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"In space, no one can hear you scream." A close encounter of the third kind becomes a Jaws-style nightmare when an alien invades a spacecraft in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic. On the way home from a mission for the Company, the Nostromo's crew is woken up from hibernation by the ship's Mother computer to answer a distress signal from a nearby planet. Capt. Dallas' (Tom Skerritt) rescue team discovers a bizarre pod field, but things get even stranger when a face-hugging creature bursts out of a pod and attaches itself to Kane (John Hurt). Over the objections of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), science officer Ash (Ian Holm) lets Kane back on the ship. The acid-blooded incubus detaches itself from an apparently recovered Kane, but an alien erupts from Kane's stomach and escapes. The alien starts stalking the humans, pitting Dallas and his crew (and cat) against a malevolent killing machine that also has a protector in the nefarious Company. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Tom Skerritt - Dallas
Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Ripley
Veronica Cartwright - Lambert
Yaphet Kotto - Parker
Harry Dean Stanton - Brett
John Hurt - Kane
Ian Holm - Ash

1979	Best Art Direction (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Michael Seymour
1979	Best Art Direction (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Michael Seymour
1979	Best Art Direction (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Roger Christian
1979	Best Art Direction (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Ian Whittaker
1979	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	H.R. Giger
1979	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Carlo Rambaldi
1979	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Brian Johnson
1979	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Nick Allder

"In space no one can hear you scream," and in Alien it was the start of a sci-fi horror series. The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and looks to be in excellent shape. The colors and black level (there are a lot of them) are clear and concise without any major imperfections or defects marring the image. Overall, Fox has done a fantastic job at making sure this transfer is the best it will ever look. The soundtrack is presented in a newly created Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround soundtrack in English, as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround in French and English. The new 5.1 mix works well within the confines of the film, utilizing both surround sounds and directional effects. Since the soundtrack is more creepy than bombastic, the directional sounds and background noises are often subtle and very eerie. All aspects of the dialogue, effects, and music are free of any excessive hiss or distortion. Also included on this disc are English and Spanish subtitles. Fox has produced a fine batch of extras for this first-ever DVD edition of Alien, starting with a commentary track with director Ridley Scott. This is a fantastic audio track that features Scott discussing multiple stories about the casting, production, and story. Two isolated music tracks featuring composer Jerry Goldsmith's score should please film music fans, while a bunch of deleted scenes/outtakes allow the viewer to see what ended up on the cutting-room floor. Finally there is an extensive still gallery with well over 450 photos and concepts, as well as cast and crew biographies, production notes, theatrical trailers, TV spots, and an eight-page collectable booklet inside the DVD case. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide

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