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Ridley Scott, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The films title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a spaceship. Dan OBannon, drawing upon previous works of science fiction and horror, wrote the screenplay from a story he co authored with Ronald Shusett. The film was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions, and was distributed by 2. Century Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script. Shusett was executive producer. The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists. Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human aspects of the film. Alien was released on May 2. United States and September 6 in the United Kingdom. It was met with critical acclaim and found box office success, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects,91. Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright,1. Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other nominations. It has been consistently praised in the years since its release, and is considered one of the greatest films of all time. In 2. 00. 2, Alien was deemed culturally, historically or aesthetically significant by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In 2. 00. 8, it was ranked by the American Film Institute as the seventh best film in the science fiction genre, and as the thirty third greatest film of all time by Empire magazine. The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys. It also launched Weavers acting career, providing her with her first lead role. The story of her character Ellen Ripleys encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic and narrative core of the sequels Aliens 1. Alien 3 1. 99. 2 and Alien Resurrection 1. A crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator films, which includes Alien vs. Predator 2. 00. 4 and Aliens vs. Predator Requiem 2. A prequel series includes Prometheus 2. Alien Covenant 2. The principal cast members of Alien left to right Holm, Stanton, Weaver, Kotto, Skerritt, Cartwright, and HurtTom Skerritt as Dallas, the captain of the Nostromo. Skerritt had been approached early in the films development but declined as it did not yet have a director and had a very low budget. Later, when Scott was attached as director and the budget had been doubled, Skerritt accepted the role of Dallas. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the warrant officer aboard the Nostromo. Weaver, who had Broadway experience but was relatively unknown in film, impressed Scott, Giler, and Hill with her audition. She was the last actor to be cast for the film, and performed most of her screen tests in studio as the sets were being built. The role of Ripley was Weavers first leading role in a motion picture, and earned her nominations for a Saturn Award for Best Actress and a BAFTA award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Role. Veronica Cartwright as Lambert, the Nostromos navigator. Cartwright had experience in horror and science fiction films, having acted as a child in The Birds 1. Bobby Yeah Stream. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1. She originally read for the role of Ripley, and was not informed that she had instead been cast as Lambert until she arrived in London for wardrobe. She disliked the characters emotional weakness,2. They convinced me that I was the audiences fears I was a reflection of what the audience is feeling. Cartwright won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Harry Dean Stanton as Brett, the engineering technician. Stantons first words to Scott during his audition were I dont like sci fi or monster movies. Scott was amused and convinced Stanton to take the role after reassuring him that Alien would actually be a thriller more akin to Ten Little Indians. John Hurt as Kane, the executive officer who becomes the host for the Alien. Hurt was Scotts first choice for the role but was contracted on a film in South Africa during Aliens filming dates, so Jon Finch was cast as Kane instead. However, Finch became ill during the first day of shooting and was diagnosed with severe diabetes, which had also exacerbated a case of bronchitis. Hurt was in London by this time, his South African project having fallen through, and he quickly replaced Finch. His performance earned him a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Ian Holm as Ash, the ships science officer who is revealed to be an android. Holm, a character actor who by 1. Alien he was 4. 6 at the time of filming. Yaphet Kotto as Parker, the chief engineer. Kotto, an African American, was chosen partly to add diversity to the cast and give the Nostromo crew an international flavor. Kotto was sent a script off the back of his recent success with Live and Let Die, although it took some time and deliberation between Kotto and his agent before he was offered the part. Bolaji Badejo as the Alien. Nigerian Badejo, while a 2. Ridley Scott. 2. 02. Scott believed that Badejo, at 6 feet 1. Alien and look as if his arms and legs were too long to be real, creating the illusion that there could not possibly be a human being inside the costume. Stuntmen. Eddie Powell and Roy Scammell also portrayed the Alien in some scenes. Helen Horton as the voice of Mother, the Nostromos computer. The commercial space tug Nostromo is on a return trip to Earth with a seven member crew in stasis Captain Dallas Tom Skerritt, Executive Officer Kane John Hurt, Warrant Officer Ripley Sigourney Weaver, Navigator Lambert Veronica Cartwright, Science Officer Ash Ian Holm and two Engineers, Parker Yaphet Kotto and Brett Harry Dean Stanton. Detecting a transmission from the nearby planetoid LV 4. Mother, awakens the crew. Company policy requires crews to investigate such transmissions, so they land on the planetoid, sustaining damage from its atmosphere and rocky landscape. Parker and Brett repair the ship while Dallas, Kane and Lambert head out to investigate. They discover the signal comes from a derelict alien spacecraft and head inside it, losing communication with Ash. Inside, they find the remains of a large alien creature. Ripley deciphers part of the transmission, determining its not a distress signal, but a warning of some kind. In the spacecraft, Kane discovers a chamber containing hundreds of large egg like objects. When he touches one, it opens and a creature springs out and attaches to his face through the facemask of his spacesuit. Dallas and Lambert carry the unconscious Kane back to the Nostromo. As acting senior officer, Ripley refuses to let them aboard, citing quarantine regulations, but Ash ignores Ripley and lets them in. The crew unsuccessfully attempt to remove the creature from Kanes face, discovering that its blood is an extremely corrosive acid. It later detaches on its own and is found dead. The ship is partly repaired, and the crew lifts off. Kane awakens with some memory loss but otherwise unharmed. During a final crew meal before returning to stasis, he chokes and convulses in pain then dies as a small alien creature bursts from his chest and escapes into the ship. The crew attempts to locate it with a tracking device and capture or kill it with nets, electric prods and flamethrowers. Brett follows the crews cat, Jones, into an engine room and the now fully grown alien Bolaji Badejo attacks him and disappears with his body into an air shaft. After heated discussion, the crew decide the creature must be in the air ducts.