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      • After the staff of the merchant's vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew members attacked by a mysterious lifeform, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
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  2. Jul 22, 2016 · His distinct style of art, which he referred to as "biomechanical," combined both human and technological elements. For Ridley Scott's film, he designed the alien "xenomorph" as well as other assorted things the characters find on the distant planet.

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  3. Jan 7, 2018 · Alien was conceived as a gothic horror film set in space and the design evokes a gothic atmosphere. The film is set aboard the Nostromo, a commercial towing vehicle. The ship is essentially a giant oil-refinery, but Scott wanted it to look like a gothic cathedral floating in space.

  4. May 12, 2022 · The 1979 Alien trailer has influenced countless horror trailers — because it’s a microcosm of horror itself from Vox. Logline: The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission. Forget the logline. Alien has one of the best taglines in the history of movies:

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    • According to The Independent, Alien is ‘one of the most influential films in recent history’ (2019). Alien follows the crew of a commercial spacecraft in 2122 who encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission on a nearby moon. • Released in 1979, not only was Alien a commercial success, but it has been poured ...

  6. Apr 17, 2020 · For the xenomorph, their reptilian appearance conveys the notion of an extremely cold, calculated predatory instinctual incarnation, with no use for emotion. As Ash explains, they are a pure, beautiful silicon based lifeform (like himself, or so he believes) and is thus superior to humanity.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alien_(film)Alien (film) - Wikipedia

    Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a spaceship crew who investigate a derelict spaceship and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature.

  8. Aug 23, 2024 · Unpacking the Gothic monstrousness of sci-fi horror Alien, and how this narrative repeatedly reveals its twists in plain sight. There’s a terse, pivotal scene in Alien where the surviving crew of the Nostromo discuss their odds of survival.