Alien (1979)

It is the year 2037 and a commercial ship is heading back to Earth but receives a distress signal from a deserted planet and the crew from the ship investigate. They spot an alien ship that crash landed on there as well as spotting a dead alien pilot. Not only that, they spot a hive that the ship carried and one of them hatched and lands on of the crew's face who's name is Kane (John Hurt).

The crew returns to their ship to try and try to take the creature off of Kane. They try to cut it's legs that is attached to his face but the creature bled acid. One of the crew named (Ian Holm) claims that the creature is feeding Kane oxygen and if the creature is taken off Kane could die.

Eventually the creature is off of kane and is dead. Kane awakens and during dinnertime it seems to be that Kane is having a seisure. But a small creautrelike alien burts out of his chest and Kane is dead. The creature that was on Kane's face actually was implantying an egg inside of Kane and not feeding it oxygen.

The crew try searching for this creature but while another crew member Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) tries searching for a cat in the ship which is owned by a lady crewmember named Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) he spots the alien now full grown and it kills Brett and hauls him away.

The crew try to find a stop to this alien by snuffing it out but the ship is controlled to keep it safe and bring it back to Earth and the alien is feasting on the people one by one. Will anyone survive?

This was mainly categorised as a sci-fi but it was a horror too with the monster like alien and one of my favourite all time films too.
Dan OBannon's writing is superb and deserved an Oscar for this one. It is very suspenseful all the way and should please all fans that like outspace monster movies.
This movie inspired many other sci-fi/horror flicks but were made on a low budget very unlike this one such as Creature and Creepozoids which were credited as bad films.
The directors cut of Alien is much better as it shows stuff too grahic for it's release or it was too time consuming and the story makes alot more sense with all the scenes now.

A well superb and talented cast with no criticism at all.
Tom Skerritt does well as the captain of the space crew named Dallas with his serious attitude iin the film leading his troops.
Sigourney Weaver wasn't new to the acting field but wasn't a household name as of yet but did become one with this movie. She was dynamic in every way with her energy, emotions and scared reactions too. A natural character actress in every way and has never had a bad performance throughout her career.
Veronica Cartwright is another creative actress and had perfect intensity in her performance of the film as the most scared one in the ship going home with the alien inside creeping around.
Ian Holm shows great evil looks and actions to his role as the android of the ship Ash and portrays very good at being the mysterious one in the cast.
Yaphet Kotto is nice as a guy who likes to tease others as well as being aggressive too.

An alien burts out of Kane's chest.
The alien uses his inner teeth to crack Brett's skull but it is very quick.
In the directors cut he is found cocooned with Dallas.

The directing by Ridley Scott is fantastic just like the acting. Even he deserved an Oscar.
The one where Tom Skerritt's character is hunting for the alien in the passageways is my favourite one he directed which makes your skin crawl wondering where the thing is hiding.
I also liked the scene with his shot on the dead alien from the crashed ship as well as the layers of eggs in the ship and there's a perfect scene that makes you jump when Yaphet Kotto's character looks at an egg that opens up and a creature inside the egg leaps at his face.
Kotto also did so well acting like he was in real pain when the alien was hatching inside of him during dinner time in the ship.
There's real intense work between Weaver and Ian Holm when his character tries to hurt and kill her and it's at a terrific pace almost making it hard to watch.
He also certainly knew how to direct Veronica's intensity when she spots the alien and the scene shots were fabulous just like the scenes where Stanton first spots the alien before it kills him.
We have great shots of Weaver's character as Ripley racing in the hallways of the ship when she sets it to self destruct trying to turn on the cooling units to attract the alien to come to the ship and shows great temperamental attuitude when the mother ship doesn't respond to her requests.
Check out Scott's directors cut that was too graphic for it's theatrical release in 1979. It is just as superb as his work you already saw.
He also works as a producer in shows apart from directing and casts people that usually have had background working in theatre for his films.
He was also a set designer in Great Britain for the Daleks in the BBC sci-fi TV series Doctor Who.

The music was composed wonderfully by Jerry Goldsmith and classical artists as well the music is powerful and very smooth too.
The music was great as it brings so much life to the movie for everyone to enjoy!

[first lines]
Brett: This is the worst shit I've ever seen, man.
Parker: Have you got any biscuits over there?
Ripley: Here's some cornbread.
Parker: Cornbread. Yeah.
Lambert: I am cold.
Parker: Still with us Brett?
Brett: Right.
Kane: I feel dead.
Parker: Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man?

Lambert: I can't see a goddamn thing.
Kane: Quit griping.
Lambert: I like griping.

Parker: Uh, before we dock, I think we ought to discuss the bonus situation.
Brett: Right.
Parker: Brett and I think we ought to, we deserve full shares, right baby?
Brett: Right. You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a, an equitable level.
Dallas: Well, you get what you're contracted for like everybody else.
Brett: Yes, but everybody else, uh, gets more than us.

Ripley: Whenever he says *anything* you say "right," Brett, you know that?
Brett: Right.
Ripley: Parker, what do you think? Your staff just follows you around and says "right", like a regular parrot.
Parker: [laughs] Yeah, shape up. What are you some kind of parrot?
Brett: Right.

Parker: If they find what they're lookin' for out there, that mean we get full shares?
Ripley: Don't worry, Parker, yeah. You'll get whatever's coming to you.
Brett: Look, I'm not gonna do any more work, until we get this straightened out.
Ripley: Brett, you're guaranteed by law to get a share.
Parker: What?
Ripley: Why don't you just fuck off?
Parker: What?
Brett: Uh, what'd you say, Rip?
Ripley: If you have any trouble, I'll be on the bridge.

Ripley: Ash, that transmission - Mother's deciphered part of it. It doesn't look like an S.O.S.
Ash: What is it, then?
Ripley: Well, I, it looks like a warning. I'm gonna go out after them.
Ash: What's the point? I mean by the, the time it takes to get there, you'll, they'll know if it's a warning or not, yes?

Dallas: Something has attached itself to him. We have to get him to the infirmary right away.
Ripley: What kind of thing? I need a clear definition.
Dallas: An organism. Open the hatch.
Ripley: Wait a minute. If we let it in, the ship could be infected. You know the quarantine procedure. Twenty-four hours for decontamination.
Dallas: He could die in twenty-four hours. Open the hatch.
Ripley: Listen to me, if we break quarantine, we could all die.
Lambert: Could you open the god-damned hatch? We have to get him inside.
Ripley: No. I can't do that and if you were in my position, you'd do the same.
Dallas: Ripley, this is an order. Open that hatch right now, do you hear me?
Ripley: Yes.
Dallas: Ripley. This is an order. Do you hear me?
Ripley: Yes. I read you. The answer is negative.

Ripley: That's amazing. What is it?
Ash: Uh, yes, it is. Umm. I don't know yet. Did you want something?
Ripley: Yes, I, uh. Have a little talk. How's, uh, how's Kane?
Ash: He's holding, no changes.
Ripley: And, uh, our guest?
Ash: Umm.
Ripley: Hmm?
Ash: Well, as I said, I'm still... collating, actually, but uh, I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. Has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon, which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Is that enough?
Ripley: That's plenty. What does it mean?
[Ripley bends down to look through the micro-scanner]
Ash: Please don't do that. Thank you.
Ripley: I'm sorry.
Ash: Well, it's an interesting combination of elements making him... a tough little son-of-a-bitch.
Ripley: And you let him in.
Ash: I was obeying a direct order. Remember?
Ripley: Ash. When Dallas and Kane are off the ship, I'm Senior Officer.
Ash: Oh, yes, I forgot.
Ripley: You also forgot the Science Division's basic quarantine law.
Ash: No, that I didn't forget.
Ripley: Oh, I see, you just broke it. Hmm?
Ash: Look. What would you have done with Kane, hmm? You know his only chance of survival was to get him in here.
Ripley: Unfortunately, by, uh, breaking quarantine, you risk everybody's life.
Ash: Maybe I should have left him outside. Maybe I've jeopardized the rest of us, but it was a risk I was willing to take.
Ripley: That's a pretty big risk for a Science Officer. It's, uh, not exactly out of the manual, is it?
Ash: I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?

Parker: Got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it.

Kane: Oh, I feel dead.
Parker: Anybody ever tell you you look dead?

Ripley: Come on, Ash, I mean, the Science Department should be able to help us. What can we do to drive it?
Ash: Yes, well, it has adapted remarkably well to our atmosphere considering its nutritional requirements. The only thing we don't know about is temperature.
Ripley: OK, what about temperature? What happens if we change it?
Ash: Let's try it. I mean most animals retreat from fire, yes?
Dallas: Fire, yeah.

Ripley: Ash. Any suggestions from you or Mother?
Ash: No, we're still collating.
Ripley: [Laughing in disbelief] You're what? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.
Ash: What would you like me to do?
Ripley: Just what you've been doing, Ash, nothing.

Ripley: Ash? Any suggestions from you or Mother?
Ash: [very quiet] No, we're still collating.
Riley: [near tears, laughs] You're *what?* You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.
Ash: Well, what would you like me to do ...
Ripley: Just what you've been doing, Ash: Nothing. I've got access to Mother now and I'll get my own answers, thank you.

Ash: There is an explanation for all this.

Parker: It's a robot. Ash is a god damn robot. '

Ripley: Ash, can you hear me? ASH?
Ash: Yes, I can hear you.
Ripley: What was your special order?
Ash: You read it. I thought it was clear.
Ripley: What was it?
Ash: Bring back life form. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.
Parker: It's the damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?
Ash: I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.
Ripley: How do we kill it Ash? There got to be a way of killing it, how - HOW do we do it?
Ash: You can't.
Parker: That's bullshit.
Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
Lambert: You admire it.
Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.
Parker: Look, I am, I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.
Ash: [Ripley goes to disconnect Ash, who interrupts] Last word.
Ripley: What?
Ash: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.

Ripley: When we throw the switches, how long before the ship blows?
Parker: Ten minutes.
Ripley: No bullshit?
Parker: We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space.

Parker: [last line, to Lambert] *Get out of the room!*

Ripley: Micro changes in air density, my ass.

[Ripley has tried in vain to disengage the Nostromo's self-destruct]
Ripley: Mother! I've turned the cooling unit back on. Mother!
Mother: The ship will automatically destruct in t-minues five minutes.
Ripley: You... BITCH!
[smashes computer monitor with flamethrower]

[last lines]
Ripley: Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew, Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash and Captain Dallas, are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.
[to Jonesy the cat]
Ripley: Come on, cat.