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Alien [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; a Brandywine-Ronald Shusett production ; story, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett ; screenplay by Dan O'Bannon ; produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill ; directed by Ridley Scott.

Shusett, Ronald. (Added Author). O'Bannon, Dan. (Added Author). Shusett, Ronald. (Added Author). Carroll, Gordon, 1928-2005 (Added Author). Giler, David. (Added Author). Hill, Walter, 1942- (Added Author). Scott, Ridley. (Added Author). Skerritt, Tom. (Added Author). Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- (Added Author). Cartwright, Veronica. (Added Author). Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926- (Added Author). Hurt, John, 1940- (Added Author). Holm, Ian, 1931- (Added Author). Kotto, Yaphet, 1937- (Added Author). Vanlint, Derek. (Added Author). Rawlings, Terry. (Added Author). Goldsmith, Jerry. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Brandywine (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. (Cast).

Summary:

Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features: Audio commentary by Ridley Scott; deleted scenes; artwork and photo galleries; original storyboards; isolated original score; alternate music tracks; outtakes; theatrical trailers; screensaver files.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Derek Vanlint ; film editor, Terry Rawlings ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.
Target Audience Note:
Rated R.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; DTS digital 5.1 surround ; Dolby surround.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. English (Dolby 5.1 and surround) and French (Dolby surround) soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Awards Note:
1979 Academy Award: Best effects (visual effects).

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Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

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