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Alien (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Alien originally was to conclude with the destruction of the Nostromo while Ripley escapes in the shuttle Narcissus. However, Scott conceived of a "fourth act" to the film in which the alien appears on the shuttle and Ripley is forced to confront it.
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- Sigourney Weaver: Lt. Ellen Ripley. With a mere handful of credits to her name before 1979 — including a short turn in director Woody Allen's best picture Oscar winner "Annie Hall" in 1977 — "Alien" marked Sigourney Weaver's breakthrough role in Hollywood.
- Tom Skerritt: Captain Arthur Dallas. Tom Skerritt was already a seasoned acting veteran when he got the call to play Arthur Dallas, the captain of the Nostromo, in "Alien."
- Veronica Cartwright: Joan Lambert. Veronica Cartwright was 30 years old when "Alien" was released in 1979. In the film, she played Joan Lambert, a crew member of the Nostromo who, like most of her colleagues, was killed by a Xenomorph alien.
Veronica Cartwright starred as the role of the navigator Joan Marie Lambert in the movie Alien. She was serving on the ship during its voyage in 2122 when it encountered a Xenomorph on LV-426,...
Aug 14, 2024 · Alien: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton. After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
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Aug 30, 2020 · Sigourney Weaver plays Ellen Ripley in "Alien." Twentieth Century Fox. Ripley is a crew member onboard the Nostromo, and initially tries to prevent Dallas, Lambert, and Kane from returning to...
Aug 14, 2024 · From the mind of artist H.R. Giger came the Xenomorph — a steampunk hybrid alien creature with a metallic appearance, razor teeth, and acid for blood — to terrorize a series of humans as it eats...
