Name: Alien
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt

Alien

In space no one can hear you scream.
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

MPAA Rating:

[sci-fi violence/gore and language]

US Runtime: 117 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 25, 1979 [USA]

Director:	Ridley Scott [Director]

Writers:	Dan O'Bannon [Screenplay] Dan O'Bannon [Story] Ronald Shusett [Story]

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

Cinematography:	Derek Vanlint [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Terry Rawlings [Editor] Peter Weatherley [Editor]

Music Composed by	Jerry Goldsmith [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Michael Seymour [Production Design]

Costume Design:	John Mollo [Costume Design]

Casting by	Mary Goldberg [Casting] Mary Selway [Casting]

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox (US) Brandywine Productions (US) Brandywine Productions Ltd.

Plot Summary:

After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

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)

Stunt Crew:

Eddie Powell Stunts		Roy Scammell Stunt Coordinator

Sound Crew:

Max Bell Dolby Consultant Ben Burtt Sound Designer Derrick Leather Production Sound Mixer William Parnell Dialogue Editor		Bill Rowe Sound Re-Recording Mixer Jim Shields Sound Editor Bryan Tilling Dialogue Editor

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Nick Allder Special Effects Supervisor Dennis Ayling VFX Director of Photography Eddie Butler Modeling H. R. Giger Creature Design Guy Hudson Special Effects Technician Brian Johnson Special Effects Brian Johnson Special Effects Supervisor Phil Knowles Special Effects Technician Bernard Lodge Special Effects		Dennis Lowe Special Effects Technician Roger Nichols Special Effects Technician Carlo Rambaldi Visual Effects Patti Rodgers Modeling Neil Swan Special Effects Technician Peter Voysey Modelling Supervisor David H. Watkins Special Effects Technician Andy Williams Special Effects Supervisor Joss Williams Special Effects Supervisor

Art Department:

Jonathan Amberston Assistant Art Director Julian Caldow Production Illustrator Roger Christian Art Direction Ron Cobb Concept Artist Leslie Dilley Art Direction Benjamín Fernández Assistant Art Director		Chris Foss Concept Artist Jean Giraud Conceptual Design George Gunning Carpenter Dave Jordan Property Master Bill Welch Construction Manager Ian Whittaker Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Raymond Becket Assistant Director Paul Ibbetson First Assistant Director		Julian Wall Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Ray Evans Gaffer Bob Penn Still Photographer		Jimmy Walters Key Grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Graham Churchyard Costume Assistant		Tiny Nicholls Wardrobe Supervisor

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