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DVD

Alien

Call Number

  • DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, OSH)

Languages

In English or French, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

The crew of the spaceship Nostromo answers a distress signal from a desolate planet, only to discover a deadly life form that breeds within human hosts. Now the crew members must fight not only for their own survival, but for the survival of all humankind.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.

Special features: Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott ; deleted scenes ; artwork and photo galleries ; original storyboards ; isolated original score ; alternate music track.

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