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About
Alien is a 1979 American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. It is called a science fiction movie because the story takes place in outer space, and there are alien creatures called Facehuggers.
History
A highly aggressive and intelligent extraterrestrial attacks and hurts the crew of the spaceship Nostromo. The movie stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, Tom Skerritt as Captain Dallas, and Ian Holm as Ash.
Reception
Alien was a box office success . It led to a successful Hollywood franchise of books, video games, merchandise, and three official sequels . Along with launching the career of actress Sigourney Weaver, the movie is credited as being the first action movie to have a strong female heroine.
Fandom
Alien has a large fandom on parts of the internet.