Alien (1979) - In Space No One Can Hear You Scream.

Alien

In Space No One Can Hear You Scream.
( Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

MPAA Rating:

[sci-fi violence/gore and language]

US Runtime: 117 min

Premiere Date:
May 25, 1979 [USA]

Director:	Ridley Scott

Writers:	Dan O'Bannon [story] Ronald Shusett [story] Dan O'Bannon David Giler [uncredited]

Producers:	Ronald Shusett [Executive Producer] Gordon Carroll [Producer] David Giler [Producer] Walter Hill [Producer] Ivor Powell [Associate Producer]

Music by	Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography:	Derek Vanlint

Edited by:	Terry Rawlings

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox Brandywine Productions Ltd.

Cast:

Tom Skerritt Dallas Sigourney Weaver Ripley Veronica Cartwright Lambert Harry Dean Stanton Brett John Hurt Kane		Ian Holm Ash Yaphet Kotto Parker Bolaji Badejo Alien Helen Horton Mother voice Eddie Powell Alien (uncredited)

Crew:

Peter Baldock asst. film editor Saul Bass title designer Adrian Biddle camera focus Stanley Bielecki advertising and publicity consultant Percy Edwards alien vocalizator Ray Evans gaffer Mark Haggard production executive Les Healey first asst. editor		Charles Lippincott advertising and publicity consultant Sandy Molloy asst. to director Arthur Morton orchestrator Lionel Newman conductor Tiny Nicholls wardrobe supervisor Bob Penn still photographer Mary Selway casting: UK Micky Wilson electrician

Special Effects:

Filmfex Animation Services Ltd. special optical effects

Miscellaneous Companies:

Animals Unlimited Jones trained by Anvil Recording Studios music recorded at Lee Lighting Ltd. lighting R/Greenberg Associates Inc. title design		Sony U.K. Ltd. video equipment Steve Frankfurt Communications title design Thorn EMI Elstree Studios post-production Tony Silver Films title design

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Tech Info:

Quotes:

Lambert: I can't see a goddamn thing.
Kane: Quit griping!
Lambert: I like griping.
Ripley: When we throw the switches, how long before the ship blows?
Parker: Ten minutes.
Ripley: No bullshit?
Parker: If we ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space.
Ripley: Come on, Ash, I mean, the Science Department should be able to help us. What can we do to drive it?
Ash: Yes, well, it has adapted remarkably well to our atmosphere considering its nutritional requirements. The only thing we don't know about is temperature.
Ripley: OK, what about temperature? What happens if we change it?
Ash: Let's try it. Most animals retreat from fire, yes?
Dallas: Fire, yeah.
Kane: Oh, I feel dead.
Parker: Anybody ever tell you you look dead?
[Last line]
Ripley: Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about 6 weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of The Nostromo, signing off.

Trivia:

Many of the non-English versions of the film's title translate as something similar to "Alien: The 8th Passenger".
In the space jockey scene, the three crew members Lambert, Dallas, and Kane are portrayed by Scott's two children and another child; this was done to make the model appear larger.
The letters that slowly reveal the title of the movie at the beginning start out as hash marks, one for each crewmember that is killed.
A sex scene between Dallas and Ripley was in the script, but was not filmed.
The rumor that the cast, except for John Hurt, did not know what would happen during the "chestburster" scene is partly true. The scene had been explained for them, but they did not know specifics. For example, Veronica Cartwright did not expect to be sprayed with blood.

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