Alien (1979)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.5/10   

Réalisateur:

Ridley Scott

Writers (WGA):

Dan O'Bannon (story) and
Ronald Shusett (story) ...

Release Date:

25 mai 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

In space no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Egg | Spaceship | Parasite | Creature

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

My favourite tagline for a movie

Ensemble

Tom Skerritt	...	Dallas
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ripley
Veronica Cartwright	...	Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brett
John Hurt	...	Kane
Ian Holm	...	Ash
Yaphet Kotto	...	Parker
Bolaji Badejo	...	Alien
Helen Horton	...	Mother (voice)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Alien: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Star Beast (USA) (working title)
Alien - Le huitième passager (France) [fr]
L'étranger: le huitième passager (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language. (director's cut)

Durée:

117 min | USA:116 min (director's cut)

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby

Classification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (director's cut) (2003) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | New Zealand:M (re-release) | New Zealand:R16 (original rating) | Italy:T | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (re-rating) (2003) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | West Germany:16 (f) | Israel:16 | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (director's cut) (2003) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (director's cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #25541)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Brandywine Productions

Anecdotes:

Much of the dialogue was developed through improvisation.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ripley is aborting the self destruct, the four tubes sink into the case while she is canceling it. However, when she stands up, the four tubes are all sticking out of the case again.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Brett: This is the worst shit I've ever seen, man.
Parker: What you say? You got any biscuits over there?
Ripley: Here's some cornbread.
Parker: Cornbread. Yeah.
Lambert: I am cold.
Parker: Still with us, Brett?
Brett: Right.
Kane: Oh, I feel dead.
Parker: Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Excerpts from 'Symphony no. 2 (Romantic)'

My favourite tagline for a movie

"In space, no one can hear you scream." This remains my favourite tagline ever for a movie. When 'Alien' was released in 1979, it caused almost as much talk as 'Star Wars' did when released two years earlier. The science fiction genre was being revolutionized at this time and 'Alien' had a horror characteristic to it which was psychological, visually striking and compelling with the type of strength in silence not seen since '2001: A Space Odyssey' in 1968. Definitely a big influence in blockbuster film making, 'Alien' has spawned three sequels so far and is a great horror/science-fiction classic not to be missed. It is director Ridley Scott's best effort on the big screen for making fear the best character in the film.