Cast of

Alien

In the 1979 classic science fiction horror film, Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, the story begins with the commercial spaceship Nostromo, carrying a crew of seven, on its return journey to Earth. The crew members, played by a talented cast including Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the warrant officer, and Tom Skerritt as Dallas, the captain, are awakened from their hypersleep by the ship's computer, Mother, after receiving a mysterious distress signal from a distant planet, LV-426. The crew, being under contract to investigate any distress signals received during their journey, decides to land on the planet to investigate the source of the signal.

Upon landing on the planet, a three-member team, including Kane, played by John Hurt, ventures out to investigate the signal's source. They discover a derelict spacecraft and enter it, finding thousands of eggs in a chamber. As Kane inspects one of the eggs, a creature inside attacks him, attaching itself to his face. Despite the crew's objections, Dallas decides to bring Kane back aboard the Nostromo, hoping to save his life. The crew is unaware of the impending nightmare that is about to unfold as the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is about to be birthed.

As the parasite begins to gestate inside Kane, the crew faces a moral dilemma - should they risk Kane's life to remove the creature or wait until it is safe to do so? In the meantime, the crew tries to remove the creature using various methods, but all are unsuccessful. Suddenly, the creature detaches itself from Kane's face, and he regains consciousness. However, their relief is short-lived as the creature escapes into the ship, leading to a series of terrifying encounters between the crew and the deadly alien. The film is a masterclass in suspense and horror, with the alien creature designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger, becoming one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time.