Alien (The Alien Legacy) (1999)
20th Anniversary Edition

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Basic information
Actors and Characters
Tom Skerritt- Dallas
Sigourney Weaver- Ellen Ripley
Yaphet Kotto- Parker
Veronica Cartwright- Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton- Brett
John Hurt- Kane
Bolaji Badejo- Alien
Sigourney Weaver- Ripley
Ian Holm- Science Officer Ash
Bolaji Badejo- The Alien
Helen Horton- Mother (voice)
Eddie Powell- Alien (uncredited)
Ratings
Amazon
IMDB
My Rating -
Academy Awards - 1979 (52nd)
nominated 2 and won 1

  • ART DIRECTION - Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
  • VISUAL EFFECTS - H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
Movie Details
General Details
Genre Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Director Ridley Scott
Writer Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
MPAA Rating R
Run Time 116 mins
Country USA
Technical Details
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles English; Spanish
DVD Date 6/1/1999
Discs 1
Library Index X
Plot
The First Chapter In The Powerful And Terrifying Alien Science Fiction Saga!

Alien is the first movie of one of the most popular sagas in science fiction history, and introduces Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the Iron-willed woman destined to battle the galaxy's ultimate creature.

The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery - a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival, but for the survival of all mankind.
Additional Information
Extra Features
  • Interactive Menus
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Scene Selection
  • Audio Commentary By Rip Scott
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Artwork And Photo Galleries
  • Original Storyboards
  • Isolated Original Score
  • Alternate Music Track
  • DVD-ROM Enhancements: Screensaver
  • Web Links
  • THX Certified
External Resources
IMDB: Alien (The Alien Legacy)
Other: www.dvdtalk.com