Title Alien Overview During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed. Tagline In space no one can hear you scream. Genres Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction Keywords android, countdown, space marine, space suit, beheading, dystopia, biology, cowardice, spaceship, space, alien, female protagonist, outer space, parasite, h. r. giger, xenomorph Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Brandywine Productions Production Countries United States of America, United Kingdom Spoken Languages English, Español Original Language en Runtime minutes 117 Release Year 1979
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 105 million USD