Alien
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The second outing of John Hurt...a devastating performance. On second thoughts, perhaps Hurt's executive officer Kane in Alien is the ultimate victim - Kane is the host for the alien, and dies when the phallic monstrosity bursts from his chest. It was in 1975 that he first... In this article: John Hurt, Quentin Crisp, Winston Smith, Pablo Picasso, God, 10 Rillington Place, Englishman in New York, The God Delusion, and New York |
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Chicago Tribune | September 10, 2009
'Alien' is back, better than ever
...in space, coping with an unwanted stowaway. The first of the "Alien" sequels, directed by James Cameron, very wisely went its own direction, far more rousing action film than brooding thriller. This offers a third lesson: Sometimes...
In this article: Alien, John Hurt, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton, 20th Century Fox, Ian Holm, and James Cameron
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Wikipedia | March 12, 2009
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Portal:Alien/Featured Alien is a 1979 science fiction /horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers...
In this article: Ridley Scott, Veronica Cartwright, American Film Institute, Academy Award, Hugo Award, Library of Congress, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Sigourney Weaver
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Guardian Unlimited | October 12, 2009
The talented Ms Ripley
...first 45 minutes. In its opening sections, Alien rattles, seemingly aimlessly, around a utilitarian space freighter (the Nostromo) and introduces us to its bickering seven-member crew, John Hurt and Ian Holm among them. If 20th Century Fox...
In this article: Ellen Ripley, Alien, Ridley Scott, David Thomson, David McIntee, Aliens, Pandorum, and John Hurt
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San Francisco Chronicle | December 07, 2008
Aliens: 'Day the Earth Stood Still' remake
...- was a historic moment in sci-fi film history. "Alien" married horror techniques to the spaceship setting in innovative ways, giving the aliens a visceral feel that others had largely lacked. Like most famous space movie scenes, the birth...
In this article: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Robin Williams, Alien, Stitch, Species, Natasha Henstridge, Mork & Mindy, Spaceballs, and Lilo & Stitch
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John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
John Hurt has been one of Britain's finest acting talents since his career began in the 60s, but it's his roles in films like Alien, Midnight Express and The Elephant Man -- to name a few -- which put him on the international map and for...
In this article: John Hurt, Quentin Crisp, Harry Potter, An Englishman in New York, The Naked Civil Servant, Hollywood, The Elephant Man, and Britain
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | October 20, 2008
Last Night's Television - What To Eat Now, BBC2; Extraordinary Animals in the Womb, Channel 4;
...having to suffer Morgan Freeman's treacly narration. As for the birthing experience of parasitic wasps, that was familiar to anyone who has seen another Oscar-winning film, Alien. Apparently, the celebrated scene in Alien in which the...
In this article: Red Kangaroo, Academy Award, Gender studies, Jelly bean, Warthog, and John Hurt
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Puck Daddy | February 24, 2009
Puck Headlines: Crosby vs. Ovechkin vs. the 'Trade Sid' movement
"It's going to be an adjustment breathing - something's over your face the whole time." (That line was last spoken by John Hurt in "Alien," by the way.) [The Bruins Blog] • A blistering takedown piece from Kevin Lee about Jason Spezza of...
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Alien (film)
...being noted for its biomechanical appearance and sexual overtones. Roger Ebert has remarked that "Alien uses a tricky device to keep the alien fresh throughout the movie: It evolves the nature and appearance of the creature, so we never know...
In this article: Alien, Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon, Nostromo, H. R. Giger, 20th Century Fox, Sigourney Weaver, Ron Cobb, and Jerry Goldsmith
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Alien is a 1979 science fiction/horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship.
Alien garnered both critical acclaim and box office success, receiving an Academy Award for Visual Effects, Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Ridley Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Veronica Cartwright, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other award nominations. It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades, being inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for historical preservation as a film which is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and being ranked by the American Film Institute as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre. It launched a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys, as well as three sequel and two prequel films. It also launched Weaver's acting career by providing her with her first lead role, and the story of her character Ripley's encounters with the titular Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). The subsequent prequels Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) diverged from this theme in favor of a crossover with the Predator franchise.
- Name:
- Alien
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- May 25, 1979
- Directed By:
- Ridley Scott
- Produced by:
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- Gordon Carroll
- Walter Hill
- David Giler
- Written By:
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- Walter Hill
- Dan O'Bannon
- Story:
- Screenplay:
- David Giler
- Ronald Shusset
- Editor:
- Terry Rawlings
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
- Derek Vanlint
- Music By:
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distributed By:
- 20th Century Fox
- Length:
- 119 min.
- Language:
- English
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