Alien

1979

Sigourney Weaver shines as the most stalwart crewmember of a space freighter that inadvertently takes on an unwanted visitor. As the bloodthirsty beast stalks the crew (including Tom Skerritt, John Hurt and Yaphet Kotto), they begin to realize they're pitted against a malevolent monster that's perfectly evolved to annihilate humankind. Both the theatrical and director's cut versions of this Oscar-winning film are included on this DVD.

In space no one can hear you scream.

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Film Detail

Genre

Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Horror

Length

1 hr. 57 mins.

US Theatrical Release

May 25, 1979

US Box Office

$80,930,630 (#1084 of 7281)

Global Office

$203,630,630 (#842 of 4184)

Rating

Restricted

Language, Sci-Fi Violence/Gore

Collection Detail

Edition

3-Disc Director's Cut, Alien Anthology & Digital

Resolution | Digital Platform

Amazon Prime Video

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.39:1

Audio

English: DTS 5.1

English: DD 5.1

English: DTS-HD Master 5.1

Studio

20th Century Fox

Released

October 26, 2010

Acquired Date

September 14, 2011

Times Seen

6 Times

Last Watched

February 22, 2025

Actors

Sigourney Weaver

Tom Skerritt

Veronica Cartwright

Harry Dean Stanton

John Hurt

Ian Holm

Yaphet Kotto

Bolaji Badejo

Helen Horton

Directors

Ridley Scott

Producers

Gordon Carroll

David Giler

Walter Hill

Writers

Dan O'Bannon

Awards & Accolades

1979 Oscar : Visual Effects
2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #50
2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #49
2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #46
2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #44
2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #44
2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #45
2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #52
2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #54
2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #51

Special Features

Commentaries

director Ridley Scott
director Ridley Scott, writer Dan O'Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skeritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt

Other

Composer's Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
Deleted Scenes
Extended Scenes
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith

Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes

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