Alien
8.2/10
Rating
117 min
Runtime
1979
Release Year
Ridley Scott
Director
Cast
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Quick Synopsis
While returning to Earth, the commercial spaceship Nostromo receives a distress signal from a remote planet. A team of three crew members investigates and finds a chamber filled with thousands of eggs. One of the explorers is attacked by a creature inside one of the eggs, but the rest of the crew does not realize that this event will lead to a dangerous alien parasite developing inside the injured crew member, threatening their lives.
Detailed Synopsis of Alien
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.
