General
Medium
Production Year 1979
Certification R (USA)
Genre Sci-Fi; Horror; Thriller
Region
Nationality UK
Format
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Cast
Actor/Actress Role
Skerritt, Tom Dallas
Weaver, Sigourney Ripley
Cartwright, Veronica Lambert
Stanton, Harry Dean Brett
Hurt, John Kane
Holm, Ian Ash
Kotto, Yaphet Parker
Badejo, Bolaji Alien
Horton, Helen Mother (voice)
Powell, Eddie Alien (uncredited)
Other People
Director Scott, Ridley
Producer
Writer O'Bannon, Dan; Shusett, Ronald
Composer
Studio
Features
Language Tracks English
Subtitle Languages
Audio Tracks 70 Mm 6-Track; Dolby
Running Time 117
Aspect Ratio
Color Mode Color
Plot Summary

A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.

When a mining ship lands on a planet to investigate upon a suspected SOS, the entire crew are unaware of the terror which they would unleash upon their ship. When a alien life-form attach's itself to the face of crew member, Kane (Hurt), the rest of the team act fast to try and separate the two organisms. Unbeknownst to everyone, this is the start of the terror which would affect every member of the seven person crew. Written by FilmFanUK

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Certifications
  • New Zealand:R16
  • New Zealand:M
  • Canada:R
  • Canada:PG
  • Canada:18A
  • Canada:14
  • Canada:14A
  • Canada:14+
  • Italy:T
  • Argentina:13
  • Australia:M
  • Canada:13+
  • Chile:14
  • Finland:K-16
  • France:-12
  • Hong Kong:IIB
  • Iceland:16
  • Ireland:18
  • Japan:PG-12
  • Netherlands:12
  • Norway:15
  • Norway:16
  • Norway:18
  • Peru:14
  • Singapore:PG
  • Spain:13
  • Sweden:15
  • UK:15
  • UK:18
  • UK:X
  • USA:R
  • West Germany:16
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