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film uit 1979 van Ridley Scott

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*Alien* is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. The screenplay was written by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, who also served as executive producer. The cast includes Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto. Production was handled by Brandywine Productions and 20th Century Studios, with David Giler, Walter Hill, and Gordon Carroll as producers. The film was shot in English at Shepperton Studios and Bray Studios.

The movie has a runtime of 117 minutes and was released in the United States and United Kingdom. It received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, along with Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. The film was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Its tagline is "In space no one can hear you scream."

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Film · TMDB

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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.

Released: 1979-05-25117 minDir: Ridley ScottHorror, Science FictionBudget: $11.0MBox office: $105MPart of: Alien Collection

Cast

  • Tom Skerritt as Dallas
  • Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
  • Veronica Cartwright as Lambert
  • Harry Dean Stanton as Brett
  • John Hurt as Kane
  • Ian Holm as Ash

Themes

  • android
  • spacecraft
  • space marine
  • biology
  • dystopia
  • countdown
  • space suit
  • beheading
  • space travel
  • cowardice

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Ratings

IMDb

8.5/10

1,065,878 votes

Year
1979
Runtime
117 min
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi

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Article · Nederlands

Alien is een Britse-Amerikaanse sciencefiction/horrorfilm uit 1979, geregisseerd door Ridley Scott. De filmtitel refereert aan de antagonist van de film, een monsterlijk buitenaards wezen. De hoofdrollen worden vertolkt door Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm en Yaphet Kotto. De film won een Oscar voor de speciale effecten, waaronder het buitenaardse wezen (de alien) dat werd ontworpen door de Zwitserse kunstenaar H.R. Giger. In 2003 kwam er een director's cut in de bioscoop, met enkele extra scènes. De film was tevens het begin van een mediafranchise van inmiddels zeven films.

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