Alien / 20th Century Fox ; a Brandywine-Ronald Shusett production ; screenplay by Dan O'Bannon ; produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill ; directed by Ridley Scott.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Director's cut. |
| Publication Info | Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003. |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Shusett, Ronald. |
| Other author/creator | O'Bannon, Dan. |
| Other author/creator | Carroll, Gordon, 1928-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Giler, David. |
| Other author/creator | Hill, Walter, 1942- |
| Other author/creator | Scott, Ridley. |
| Other author/creator | Skerritt, Tom. |
| Other author/creator | Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- |
| Other author/creator | Cartwright, Veronica. |
| Other author/creator | Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017 |
| Other author/creator | Hurt, John, 1940-2017 |
| Other author/creator | Holm, Ian, 1931-2020. |
| Other author/creator | Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-2021 |
| Other author/creator | Vanlint, Derek. |
| Other author/creator | Rawlings, Terry. |
| Other author/creator | Goldsmith, Jerry. |
| Other author/creator | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Brandywine (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| Uniform title | Alien (Motion picture) |
| Contents | Disc 1: Director's cut (117 min., 2003) -- Theatrical version (116 min., 1979). |
| Abstract | A mindless, savage, and merciless alien is attacking the crew of an intergalactic freighter and it must be stopped before they are all killed. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. |
| General 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. |
| Credits | Story, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett ; director of photography, Derek Vanlint ; film editor, Terry Rawlings ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Cast | Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: R. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned. |
| Language | English or Spanish soundtracks, optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Horror films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| UPC | 024543098508 00 |
| Publisher number | 2009850 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9 .S26 A55 1999 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |