| Edition |
Director's cut. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen presentation (2.35:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby surround, 5.1 DTS, Dolby surround. |
| Cast |
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. |
| Credits |
Story, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett ; director of photography, Derek Vanlint ; film editor, Terry Rawlings ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
A mindless, savage, and merciless alien is attacking the crew of an intergalactic freighter and it must be stopped before they are all killed. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Director's cut (117 min., 2003) -- Theatrical version (116 min., 1979). |
| Note |
Special features include: Audio commentary by director, cast members, and others; Star beast : developing the story (featurette); The visualists : direction and design (featurette); Truckers in space : casting (featurette); Future tense : music and editing (featurette); Outward bound : visual effects (featurette); A nightmare fulfilled : reactions to the film (featurette); Fear of the unknown : Shepperton Studios, 1978 (featurette); The darkest reaches : Nostromo and Alien planet (featurette); The eighth passenger : creature design (featurette); The chestburster (multi-angle sequence); Sigourney Weaver screen test; still photo galleries; deleted and extended scenes. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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English or Spanish soundtracks, optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Science fiction films.
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Monsters -- Drama.
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Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Horror films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Shusett, Ronald.
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O'Bannon, Dan.
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Carroll, Gordon, 1928-2005.
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Giler, David.
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Hill, Walter, 1942-
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Scott, Ridley.
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Skerritt, Tom.
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Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-
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Cartwright, Veronica.
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Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017
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Hurt, John, 1940-2017
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Holm, Ian, 1931-2020
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Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-2021
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Vanlint, Derek, 1932-2010.
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Rawlings, Terry.
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Goldsmith, Jerry.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Brandywine (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543098508 00 |
| Music No. |
2009850 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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