Alien (1979)

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Alien
Duration
1h 57m
Release Year
1979
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Starring
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt

In space, no one can hear you scream.

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.

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Additional Info

Release Date: May 25, 1979

Rating: R

Original Language: English

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Original Title: Alien

Original Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio: 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) · 2.39 : 1

Camera: Panavision PSR R-200 with Panavision C-Series and Cooke Varotal Lenses · Panavision Panaflex with Panavision C-Series Lenses

Cinematographic Process: Panavision (anamorphic)

Example of the Original Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) · Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints)

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PEAK BRIGHTNESS: N/A nits

AVERAGE BRIGHTNESS: N/A nits

COLOR SPACE: BT.2020

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Real Age Rating

15+

Parental Guidance Available?

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Critics

Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer®)

93% of Positive Reviews

 

Metacritic

89

Audience

Rotten Tomatoes (Users)

94% rated this 3.5 stars or higher

 

IMDb

8.5

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