Alien (1979)
- 117 min
- Horror
- May 25th, 1979
Latest 'Alien' News
4th Annual Alien Day Will Celebrate Franchise's 40th Anniversary This April
The mother of all fan events will play host to 24 Hours of out-of-this-world activities when Alien Day kicks off this April.
It's Facehugger Vs. Dog in New Alien: Specimen Short
Fox has released the second of six official Alien short films, which features a facehugger on the prowl.
Watch the First Alien 40th Anniversary Short Alien: Containment
Check out the first of six Alien short films, writer-director Chris Reading's Alien: Containment, in full right now.
Alien Shorts Trailer Celebrates 40th Anniversary in Blood-Soaked Style
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for their official series of Alien shorts that bring back the Xenomorphs.
Alien High School Play Praised by Ridley Scott & Sigourney Weaver
The North Bergen High School Drama Club's recent production of Alien has gotten the seal of approval from the creators of the franchise.
High School Puts on Alien the Play and It's Amazing
The New Jersey high school's Alien based play even featured impressive-looking Xenomorphs on stage.
Alien Unleashes 6 Live-Action Short Fan Films Celebrating 40th Anniversary
Alien 40th anniversary celebration gives the world six new terrifying tales from Tongal's emerging fan filmmakers.
Alien 40th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Is Coming This Spring
20th Century Fox has announced the arrival of the scariest Alien movie ever made on 4K Ultra HD.
New Alien Documentary Reveals Hilariously Inappropriate Origins of the Chestburster
As it turns out, one of the first designs of the Chestburster from Alien looked a bit too much like the male anatomy.
Alien Teasers Reveal Franchise Is Expanding in 2019
A series of mysterious social media posts from the official Alien franchise account promise an expansion of the franchise next year.
TCM Brings 14 Classic Movies Back to Theaters in 2019
Turner Classic Movies has announced its Big Screen Classics lineup for 2019 which includes Alien, The Wizard of Oz and more.
New Alien Documentary Reveals Untold Origins Behind Ridley Scott's Masterpiece
Director Alexandre O. Philippe will release a documentary detailing the untold origins of Ridley Scott's Alien next year.
10 ALIEN Facts You Never Knew
As it quickly approaches it's 40th anniversary, even the biggest Alien fans still don't know all its secrets.
Alien Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Short Film Contest
20th Century Fox is teaming up with the Tongal filmmaking community to choose six lucky filmmakers to make brand new short films set within the Alien universe.
Jonesy the Cat Is Getting His Own Alien Book
Titan Books is releasing a new book that tells the events of Alien through the eyes of Jonesy the cat.
Harry Dean Stanton Remembered as Hollywood Mourns Cult Favorite
Legendary character actor Harry Dean Stanton passed away at the age of 91 from natural causes this past Friday.
Ridley Scott Wanted Ripley to Die in Original Alien
Director Ridley Scott reveals that Ripley died in the original ending of his 1979 classic Alien.
Sigourney Weaver Attending Alien Day Screening in New York
Aliens stars Jenette Goldstein and Carrie Henn will attend special Alien Day screenings in Los Angeles on April 26.
New Alien Book Finally Declassifies Weyland-Yutani Report
Discover the secrets of the Xenomorph through incredible new content in the hardcover book Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report
Alien & Aliens Returning to Theaters for Alien Day
20th Century Fox has announced an exciting global celebration of the Alien franchise on April 26th.
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- Release Date
- May 25th, 1979
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon
- Ronald Shusett
- Cast
- Tom Skerritt
- Sigourney Weaver
- Veronica Cartwright
- Harry Dean Stanton
- John Hurt
- Ian Holm
