Alien (1979)

Chestburster

A baby alien bursts from Kane’s (John Hurt) chest, to the horror of the crew.

Directed by Ridley Scott.

Released in 1979 by Fox.

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  • action: Eat
  • editors-choice: Freaking Scary!
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  • primary-genre: Horror
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  • mood: Disturbing
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  • primary-occasion: Grab a Bite
  • secondary-occasion: Lunch
  • setting: Spaceship
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Fear
  • actor: Sigourney Weaver
  • actor: John Hurt
  • actor: Ian Holm
  • actor: Harry Dean Stanton
  • actor: Yaphet Kotto
  • actor: Veronica Cartwright
  • actor: Tom Skerritt
  • director: Ridley Scott
  • producer: Walter Hill
  • producer: Ivor Powell
  • producer: Ronald Shusett
  • producer: Gordon Carroll
  • producer: David Giler
  • cinematographer: Derek Vanlint
  • composer: Jerry Goldsmith
  • editor: Peter Weatherley
  • editor: David Crowther
  • editor: Terry Rawlings
  • costume-designer: John Mollo
  • production-designer: Roger Christian
  • production-designer: Michael Seymour
  • role-name: Brett
  • role-name: Ripley
  • role-name: Dallas
  • role-name: Kane
  • role-name: Ash
  • role-name: Lambert
  • role-name: Parker
  • screenwriter: Dan O'Bannon
  • screenwriter: Ronald Shusett
  • year: 1979
  • studio: Fox