Alien (1979)

Réalisateur:

Ridley Scott

Scénaristes (WGA):

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

Date de sortie:

25 mai 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

In space no one can hear you scream.

Intrigue:

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

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Spaceship | Egg | Parasite | Creature

Récompenses:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Milestone

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21	5:30 PM	AMC
Sun. Nov. 22	7:30 AM	AMC

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)

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

Rapport de forme:

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 | Czech Republic:18 | 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)

Lieux de tournage:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Société:

Brandywine Productions

Anecdotes:

The slime used on the Alien was K-Y jelly.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Ash wrestles Parker to the deck, Lambert can be seen dragging Ripley through a hatchway into an adjoining corridor. In the next scene, Lambert is just picking Ripley up. She moves Ripley only a short distance toward the hatch before dropping her to assist Parker.

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?

Connexions De Film:

Parodié dans "The Simpsons: Deep Space Homer (#5.15)" (1994)

Bande son:

Excerpts from 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

Milestone

The beginning of one of the greatest series of all time. This film will always remain a classic. It's scary, influential and insanely entertaining. Not just that but Ridley Scott actually has a great sense of style and mood and he plays with that a lot, to make us shiver. There's also an interesting mystery surrounding the Alien which we know practically nothing about. Sigourney Weaver is just as powerful as usual and really brings strength to the film; they make one. Last but not least, the musical score. Wow! It's fantastic. I think the Alien series is known for that aspect as well. Let's hope they'll continue the series and dang we need it all on DVD !