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Alien (1979) -- A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.

Overview

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Réalisateur:
Ridley Scott
Writers (WGA):
Dan O'Bannon (story) and
Ronald Shusett (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
25 mai 1979 (USA) suite
Accroche:
In space no one can hear you scream. suite
Plot:
A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
My favourite tagline for a movie suite

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Additional Details

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]
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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
Couleur:
Couleur
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 suite
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)

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
Much of the dialogue was developed through improvisation. suite
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. suite
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?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Proof (2007) suite
Soundtrack:
Excerpts from 'Symphony no. 2 (Romantic)' suite

foire aux questions

Did the company know there was a derelict ship with aliens in it? How could they have known about it?
What's with the blue mist covering the eggs?
Was the Queen in this film?
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92 out of 123 people found the following comment useful:-
My favourite tagline for a movie, 22 January 2005
Author: Walter Frith de Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA

"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.

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