ridley Scott's 1979 film that started the franchise.

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon from a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. The crew of a commercial starship investigates a derelict alien vessel and is then hunted by a deadly creature. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto star.

Quick Facts

Director

Ridley Scott

Producer

Gordon Carroll
David Giler
Walter Hill

Screenplay

Dan O'Bannon

Story

Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett

Starring

Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright
Harry Dean Stanton
John Hurt
Ian Holm
Yaphet Kotto

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

Derek Vanlint

Editing

Terry Rawlings; Peter Weatherley

Facts from the source article.

Background

It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill through Brandywine Productions, with Giler and Hill revising the script and Shusett as executive producer, and released by 20th Century-Fox. Swiss artist H. R. Giger designed the creatures and their environments, while Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the other sets.