<P> Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . It is the first movie in what became a large Alien franchise . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon , drawing upon previous works of science fiction and horror , wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions , and was distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script ; Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by the Swiss artist H.R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human aspects of the film . </P>
<P> Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . It is the first movie in what became a large Alien franchise . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon , drawing upon previous works of science fiction and horror , wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions , and was distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script ; Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by the Swiss artist H.R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human aspects of the film . </P>
when did the first alien film come out
when did the first alien film come out
1979
1979