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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Gore, Sci-Fi Violence Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 01/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 3 hrs 53 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Science Fiction, Creature Film, Sci-Fi Horror See Also: Alien [20th Anniversary Edition], Alien [UMD for PSP], Alien [Single Disc Version], Alien [Lenticular Cover]

"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

Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Alien comes to DVD in this two-disc Collector's Edition from 20th Century Fox. Presented with a widescreen 2.35:1 color transfer. Dolby Digital Surround soundtracks are available in English and Spanish. English closed captions and Spanish subtitles are also accessible. Disc one contains the original 1979 theatrical version and the 2003 digitally restored Director's Cut. Scott also contributes an introduction and a full-length audio commentary track. Other commentators include writer Dan O'Bannon, producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and castmembers Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerrit, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt. Disc two contains all the bonus footage. Behind-the-scenes featurettes include "Star Beast: Developing the Story," "The Visualists: Direction and Design," "Truckers in Space: Casting," "The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design," and "The Chestbuster: Creature Design." Also contains screen tests, scene studies, photo galleries, and deleted scenes. Other bonus material explores the music, editing, storyboards, and even the poster. A highly recommended disc for fans of the saga. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide