Alien: The Director's Cut (1979) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	May 25, 1979 October 29, 2003 (Re-Release)
Genre:	Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
Director:	Ridley Scott
Writer:	Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon
Cast:	Eddie Powell, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Official site:	alien.com
Running Time:	116 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language

Deep in space, the commercial towing ship Nostromo is on its way home when it receives a distress call from a nearby planet. The crew, obligated to help, divert from their course to check out the SOS. After a rough landing, some of the crew splits off to investigate a mysterious ship. Inside, there are several pods of some sort with creatures inside. One of the crew members is violently attacked by the small beings...

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In 1979, a movie hit theaters that changed the way we look at horror. That movie is Alien. While I never was able to feel its full, claustrophobic impact, in theaters, I still have great respect for this timeless masterpiece. Signourey Weaver and Tom Skerritt star in Ridley's Scott Alien. Full movie review »