The crew aboard the Nostromo are awakened only to discover they are a long way from home. Mother, the ship’s onboard computer, has altered their course and they find themselves answering what they believe to be a distress call from a nearby planet. What they find is something they never imagined.
While the small party on the planet’s surface investigate a downed ship, the remaining members on board work to repair damages made upon landing, all while trying to cipher the message they initially received. As the computer slowly translates the message, one of their crew members on the planet is attacked and is brought back to their ship with something attached to his face. Arguments to come aboard ensue, and policies are broken, as the science officer, Ash, breaks the quarantine law and allows the unknown organism onboard the ship, all under the pretense of saving Kane’s life.
After a few days in the infirmary, the creature dies and Kane seems fine. The repairs are completed and they begin their journey home. It isn’t until they are eating dinner one night that they discover that Kane is not fine and home is something they may never see again.
The movie begins slow paced and culminates into an intense science fiction thriller as the crew struggles to survive against this alien life form. One by one they are systematically killed as they first attempt to kill this creature all while uncovering the mystery of why they were sent to the planet in the first place.
Alien was released in 1979 and stands as one of my all time favorite movies ever. It launched a franchise that is still going strong with the most recent release of Prometheus. Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto and Ian Holm. A Director’s Cut was released in 2003 and if you haven’t seen this version of the movie with the additional footage I highly recommend it.
In space, no one can hear you scream.
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