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Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.It follows a spaceship crew who investigate a derelict spaceship and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature.
The "Alien" franchise is one of the most beloved in the sci-fi genre. Here are all nine movies in the franchise, ranked. See where the latest one, "Alien: Romulus," lands on the list.
Alien (1979) Try to take yourself back to 1979, before eight subsequent Alien movies made the Xenomorph’s transformation from Facehugger to Chestburster to full-grown monster a well-known ...
Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
In a deleted scene, Ellen Ripley detours while escaping from the Nostromo and finds Dallas alive in the Alien nest; she kills Dallas and destroys the nest with a flamethrower in an act of mercy (the only question left was, was Dallas being turned into an egg, too, like Brett, or was he immobilised so-as to serve as a host, like Kane?).
There are now seven films depicting the human vs. Xenomorph conflict: the original Alien and its sequels (Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection), the prequels (Prometheus, Alien: Covenant), and ...
Also set in 2179, Alien 3 picks up with Ridley right after the events of Aliens.The movie was helmed by David Fincher—his first feature film, though he was not happy with the finished product ...
Jones has been called "the true hero of Alien" due to his characterization as a survivor who teaches the human characters of the film valuable lessons. He is also appreciated by fans as he is the only significant character in the franchise that has lived a full and long life, having survived facing the Alien on multiple occasions. [9]