Alien

Synopsis

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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Cast

Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

John Hurt

Kane

Ian Holm

Ash

Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

Crew

Art

• Roger Christian Art Direction
• Leslie Dilley Art Direction
• Ian Whittaker Set Decoration
• Michael Seymour Production Design
• Jonathan Amberston Assistant Art Director
• Dave Jordan Property Master
• Chris Foss Concept Artist
• Bill Welch Construction Manager
• Benjamín Fernández Assistant Art Director
• Ron Cobb Concept Artist
• Julian Caldow Production Illustrator
• Jean Giraud Concept Artist

Camera

• Derek Vanlint Director of Photography
• Bob Penn Still Photographer
• Jimmy Walters Key Grip
• Adrian Biddle Focus Puller
• Colin Davidson Focus Puller

Costume & Make-Up

• John Mollo Costume Design
• Graham Churchyard Costume Assistant
• Sarah Monzani Hairdresser
• Tommie Manderson Makeup Supervisor
• Pat Hay Makeup Artist
• Tiny Nicholls Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

• Brian Johnson Special Effects
• Roy Scammell Stunt Coordinator
• Bernard Lodge Special Effects
• Dennis Lowe Special Effects Technician
• Guy Hudson Special Effects Technician
• David H. Watkins Special Effects Technician
• Phil Knowles Special Effects Technician
• Roger Nichols Special Effects Technician
• Neil Swan Special Effects Technician
• Eddie Powell Stunts
• George Gunning Carpenter
• Brian Doyle Unit Publicist

Directing

• Ridley Scott Director
• Paul Ibbetson First Assistant Director
• Kay Fenton Continuity
• Raymond Becket Assistant Director
• Julian Wall Second Assistant Director
• Steve Harding Assistant Director
• Bob Jordan Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

• Peter Weatherley Editor
• Terry Rawlings Editor
• Les Healey First Assistant Editor
• Peter Culverwell Assistant Editor
• Bridget Reiss Assistant Editor
• Peter Baldock Assistant Editor
• Maureen Lyndon Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Ray Evans Gaffer

Production

• Gordon Carroll Producer
• Mary Goldberg Casting
• Ronald Shusett Executive Producer
• Mary Selway Casting
• David Giler Producer
• Walter Hill Producer
• Ivor Powell Associate Producer
• Garth Thomas Production Manager
• Bill Finch Production Accountant
• Valerie Craig Production Assistant
• Alice Harmon Producer's Assistant
• Lori Covel Producer's Assistant

Sound

• Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
• Max Bell Dolby Consultant
• Bryan Tilling Dialogue Editor
• Ben Burtt Sound Designer
• Bill Rowe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Derrick Leather Production Sound Mixer
• Jim Shields Sound Editor
• Robert Hathaway Music Editor
• Lionel Newman Conductor
• William Parnell Dialogue Editor
• Ray Merrin Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Visual Effects

• Peter Voysey Modelling Supervisor
• Nick Allder Special Effects Supervisor
• Dennis Ayling VFX Director of Photography
• H. R. Giger Creature Design
• Eddie Butler Modeling
• Patti Rodgers Modeling
• Joss Williams Special Effects Supervisor
• Andy Williams Special Effects Supervisor
• Brian Johnson Special Effects Supervisor
• Ray Caple Matte Painter

Writing

• Dan O'Bannon Story
• Dan O'Bannon Screenplay
• Ronald Shusett Story

Photos