Alien is a culturally influential 1979 science-fiction horror film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. The film's title references the main antagonist, a highly aggressive, unfamiliar extraterrestrial life-form. Reluctantly following a distress beacon in deep space, a crew member of the space-faring towing vehicle Nostromo encounters a young Alien that attacks and infects him. The creature soon comes aboard the ship and threatens the entire crew, eventually wreaking havoc.
Alien garnered both critical acclaim and box-office success, spawning a Hollywood media franchise of literature, video games, merchandise, and three official sequels. The film effectively launched actress Sigourney Weaver's career as well. By featuring a strong heroine, Alien also proved unconventional (by Hollywood standards) for the action genre. While the Alien itself (referred to in spin-offs as a xenomorph) was a popular aspect of the film, the story of Ellen Ripley became the thematic thread that ran through the series. Together with the films of David Cronenberg from the 1970s, Alien emerged as a central work in the development of the body-horror subgenre. Publicity for the film involved a tagline that became iconic: "In space no one can hear you scream."
Sequels to the film include: Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). The 21st century saw a possible end of the Alien franchise in favor of a crossover with the Predator film-series Alien vs. Predator (2004) and the upcoming sequel Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).
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