Alien

When commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth, intercepts an SoS signal from a nearby planet, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a bad landing on the planet, some crew members leave the ship to explore the area. At the same time as they discover a hive colony of some unknown creature, the ship's computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a call for help. When one of the eggs is disturbed, the crew do not know the danger they are in until it is too late.

Summary written by Graeme Roy

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Tom Skerritt	....	Dallas - Captain of the Nostromo
Sigourney Weaver	....	Ellen Ripley
Veronica Cartwright	....	Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton	....	Brett
John Hurt	....	Kane
Ian Holm	....	Ash
Yaphet Kotto	....	Parker
Bolaji Badejo	....	The Alien
Helen Horton	....	Mother

Written by (in credits order)

Ronald Shusett	(story)
Dan O'Bannon
David Giler
Walter Hill

Cinematography by

Derek Vanlint

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith
Howard Hanson	(from "2. symphony")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	(from "Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
Lionel Newman

Production Design by

Roger Christian

Leslie Dilley

Anton Furst

Michael Seymour

Costume Design by

John Mollo

Film Editing by

Terry Rawlings

Peter Weatherley

Produced by

Gordon Carroll
David Giler
Walter Hill
Ivor Powell	(associate)