"Unfortunately, by breaking quarantine, you risk everybody's life."
Survival is hard enough when a deadly Alien is hunting you — but even worse when everyone has an opinion. Ripley must navigate groupthink, step up as a leader, and make the tough choices that keep everyone alive. We break down whose story it really is, what the characters want vs. what they truly need, and why Alien still terrifies and captivates — all with laughs, debate, and iconic movie fun.
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In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
Release date: June 22, 1979 (USA)
Director: Ridley Scott
Sequel: Aliens
Story by: Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon
Screenplay: Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon
Awards: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects