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Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a spaceship crew who investigate a derelict spaceship and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature.
Daniel Thomas O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated in the science fiction and horror genres. [1] O'Bannon wrote the screenplay for Alien, adapted from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett.
Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
*The following story contains light spoilers for Alien: Romulus*. Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has shed light on an overlooked link to Ridley Scott’s 2012 film Prometheus hidden within ...
Alien began in 1979 with the release of its very first film, which to this day remains one of the legendary director Ridley Scott's true masterpieces (and he's made a lot of good movies). The film ...
1979 [5] [6] Alien [7] [8] [9] Ridley Scott [10] Co-production with 20th Century Fox: $9–11 million $104.9–203.6 million 1986 Aliens [8] James Cameron: $17–18 million $131.1–183.3 million 1992 Alien 3 [8] David Fincher: $50 million $159.8 million 1997 Alien Resurrection [8] Jean-Pierre Jeunet: $70 million $161.3 million 2004 Alien vs ...
Alien is an action/horror film series created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. The series began with the four films Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). A prequel series directed by Ridley Scott began with Prometheus (2012) and continued with Alien: Covenant (2017).
The Alien / Aliens literary franchise consists of multiple novels and short stories based on the eponymous film franchise, which began in 1979 with the release of Alien. In the 20th century, all Alien -related novels published were adaptations of pre-existing material.