Alien
By: Twentieth Century Fox presents ; screenplay by Dan O'Bannon ; story by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett ; produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill ; directed by Ridley Scott
Contributors: Skerritt, Tom; Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-; Cartwright, Veronica; Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017; Hurt, John, 1940-2017; Holm, Ian, 1931-; Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-; Goldsmith, Jerry; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, CA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Drama; Monstruos; Human-alien encounters; Monsters; Teatro
Work titles: Alien (Motion picture)
Description: Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discover a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979.

Special features: Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott; deleted scenes; artwork and photo galleries; original storyboards; isolated original score; alternate music track.

Music, Jerry Goldsmith ; editor, Terry Rawlings ; director of photography, Derek Vanlint.

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD, Dual layer; Widescreen 2.35:1; Dolby surround stereo.

English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Surround Dolby Digital, French Surround Dolby Digital. Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish. Special features are not subtitled or closed captioned.

1979 Academy Award: Best effects (visual effects).