Alien 40th Anniversary (1979) presented by TCM

  • Rated R
  • 2hr
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ridley Scott

Producer:

Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill

Writer:

Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Release Date:

Oct 13, 2019

Runtime:

2hr

Synopsis

Fathom Events, TCM and Twentieth Century Fox present Alien in a special 40th anniversary event coming to select cinemas featuring exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies. Directed by Ridley Scott, the original sci-fi classic follows Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) investigating a suspected SOS on a remote planet and makes a terrifying discovery.

Cast

  • Tom Skerritt
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Veronica Cartwright
  • Harry Dean Stanton
  • John Hurt
  • Ian Holm
  • Yaphet Kotto
  • Bolaji Badejo
  • Helen Horton
  • Eddie Powell

Atom User Reviews

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#intense
#terrifying
#epic

I will always like watching this!

2 of 2 helpful votes
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Heather B
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#epic
#heartpounding
#original

So happy to have now seen this on the big screen..

2 of 2 helpful votes
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Metacritic

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Based on 34 Critics
9.0

USER SCORE (915)

Universal acclaim based on 915 Reviews
100

Just as Ripley is the female action hero against whom all others are judged, so the alien itself, brilliantly conceived by HR Giger and, equally brilliantly, concealed by Scott and kept in shadow for much of the film, is one of the most terrifying monsters in cinema history.

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