Alien (1979)

What is Alien about?

“In space no one can hear you scream.”

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Director

Ridley Scott

Starring

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm

Alien trailer

Is Alien on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney+ or Hulu?

• NetflixYes, streaming
• HBO MaxNot right now
• Prime VideoNot right now
• Disney+Not right now
• HuluNot right now

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