Alien (1979)

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Director:	Ridley Scott
Writers:	Dan O'Bannon
Cast:	Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm
Released:	Friday, June 22, 1979
Length:	117 minutes
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Genre:	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror
Rating:	Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Alien Synopsis

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The crew of the deep space tug Nostromo awaken from stasis during a voyage home to Earth when their ship’s computer detects what is believed to be an alien distress signal coming from the desolate nearby moon, LV-426. While investigating, one of the crew, Kane (John Hurt), is attacked by an alien creature that latches to his face and he is rushed back to the Nostromo to receive medical treatment. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the ship’s warrant officer, advises against Kane’s return due to quarantine regulations - but her orders are ignored by Ash (Ian Holm), bringing the Nostromo under threat from a mysterious, extraterrestrial apex predator with violent and lethal survival instincts.

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Physical Media: 4K UHD Review

Alien helped redefine the Sci-Fi genre for a generation of moviegoers and became the bar that all other movies had to live up to or surpass. This latest edition won’t disappoint even the most diehard of Alien fans and is worth getting.

Full Review | Grade: A

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The crew of the deep space tug Nostromo awaken from stasis during a voyage home to Earth when their ship’s computer detects what is believed to be an...